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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Congress decides not to contest UP bypolls, declares support for Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party. SC says Ajit Pawar can continue to use clock symbol in big setback to Sharad Pawar. All of this and a lot much more updates in today's speed news.
Bahraich Encounter: Slamming Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav for criticising Uttar Pradesh government over the Bahraich encounter, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on October 18 said that "his DNA is anti-Hindu". Watch the video to know more.
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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav was barred from visiting the Jayaprakash Narayan International Centre to pay tribute, with authorities citing security concerns. The museum has been sealed, and heavy police presence is outside the former Chief Minister's residence. Watch video to know more.
Today once again politics began on the caste of the criminal killed in an encounter in UP. Anuj Pratap Singh, accused of robbery in Sultanpur, was killed in a police encounter. There was a reward of Rs 1 lakh on him. Police also recovered the looted money. Two out of 14 robbers have been killed.
In Uttar Pradesh, the spat between Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has taken a nasty turn. Each of the leaders is attacking the other daily, which many thinks is to demoralise voters ahead of the by-elections in the state.
A fierce political war is going on in Uttar Pradesh between UP CM Yogi Adityanath and former CM Akhilesh Yadav. There has been a war of words between the two leaders but in the last few days, these statements have become quite sharp.
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav launched a scathing attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying that the BJP has made Uttar Pradesh the capital of fake encounters.
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav slammed the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the police encounters amid the ongoing controversy over the death of Mangesh Yadav, an accused in a high-profile robbery case. Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP of staging fake encounters and manipulating
There is tremendous political heat in UP at the moment...and crime is behind it...and the politics being done on criminals...Akhilesh sees caste angle on Mangesh's encounter in Sultanpur...Akhilesh's friend Rahul also Raise questions on UP Police...
Akhilesh Yadav is constantly changing the goalpost regarding the encounter in Sultanpur, UP.. Till yesterday Akhilesh Yadav was playing the caste card in this.. He was alleging that the encounter of Mangesh Yadav happened because he was a Yadav..
A wanted criminal and prime accused in the daylight robbery at jewellery shop in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur district was killed in an encounter with the state Special Task Force (STF) in the early hours of Thursday, said officials. Mangesh Yadav, who had a bounty of Rs 1 lakh on his head,
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath defended his government's "bulldozer action" as brave even as SP chief Akhilesh Yadav challenged him to run for elections on a "bulldozer" symbol if he was so confident about his approach. Yogi Adityanath clearly said that bulldozers will continue to run
Did Caste Census get green signal from Sangh? Is the Sangh supreme for BJP? Will Narendra Modi now conduct caste census? Is the Sangh's conflict over caste census over?
The question of caste census has come up for discussion. Although the Census of India continues to provide data on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, no estimates of the population of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) or other groups are available.
The issue of caste census has been brought into discussion. Although the Census of India continues to publish data on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, no estimates of the population of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and other groups are provided.
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Amid the BJP and the SP's intensified 'war of words' over the Ayodhya gangrape incident, SP Supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday urged the court to take suo-moto cognizance of the matter and ensure the victims' safety under its supervision.
Breaking his silence over the Ayodhya rape case, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said DNA tests should be done to know the real culprit.
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