Akhilesh Yadav is the national president of the Samajwadi Party. He served as the 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2012 to 2017. Born on July 1, 1973, Yadav became the youngest CM to assume office at the age of 38. He was elected the Member of Parliament from Azamgarh in the 17th Lok Sabha. For the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, he will be contesting from his stronghold Karhal seat in Mainpuri district and won. This is the first time Akhilesh will contest an assembly election. SP has always won a majority from Karhal since 1993, except once in 2002. Akhilesh Yadav is an important face for the upcoming UP assembly elections in 2022. The Samajwadi Party has formed an alliance with the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party for the polls. The parties have given the slogan ‘Khadeda Howe’, a call to “drive out” the BJP from the state. Akhilesh is the son of veteran politician Mulayam Singh Yadav, who served as the Chief Minister of UP for three non-consecutive terms. Akhilesh Yadav began his political career in the year 2000 when he got elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Kannauj in a by-election. During his tenure as the CM of Uttar Pradesh, the Agra-Lucknow Expressway was completed and inaugurated. When Akhilesh became CM, the party was divided into two groups, one of which supported him, and the other sided with his uncle Shivpal Yadav. Recently, Akhilesh Yadav received backlash from the opposition after he compared Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Mahatma Gandhi, and Jawaharlal Nehru to the likes of Mohammad Ali Jinnah. He said that they all studied in the same institute, and fought for India's freedom.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, recently, retorted sharply to Akhilesh Yadav's warning that he will after 2027 order all "bulldozers" to Gorakhpur – the home district of the CM -- saying not everyone has the heart to handle a bulldozer.
India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
The former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, taking a dig at the ruling BJP, said that only the weakest people consider encounters as their strength
India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
Recently, the Taj Mahal was in the news after several video clips of leakage in the main dome following incessant rains in Agra went viral on social media. However, Rajkumar Patel, Superintending Chief of the ASI said leakage was there due to seepage but, there was no damage to the main dome.
Akhilesh Yadav called for the Special Task Force to manage the wolf threat and urged the government to shift away from a bulldozer mentality towards a more effective strategy for public safety.
Earlier, the Supreme Court, while hearing a slew of petitions on September 2, had questioned how can anybody's house be demolished just because he was an accused.
There is a story behind each of the remarks made by both Yogi and Akhilesh Yadav. When Yogi says ‘Tipu’, it refers to Akhilesh’s pet name given by his father, Mulayam Singh Yadav. When Akhilesh says ‘Bulldozer Baba’, it refers to Yogi Adityanath, because people in UP call their CM by this name.
India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
Akhilesh Yadav said the Supreme Court only said that now the bulldozer cannot run, so will the UP government apologize for the bulldozer that was running till now?
Earlier, hitting back at Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his 'DNA' jibe at the Samajwadi Party, party chief Akhilesh Yadav said he should first understand the meaning of the abbreviation before hurling allegations.
CM Yogi Adityanath lashed out at Samajwadi Party over lawlessness in Uttar Pradesh during its rule and alleged that both "chacha" and "bhatija" were involved in "extortion collection" before the BJP came to power in the state.
As soon as Akhilesh Yadav reached Kannauj, his supporters broke the security cordon and tried to forcibly reach the Samajwadi Party chief. A few supporters were also seen fighting each other.
Eight railway stations in the Lucknow division of Northern Railways were officially renamed after saints and freedom fighters which drew criticism from the Opposition.
Akhilesh Yadav and Congress took on the state government saying that the bodies were found hanging on the day of Janmashtami. Akhilesh raised the matter of women's safety in the state and called for an investigation into the matter.
Earlier, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav also stated that a defamation case should be filed against BJP MLA Rajesh Chaudhary, for making baseless allegation against BSP supremo Mayawati.
Besides Akhilesh Yadav Mayawati has also extended support to the nationwide bandh call. The Bharat Bandh was called by several organisations against the Supreme Court's order allowing creamy layer sub-categorisation in SC and ST categories.
Congress leader Sampurnanand had earlier held the longest-running tenure as Uttar Pradesh CM with five years and 344 days. He was surpassed by Yogi Adityanath, who has now served for seven years and 148 days, overtaking Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati.
Kannauj was the second rape case in Uttar Pradesh allegedly linked to Samajwadi Party leaders. Earlier, Moid Khan, a member of the SP, was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl in Ayodhya.
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