Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav will turn old but will never get the power, Tourism and Culture Minister of Uttar Pradesh Jaiveer Singh said on Friday reacting to the former's alleged jibe at the Deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak.
The Uttar Pradesh police on Friday booked Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan for stirring another controversy by giving a loose remark while campaigning for the bypoll election for the Rampur seat in Uttar Pradesh.
Ahead of the Mainpuri Lok Sabha by-election, the Samajwadi Party has demanded the Election Commission to send a team of high-level officials of the Commission to the constituency and conduct the poll under their supervision.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday took a jibe at the Deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak and said that they were looking for an opportunity to become CM, but have "failed".
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought explanations from Senior Superintendent Of Police (SSP) Mainpuri and Etawah for violation of ECI instructions on transfer and posting of police officers in view of ongoing bye-elections to Mainpuri Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh.
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been attempting to destroy the peaceful atmosphere in Odisha by importing its electoral violence tactics from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday took a swipe at Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya) leader Shivpal Singh Yadav and said that he has become "something like a football" getting "kicked by both teams".
CM Yogi is going to address a public meeting at Narsingh Yadav Inter College, Karhal. It is expected that Yogi Adityanath will try to influence the minds of the people of Mainpuri continuously till 3 December.
Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya) leader Shivpal Singh Yadav held rallies and urged people to vote for the Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Dimple Yadav in the upcoming Mainpuri bypolls.
The SP chief was addressing Ex-Servicemen Conference in poll-bound Mainpuri where he was seeking their support for the candidate for the seat. The party has fielded the wife of Akhilesh Yadav, Dimple Yadav on the seat for the by-poll scheduled to be held on December 5.
Rampur and Khatauli are the constituencies going to witness Assembly bypolls, while the Lok Sabha bypolls will be held in the parliamentary constituency of Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh.
Earlier on Tuesday, PM Modi distributed 71,056 appointment letters to recruits via video conferencing, saying the Rozgar Mela goes to show the Centre's commitment to providing government jobs to the youth.