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.
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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.
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday demanded a judicial probe by a sitting high court judge into the death of seer Mahant Narendra Giri. The influential Hindu seer was found dead on Monday at Baghambari Muth in Allahabad. He was the president of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad, the largest organisation of sadhus in India.
The development of Uttar Pradesh gained momentum only when the 'double engine' government in the state was well supported by the Centre which paid rich dividends, said the spokesperson.
Ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections, state's former chief minister and Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav coined an ambitious slogan of 'Abki Baar 400 Paar' and said that people don't want to see BJP government. "You can't imagine the unhappiness among them, they don't want to see BJP govt. The incomes of farmers weren't doubled but price of gas cylinder was doubled," he added.
Samajwadi Party kicks off a Backward Classes Conference in the districts amidst preparations for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections 2022.
While Yogi Adityanath will be visiting Ayodhya today, SP leader Akhilesh Yadav held a cycle march in Lucknow and slammed the BJP government on the issue of Coronavirus. According to him, UP ranks number 1 in COVID-19 mismanagement.
The meeting of two veteran leaders in the presence of Akhilesh Yadav on Monday in the midst of the preparations for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections has started a speculation regarding the election in UP which is set to take place next year.
Elections for the Uttar Pradesh assembly may be early next year, but attempts to redraw the political landscape have already begun. And in the state so influenced by caste arithmetic, it is the small players, the extras of politics, that can be the “make or break" factor for the mainstream parties.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said doors of his party are open to all small parties for an alliance ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls next year and he will try that all such political outfits come together to defeat the BJP. He also asked the Congress and the BSP, which have been attacking the Samajwadi Party (SP) on various issues, which side they are on. These parties should decide whether their fight is with the BJP or SP.
As the Uttar Pradesh 2022 Legislative Assembly elections comes knocking, all parties gearing up for the polls. but the big question is who will be the 'Sultan' of Uttar Pradesh?
BSP chief Mayawati said that terrorists being nabbed just before polls raises doubts. Mayawati said that UP govt should not such things just for polls. And if this is true, then what is the state police doing, Mayawati said referring to the arrest of two terrorists.
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday triggered a huge row, saying he has no trust over the action of state police and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. The Samajwadi Party chief made the statement while referring to the arrest of two terrorists linked with Al-Qaed
AAP workers were even arrested when they raised questions on unemployment in Uttar Pradesh. My party has always played a strong role in being part of the Opposition: Sanjay Singh
The BJP has kick-started preparations for the election cycle in 2022, when several Assembly elections, including in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and later in the year in Gujarat are to take place. The opposition are trying to corner Yogi on every point. It will now be very interesting to see who turns out to be the biggest rival of Yogi Adityanath in UP Polls 2022.
Nine MLAs of Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) met with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav this morning amid reports that they are on the verge of crossing over to the rival party in a shake-up bound to impact political equations ahead of the Uttar Pradesh election next year.
In a clear sign of disintegration in the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ahead of next year's Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, 9 MLAs on Tuesday met Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow.
In a complete U-turn, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said that he will take Covid vaccine. He said that he will also appeal to those who could not take vaccine due to shortage get inoculated.
Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav said that he won't get vaccinated as it is 'BJP vaccine'.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said that he will not get vaccinated against coronavirus for now as he don't trust it.
Akhilesh Yadav was slated to travel to Kannuaj to take part in a tractor rally as a part of the Kisan Yatra to show solidarity with the protesting farmers.
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