A Varanasi court deferred the hearing of a plea seeking the filing of a case against Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of the people of Kashi by making controvers
In 2016, Akhilesh had shown the Samajwadi Party's exit door to his uncle Shivpal due to family disputes.
Shivpal later formed his own party Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya). However, the PSPL failed to win any seat in the state in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The counting began at 8 am to decide the fate of the candidates contesting the polls, among whom all eyes will be on the wife of Akhilesh Yadav, Dimple Yadav, who is contesting from the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, necessitated by the demise of Samajwadi Party veteran Mulayam Singh Yadav in O
As the voting for the Mainpuri Parliamentary constituency culminated today the total voter turnout was recorded at 51.89 per cent till 5 pm in the ongoing by-poll elections.
Polling in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency was mandated following the demise of the sitting MP and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Mulayam Singh Yadav. The party has fielded his daughter-in-law and wife of Akhilesh Yadav, Dimple Yadav. She is pitted against BJP's former MP Ragh
Samajwadi Party candidate Dimple Yadav for the Lok Sabha Assembly Seat of Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri exuded confidence in marking her victory at the party's stronghold on Monday.
Former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and National President of Samajwadi Party, Akhilesh Yadav has said that his party would win Mainpuri by-elections.
Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday alleged that police is trying to prevent voters from casting votes in the by-polls and even resorting to lathi charge in Rampur.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday cast his vote for the ongoing election at the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat at Abhinav Vidyalaya in Saifai in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah.
The voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri Lok Sabha Assembly Seat was recorded 7.08 per cent till 9 am on Monday, the Election Commission of India said.