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  Conviction in Kathua case will act as a deterrent: Mayawati

  India | June 11, 2019 16:31 IST

  BSP chief Mayawati Tuesday said the conviction in the horrific Kathua gangrape-murder case will serve as a deterrent and prevent people from committing such heinous crimes.

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  Now, RLD announces it will fight UP assembly by-polls alone

  India | June 05, 2019 10:55 IST

  "The Rashtriya Lok Dal will contest the UP assembly bypolls on its own whenever they are held. However, it is too early to comment on the political scene of the state," Masood Ahmad said.

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  Parties like SP, BSP, RJD will shut shop by 2020: Ram Vilas Paswan

  India | June 04, 2019 22:32 IST

  BJP ally Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan took a jibe at the opposition on Tuesday after BSP supremo Mayawati announced that her party will not contest the Uttar Pradesh Assembly bypolls in a tie-up with the SP, saying its alliances in every state will crumble in the days ahead and "parties like the SP, the BSP and the RJD will have to shut their shops by 2020".

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  Prepared to contest bypolls alone: Akhilesh Yadav

  India | June 04, 2019 12:41 IST

  "If the coalition has broken, I will reflect deeply on it and if the coalition isn't there in the by-elections, then Samajwadi Party will prepare for the elections. SP will also fight on all 11 seats alone," Akhilesh said.

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  Mayawati cuts ties with SP for now, BSP to contest bypolls alone

  News | June 04, 2019 18:11 IST

  Mayawati cuts ties with SP for now, BSP to contest bypolls alone

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  Mayawati confirms BSP will go solo in UP by-polls; validates India TV report

  India | June 04, 2019 12:22 IST

  "It's not a permanent break. If we feel in future that the SP chief [Akhilesh Yadav] succeeds in his political work, we'll again work together. But if he doesn't succeed, it'll be good for us to work separately. So we've decided to fight the by-polls," Mayawati, while addressing the media, said.

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  SP, BSP will fight together for social justice: Akhilesh

  India | June 03, 2019 23:53 IST

  The Samajwadi Party will fight for social justice together with the Bahujan Samaj Party, said SP chief Akhilesh Yadav Monday, hours after BSP supremo Mayawati expressed dissatisfaction over the poll performance of the alliance between the two parties.

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  Get ready to fight bypolls alone, don't depend on alliance: Mayawati to BSP leaders

  India | June 03, 2019 21:14 IST

  Mayawati's remarks have raised questions over the future of Samajwadi party and Bahujan Samaj Party's alliance.

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  Kurukshetra | Mayawati plans to go alone in UP bypolls after poll debacle

  Kurukshetra | June 03, 2019 19:56 IST

  It would have been better if we had fight election alone, says BSP chief after poll debacle. She said that alliance didn't proved to be right for us, even Akhilesh Yadav could not make her wife win from Kannauj.

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  It would have been better if we had fight election alone, says BSP chief after poll debacle

  Politics | June 03, 2019 15:49 IST

  It would have been better if we had fight election alone, says BSP chief after poll debacle. She said that alliance didn't proved to be right for us, even Akhilesh Yadav could not make her wife win from Kannauj.

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  UP: Mahagathbandhan fails, but BSP remains biggest gainer among constituents

  India | May 24, 2019 14:16 IST

  Mayawati, who has always been at loggerheads with Samajwadi Party, this time had put everything on stake and had joined hands with her arch rival. 

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  Akhilesh, Mayawati meet, assess post-poll scenario

  India | May 20, 2019 16:02 IST

  ​Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Monday held a meeting with Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati to discuss the political situation in view of the exit polls results.  

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  Will Varanasi be a repeat of Rae Bareli in 1977, wonders Mayawati

  India | May 18, 2019 18:56 IST

  "The Gujarat model of PM Modi has been unsuccessful in removing the extreme poverty, unemployment and backwardness of the UP's Poorvanchal, which is a gross 'vadaakhilaafi' (non-fulfilment of promise)," Mayawati said.

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  BJP'S policy of divide and rule wont't work: Mayawati

  India | May 17, 2019 19:12 IST

  Addressing a rally in Mirzapur, the BSP President said, "The BJP is worried in this last phase of elections because it knows that it is on its way out. They are trying to weaken our alliance by spreading canards but they will not succeed. This alliance signals a social change and will go a long way."

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  Mayawati is not married, she doesn't know what family is: Ramdas Athawale

  India | May 17, 2019 12:36 IST

  In yet another personal attack on the prime minister, BSP chief Mayawati Thursday said how can one expect Narendra Modi to respect women when he cannot do so for his wife.

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  BSP candidate Atul Rai goes missing, party campaigns for him

  May 15, 2019 18:15 IST

  As the heat of the Lok Sabha elections reaches its pinnacle, a BSP candidate has gone missing. An FIR registered in a Varanasi police station accuses him of sexual assault.

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  Modi's legacy as Gujarat CM black spot for him, BJP and country: Mayawati

  May 15, 2019 13:37 IST

  Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday said his legacy as the chief minister of Gujarat is a black spot and burden on the BJP as well as the communal history of the country.

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  Country wants 'pure' PM, not 'chaiwala': Mayawati

  May 14, 2019 13:18 IST

  The country now needs a pure Prime Minister who can run the country in accordance with welfare spirit of the Constitution...The public has already been fooled by people of dual character, and will not be fooled any more," Mayawati said at a press conference here.

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  Country wants 'pure' PM, not 'chaiwala': Mayawati

  May 14, 2019 13:02 IST

  The BSP chief said the BJP government is a sinking ship.

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  Mayawati seeks ban on temple visits of candidates

  May 14, 2019 11:44 IST

  She said that holding roadshows and visiting temples have become a ‘fashion' during elections and a huge amount of money is spent on this.