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  Crucial BJP-RSS meet underway in Delhi to chalk out strategy for UP Assembly polls

  National | November 04, 2016 18:43 IST

  With Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls round the corner, a crucial meeting between the BJP and the RSS is underway here to chalk out a strategy for next year’s polls.

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  Open to alliance with any party to form secular government: Akhilesh Yadav

  National | November 03, 2016 14:36 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said he is ‘not aware’ of any attempt at forming a coalition with other parties ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.

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  Ahead of Vikas Rath yatra, Akhilesh’s new campaign posters miss out Mulayam, Shivpal and party symbol

  National | November 03, 2016 10:12 IST

  As UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav gears up to launch a state-wide Vikas Rath yatra today, the ongoing power struggle in the ruling Yadav family appears to have eclipsed the election campaign of Samajwadi Party.

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  Mulayam Singh Yadav set to flag off Akhilesh’s ‘Vikas Rath Yatra’ tomorrow, Shivpal to attend event

  National | November 02, 2016 17:33 IST

  Call it a showdown or a show of strength, the stage is set for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's 'Vikas Rath Yatra' to be flagged off tomorrow.

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  Rahul Gandhi proposes joint alliance in UP, wants Akhilesh Yadav as SP face: Report

  National | November 02, 2016 12:22 IST

  Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi is believed to have conveyed his message to the Samajwadi Party that he is willing to consider a joint alliance if Akhilesh Yadav is given full command of his party.

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  Flanked by Amar Singh, Congress strategist Prashant Kishor meets Mulayam amid talk of possible poll pact

  National | November 01, 2016 23:01 IST

  Congress' poll strategist Prashant Kishor today held a two-hour meeting with Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav.

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  Don’t make ‘empty’ promises to voters or face stern action: EC tells political parties

  National | November 01, 2016 7:46 IST

  With assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab round the corner, all political parties are busy in finalising their campaign strategy and manifesto to ensure they are voted to power.

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  PM Modi should also have raised Allah-u-Akbar slogan in Lucknow: Azam Khan

  National | October 28, 2016 14:39 IST

  Muslim face of Samajwadi Party and senior minister in Akhilesh Yadav Cabinet, Azam Khan, has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for raising ‘Jai Shree Ram’ slogan at the Dussehra function in Lucknow.

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  Mayawati accuses BJP of misleading people ahead of Assembly polls in UP

  National | October 26, 2016 15:06 IST

  BSP supremo Mayawati today accused the BJP and its leaders of misleading people before the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.

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  Triple Talaq: Don't tinker with Shariat to serve your ‘petty politics’, Mayawati tells Modi govt

  National | October 25, 2016 17:01 IST

  A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi opposed the practice of triple talaq among Muslims, BSP supremo Mayawati today criticised him over his stance on the contentious issue.

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  Shivpal wanted to become UP CM himself: Akshay Yadav

  National | October 24, 2016 11:50 IST

  Son of expelled national General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav, has shot off an angry letter, targeting his uncle Shivpal Yadav over his alleged ‘connection’ with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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  Will not work with Akhilesh even if SP wins: Shivpal hits back

  National | October 24, 2016 11:45 IST

  The ongoing tussle in the Yadav family turned bitter on Sunday after Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav sacked uncle Shivpal Yadav and three others from the government while the party top brass sacked his backer and MP Ram Gopal Yadav from the party.

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  In parting shot, Rita Bahuguna questions Rahul's leadership, says ‘country won't accept him as PM’

  National | October 20, 2016 23:53 IST

  Rita Bahuguna Joshi today attacked Congress VP Rahul Gandhi for his Khoon ki Dalali remarks and said that the country would never accept him as the Prime Minister.

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  Amit Shah accuses SP, BSP of using Dalits as ‘mere vote bank’

  National | October 14, 2016 18:03 IST

  Accusing the Samajwadi Party and the BSP of using the Dalit community as a vote bank, BJP president Amit Shah today said that both the parties have done nothing for their welfare.

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  CM Akhilesh Yadav launches ‘Samajwadi Smartphone Yojana’ in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh

  National | October 10, 2016 16:13 IST

  The Akhilesh Yadav-led Uttar Pradesh government on Monday launched the Samajwadi Smartphone yojana in Lucknow.

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  Mayawati mentally bankrupt; ‘communalising’ UP elections: BJP

  National | October 10, 2016 8:37 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday accused BSP supreme Mayawati of ‘communalising’ the Uttar Pradesh election campaign.

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  Mayawati targets Modi govt at Lucknow rally, Urges Muslims not to waste votes on Samajwadi Party

  National | October 09, 2016 14:54 IST

  Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday said that the minority community should not waste their votes on Samajwadi Party as it will benefit the BJP.

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  Shivpal snubs Akhilesh again, announces merger of Mukhtar Ansari’s QED with Samajwadi Party

  National | October 06, 2016 18:31 IST

  Samajwadi Party state unit president Shivpal Singh Yadav today announced the merger of Mukhtar Ansari’s Quami Ekta Dal with the ruling party.

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  Yadav pari-‘war’: Shivpal cold-shoulders nephew CM Akhilesh, picks tainted names for 2017 polls

  National | October 04, 2016 8:54 IST

  As Uttar Pradesh heads for Assembly elections, the ‘internal fight’ within the ruling Yadav family in the most populous state has derailed the Samajwadi Party.

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  Setback to Mayawati as her security officer of 17 years joins ranks with BJP

  National | September 23, 2016 13:52 IST

  In a fresh setback to BSP supreme Mayawati ahead of the crucial assembly polls, Padam Singh, who had served as her personal security officer (PSO) for nearly 17 years, on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.