UP Polls: Election Commission suspends SHO after row over political gathering of Samajwadi Party
Elections | Jan 15, 2022, 08:42 AM ISTCapital Lucknow and other parts of Uttar Pradesh have been also witnessing a spurt in coronavirus cases.
Capital Lucknow and other parts of Uttar Pradesh have been also witnessing a spurt in coronavirus cases.
The Election Commission has announced the dates and all the political parties have started flexing their muscles in the poll-bound states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab
The resignation of state Labour Minister Swami Prasad Maurya has come as a jolt to the ruling BJP in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.
While Samajwadi Party candidate Nahid Ahmed will contest from Kairana, RLD's Prasann Chaudhary has been fielded from Shamli.
CM Yogi Adityanath, currently a member of the legislative council, had recently said that he is willing to contest the assembly polls from wherever the party's top brass decides.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) state president Uma Shankar Yadav met Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav. The NCP announced that it has forged an alliance with the SP and has got one seat to contest.
Swami Prasad Maurya has been accused of stoking communal feelings when he was in the BSP, seven years ago. Maurya has been asked to appear in court on January 24.
Sharad Pawar claimed that there will be a change in Uttar Pradesh, adding that the Samajwadi Party is an alternative to the BJP in the state.
Roshan Lal Varma, who came to Raj Bhawan with Swami Prasad Maurya's resignation letter, said that Maurya was unwell and hence he had brought the resignation of Maurya.
Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav welcomed Swami Prasad Maurya saying warm welcome and greetings to the popular leader who fought for social justice and equality! There will be a change.
Uttar Pradesh will go to the assembly polls in 7 phases from February 10 to March 7. The poll panel said the counting of votes will take place on March 10.
The ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh has been hitting out at Samajwadi Party with a series of short films titled 'Farq Saaf Hai' ahead of the Assembly polls.
Gyananand Maharaj, founder of the Shri Krishan Kripa Dham, said that the community of saints will support Yogi Adityanath wholeheartedly if he decides to run for elections from Mathura.
Akhilesh Yadav's statement came in connection with BJP's 'farq saaf hai' campaign in which the 'bad man' is shown wearing red caps identical to the one worn by all Samajwadi Party workers.
Adityanath said in the dreams, Lord Krishna must have told Samajwadi Party that when they were in power, they failed to do anything for Mathura, Barsana, Vrindavan, Gokul and Baldev.
The Election Commission is due to hold assembly polls in five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Goa this year.
Ajay Chaudhary is CMD of real estate company Ace Group. He is believed to have close contact with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
Akhilesh Yadav has claimed that Lord Krishna comes to his dreams every night to tell me that I will form the government and establish “Ram Rajya” in Uttar Pradesh.
Referring to the raids on perfume traders in Kanpur and Kannauj, Yadav said, "These people are being raided as the people of Jain community are in minority. These people (BJP) do not want the people from the Jain community to prosper."
Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab are slated to go polls. While the first four are ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party, the last one has a Congress government.
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