Akhilesh Yadav is the national president of the Samajwadi Party. He served as the 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2012 to 2017. Born on July 1, 1973, Yadav became the youngest CM to assume office at the age of 38. He was elected the Member of Parliament from Azamgarh in the 17th Lok Sabha. For the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, he will be contesting from his stronghold Karhal seat in Mainpuri district and won. This is the first time Akhilesh will contest an assembly election. SP has always won a majority from Karhal since 1993, except once in 2002. Akhilesh Yadav is an important face for the upcoming UP assembly elections in 2022. The Samajwadi Party has formed an alliance with the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party for the polls. The parties have given the slogan ‘Khadeda Howe’, a call to “drive out” the BJP from the state. Akhilesh is the son of veteran politician Mulayam Singh Yadav, who served as the Chief Minister of UP for three non-consecutive terms. Akhilesh Yadav began his political career in the year 2000 when he got elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Kannauj in a by-election. During his tenure as the CM of Uttar Pradesh, the Agra-Lucknow Expressway was completed and inaugurated. When Akhilesh became CM, the party was divided into two groups, one of which supported him, and the other sided with his uncle Shivpal Yadav. Recently, Akhilesh Yadav received backlash from the opposition after he compared Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Mahatma Gandhi, and Jawaharlal Nehru to the likes of Mohammad Ali Jinnah. He said that they all studied in the same institute, and fought for India's freedom.
Read MoreYogi Adityanath on Monday criticised Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav for comparing Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah with Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Hardoi : Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav spoke of Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhai Patel, Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the same breath as leaders who fought for India's independence. Yadav lavished praise on Patel on his 146th birth anniversary but raised eyebrows at one point when he appeared to equate the four leaders, including Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan
All parties are prepared to face the polls next year. From Rahul to Akhilesh and Kejriwal to Owaisi, all contenders for the CM Chair have begun their prayers and now sing 'mujhko bhi toh vote dila de'. Watch this latest iteration of India TV's 'Oh My God'.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath took a swipe at Akhilesh Yadav during a rally in Lucknow. Speaking at the venue, he said that earlier, during the festive seasons, crimes, riots and curfews were high in UP. Riots were common in the older regimes and in the last 4.5 years, the such activities have significantly gone down. Watch Muqabla with Surbhi Sharma.
Sunday was filled with numerous political remarks in UP ahead of the 2022 polls. While CM Yogi in his statement disclosed the fact that crime rates have reduced in the state, Akhilesh Yadav and AIMIM Chief Owaisi slammed the Yogi government in their respective rallies.
Sunday was filled with numerous political remarks in UP ahead of the 2022 polls. While CM Yogi in his statement disclosed the fact that crime rates have reduced in the state, Akhilesh Yadav and AIMIM Chief Owaisi slammed the Yogi government in their respective rallies.
SP leader Akhilesh Yadav, in his recent statement, slammed centre on the issue of hike in prices of petrol diesel, while also commenting on the issue of the farmers.
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav's uncle and Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party President Shivpal Yadav has indicated a reconciliation with the Samajwadi Party in view of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections may be on the cards. Talking to India TV, Shivpal Yadav said that he still hopes that in order to fight and defeat the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in UP, his estranged nephew Akhilesh Yadav should join hands with him.
Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday launched the party's election campaign for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections by embarking on 'Samajwadi Vijay Yatra'. Akhilesh started the first phase of his yatra from Kanpur to Hamirpur. Throughout his yatra, Akhilesh will focus on farmers, youth and their problems. The first leg of the yatra will end on October 13 in Hamirpur.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday took on the rulling party and said that the BJP will vanish in the next Assembly election as the public is watching everything.
Lakhimpur violence has taken the nation's attention by storm. While the stories of Lakhimpur are all over the news, some leaders in India are politicising the issue and blaming the government. Watch this episode of Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma.
Lakhimpur incident is being widely politicised ahead of the UP polls. Is it agenda to score political points? Watch Abki Baar Kiski Sarkar with Pankaj Bhargava.
Many small parties of UP have merged with Samajwadi Party ahead of the 2022 election. Will this help Akhilesh Yadav win the chair of UP?
Huge ruckus in Kanpur before Akhilesh and Yogi arrived, SP workers gathered outside Manish Gupta’s house
Speaking exclusively with India TV on its UP election special programme Chunav Manch, BJP leader Pankaj Singh said that BJP aims to win more seats than 2017 polls.
Speaking exclusively with India TV on its UP election special programme Chunav Manch, Akhilesh Yadav answered all questions related to the upcoming UP polls. He talked about issues like women safety, farmers, crime, and much more.
Speaking exclusively with India TV on its UP election special programme Chunav Manch, Akhilesh Yadav answered India TV anchor Surbhi Sharma's question on crime and women safety in UP. He said that Samajwadi Party government made the best structural changes to address women safety.
Speaking exclusively with India TV on its UP election special programme Chunav Manch, Akhilesh Yadav talked about GDP and the ongoing farmers' protests. Taking the issue into consideration, the former UP CM said that the farmers of UP against the three farm laws.
Speaking exclusively with India TV on its UP election special programme Chunav Manch, Akhilesh Yadav took a swipe at Modi government for PM Modi's picture on the vaccine certificates. He said that he intends to get vaccinated with vaccines that have India's flag imprinted on them.
Speaking exclusively with India TV on its UP election special programme Chunav Manch, Akhilesh Yadav slammed the Yogi govt and accused BJP of terminating the truth and propagating lies.
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