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.
Read More
The seat-sharing between Samajwadi Party and Congress for Uttar Pradesh has been finalised. In Madhya Pradesh also, Akhilesh's party will contest in Khajuraho while remaining seats would be contested by the Congress.
Lok Sabha elections are due to be held in April-May this year. In Uttar Pradesh, there are a total of 80 Lok Sabha seats. According to reports, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has played a crucial role in finalising seat-sharing between Samajwadi Party and Congress in the state.
According to the sources, the seat-sharing talks between Samajwadi Party and Congress, which till yesterday seemed off track, reached almost a conclusion after Priyanka Gandhi spoke to Akhilesh Yadav.
The Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) already announced 27 Lok Sabha candidates in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has offered 17 seats to Congress to contest in Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, as part of the I.N.D.I.A bloc seat-sharing formula.
Akhilesh Yadav's potential participation in Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Uttar Pradesh remains uncertain as discussions continue between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress regarding seat allocation.
Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is set to enter Amethi on Monday. Gandhi had represented Amethi in the Lok Sabha for 15 years before he was defeated by Union minister Smriti Irani in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh has suffered another major setback. After Swami Prasad Maurya, now Saleemm Sherwani has also resigned from the position of general secretary. Salim Sherwani expressed displeasure to Akhilesh Yadav by writing a letter, stating his dissatisfaction with not nominati
The government announced that Former Prime Ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh and PV Narasimha Rao, and legendary agricultural scientist Dr MS Swaminathan will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a blistering attack on the opposition in the state. He said that Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and said his statements were only to divert attention from real issues.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has invited Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to join Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra as it enters Uttar Pradesh on February 16.
Lok Sabha elections are due to held in April-May this year. Ahead of the polls, opposition parties have formed a bloc named I.N.D.I.A to take on the BJP-NDA government.
Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party decided to contest the Lok Sabha elections 2024 as part of the newly formed I.N.D.I.A bloc. However, no official statement has come out so far regarding the seat-sharing in the alliance.
With Nitish Kumar joining NDA, I.N.D.I.A bloc faced the biggest blow since it commenced. The opposition bloc was the brainchild of Nitish but ironically, the JDU chief dumped it due to Congress' laxity on the seat-sharing talks.
After being snubbed in West Bengal and Bihar, the Congress is now hopeful that it may get into alliance with the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh.
Dr Shiv Pratap Yadav's last rites will be performed on Saturday at his ancestral residence in Balrampur. He was undergoing treatment at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram.
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.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav expresses optimism about the finalisation of seat-sharing among I.N.D.I.A constituent parties in Uttar Pradesh. With 100 days left for elections, he emphasises the need to focus on ground-level work.
The SP chief made it clear that his party will go to the elections this time to garner support in the name of PDA (Pichchda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak - Backward, SC and Minorities).
India TV Samvaad: Akhilesh Yadav takes the opportunity to address pressing issues facing the state and the nation, providing insights into his perspective on governance and policies.
Top News
Trending News
Latest News
