Samajwadi Party (SP) of Andhra Pradesh staged a protest in Amravathi today against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) notice to the party Chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav askng him to appear as a witness in a case linked to illegal sand mining.
Bahujan Samaj Party leader and former MLA Shah Alam, alias Guddu Jamali, switched sides ahead of the Lok Sabha polls and joined the Samajwadi Party in the presence of party president Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on Wednesday.
The Rajya Sabha polls for 15 seats across three states were marked by cross-voting, with the BJP winning 10 seats, the Congress three and the Samajwadi Party two seats
As the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh won eight seats in Rajya Sabha polls while the Samajwadi Party managed to secure victories on two seats, State BJP MLC Mohsin Raza said that "Ye 8 nahi, 80 ki tayyari hai".
"Not everybody has the guts to stand against the Government...pressure is put on everybody, is there anyone who doesn't know that BJP would go to any extent to win. BJP was dishonest during the Chandigarh elections also... When it comes to UP, BJP did everything to get votes and those who
In a major setback to the Samajwadi Party, there was a split between the Samajwadi Party and its constituent Apna Dal as there was a heated argument over the phone between Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav and Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) Chief Pallavi Patel regarding Rajya Sabha voting, said
Amid speculation of cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha election, Samajwadi Party MLA and leader Manoj Kumar Pandey resigned from the post of Samajwadi Party Chief Whip.
Amid speculation of cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha election, Samajwadi Party MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh said that he is not angry with his party and that he will listen to the voice of his inner soul before casting his vote.
"We hope all three candidates of Samajwadi Party will win...BJP can use all the tactics to win elections. BJP will do everything possible for victory. Some of our leaders who want personal gains can go to the BJP..." said Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.