Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav will contest the general elections from the Kannauj Lok Sabha constituency, the party said on Wednesday, just days after it declared Tej Pratap Yadav as its candidate for the seat.
Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday asserted that that in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, the people of the nation will vote against the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Speaking to the reporters here, the SP Chief alleged that the ruling party has 'betrayed' the farmers by not providing them a guaranteed minimum support price on their crops.
"I got to know this through media and newspapers. If Akhilesh Yadav calls me or comes to my home, I'll accompany him out of compulsion as my etiquette says so. I'll go out of my respect for Akhilesh Yadav but will not campaign (for SP candidate, Ruchi Vira). People are sad and if I campaign
In a veiled jibe at Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Wednesday that the man who put pressure on OP Rajbhar's son Arvind Rajbhar to apologise will not win the Lok Sabha polls from the Ghosi seat even if he apologises himself. The
Equating the death of gangster turned politician Mukhtar Ansari with the Russia's leader of the opposition, Alexei Navalny who died in prison, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav met the family of deceased gangster and praised "Umar Ansari's grandfather for their role in the freedom stru
According to the official list of validly nominated candidates, the name of SP candidate Meera Yadav is not available in the list. A total of 14 candidates which includes BJP candidate VD Sharma, BSP candidate Kamlesh Kumar and 12 independent candidates are valid candidates to contest the po
After the Supreme Court granted bail to AAP MP Sanjay Singh, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav hoped that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren would also get "justice."
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's brother Srinivas Pawar slammed the former for revolting against his uncle and NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and called his brother incompetent (Nalayak).