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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With the general elections looming, the Samajwadi Party seems to be ramping up its efforts. There are speculations that the party has chosen to change its candidates in multiple constituencies in response to dissatisfaction among party members concerning certain nominations.
Several Opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Yadav, Champai Soren, Uddhav Thackeray, and Akhilesh Yadav along with others raised their voices against the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal and Hemant Soren among other leaders. The rally was held at Ramlila Ground in Central Delhi.
Kejriwal's message read by his wife Sunia Kejriwal, included 6 guarantees on behalf of the I.N.D.I.A bloc -- uninterrupted power supply, free electricity for the poor, government schools, Mohalla Clinics and multispeciality hospitals, minimum support price for farmers, and full statehood for Delhi.
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.
Mukhtar Ansari, 60, suffered a cardiac arrest in Banda jail on Thursday evening during a medical check-up after which he fell unconscious. He was immediately taken to the Banda Medical College where he died.
The Samajwadi Party has named five more candidates in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The polling dates have been announced by the election commission.
The development comes ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024. The ruling establishment hailed the announcement, while the opposition criticised CAA calling it a move to polarise the upcoming elections.
Bihar Jan Vishwas Rally: Lalu Yadav said in the same Gandhi Maidan, leaders of country have held rallies and meetings. A message went to the whole country from here. Bihar's opinion has so much power that the people of the country imitate what Bihar decides. Tomorrow also, same is going to happen.
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In a move indicating defiance, Akhilesh Yadav has chosen to abstain from appearing before the CBI in connection with the illegal mining case. This decision is likely to intensify the legal standoff between the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and the investigative agency.
CBI registered a case under Prevention of Corruption Act against the then District Magistrate (an IAS officer), Hamirpur (Uttar Pradesh); the then Geologist/Mining Officer; then Mining Clerk, Hamirpur; Eight others including Lease Holders, private persons and other unknown public servants & unknown
Rewati Raman Singh played a major role in establishment of the Samajwadi Party with SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, Beni Prasad Verma and Azam Khan.
Rajya Sabha election results 2024: At present there are 399 members in 403-member Assembly with four vacancies. Out of 399 MLAs, 395 exercised their voting rights today, three of them could not vote as they are in jail, while officials could not confirm the other MLA who did not cast the ballot.
Uttar Pradesh has a total of 80 Lok Sabha seats, the maximum among all the states. The polling schedule for the Lok Sabha elections is yet to be announced and reports are that elections they are likely to take place in April-May.
The BJP and the SP are the two largest parties in the 403-member state assembly with 252 MLAs and 108 MLAs respectively. The Congress, an alliance partner of the SP, has two seats.
The February 27 Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh will witness a high-pitched electoral battle ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, with the BJP fielding eight candidates and the opposition Samajwadi Party three for the 10 seats up for grab.
UP ke ladke 2.0 comes ahead of Lok Sabha elections aiming to put up a fight against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. However, its first version - when Akhilesh and Gandhi first came together to campaign in 2017 - electorally failed resulting in a separation for seven-year.
India TV Poll Results: The Samajwadi Party had earlier offered 11 seats to the grand old party while the Congress' state unit demanded a higher allocation.
Earlier, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has said that he will not participate in Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra until the seat distribution for the Lok Sabha elections is finalised.
Former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister and prominent OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya had joined the Samajwadi Party in 2022 and unsuccessfully contested the assembly polls from Fazilnagar.
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