As the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections draw closer, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday cautioned her supporters against intensified conspiracies and tactics by political rivals aimed at sidelining the BSP from power.
After the Congress party announced on Thursday that it will not field candidates in the nine Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, UP party President Ajay Rai emphasized that the INDIA alliance is united and will contest the elections with strength, alongside the Samajwadi Party (SP).
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday cast his vote in Lucknow in the first phase of Municipal Corporation elections and urged people to exercise their franchise.
"Our party is fighting this election alone without the support of any other party. We are hopeful that our party will receive a good response and we will get positive results," the BSP supremo told reporters here.
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav alleged that a large number of supporters of Samajwadi Party voters were "wrongly removed" from the voter list in the 2022 assembly elections in which the party lost earlier this year.
The ECI has asked that Akhilesh to furnish details to the Commission by November 10, 2022, so that necessary action can be taken. Yadav has been asked to submit Assembly-wise data of deletions of such magnitude.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 10 (ANI): Refuting the charges of Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi of offering an alliance to Bahujan Samaj Party, (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday stated that his comments on being offered alliance during Uttar Pradesh elections are totally fallacious.
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Taking a jibe at the Central government over the continuous increase in fuel prices, Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh on Tuesday said that during Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the BJP by "80-20" meant that they will increase the price of petrol-die