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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Amid the rapidly rising cases of Coronavirus, the Election Commission has instructed all political parties to carry out their campaigns digitally. However, this has escalated war of words between Akhilesh Yadav and Yogi Adityanath. While Akhilesh slammed the decision, Yogi Adityanath took a sharp jibe at him, saying that he has yielded ahead of the polls.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said protesting farmers should have allowed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reach the rally venue in Punjab’s Ferozepur to let him witness and address the "empty chairs" there.
Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav has claimed that Lord Krishna comes to his dreams every night to tell him that he would form the govt and establish 'Ram Rajya' in Uttar Pradesh.
Akhilesh Yadav recently worshipped the newly installed Lord Parshuram idol in Lucknow. He also said that Brahmins are providing full support to Samajwadi Party in the upcoming polls.
Addressing Samajwadi Vijay Yatra in Lucknow, Akhilesh Yadav slammed BJP. In his address, he alleged that the money recovered during the raids actually belong to BJP.
Ahead of crucial assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav tweeted and wrote that 300 units of tax free electricity will be available. Irrigation bill will also be waived, if voted to power.
Akhilesh Yadav addressed a press conference in Kannauj today, where he said that Kannauj has always been the capital of perfumes in UP. He said that Samajwadi Party had developed various projects to improve its business in the state. However, he alleged that BJP has halted all projects initiated by his party.
Politics is high over recent I-T raids in Kanpur and Kannauj. BJP and Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav seem to be on the extreme ends of this tug-off ahead of the upcoming UP Polls in 2022.
After Piyush Jain, IT raids have now been conducted at residences of SP MLC Pushpraj Jain alias Pampi Jain and perfume trader Malik Mian.
Amit Shah while addressing a rally in Moradabad slammed Akhilesh Yadav and said that the people of want to know from him, how many riots happened while he was in power.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has said that UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is lying about the raids on businessman Piyush Jain. Over Rs 200 crore as well as gold and silver worth crores was recovered during the 5-day raid on Jain.
After a series of IT raids, perfume businessman Piyush Jain was arrested from Kanpur and will be produced in court today. In the raids conducted by the IT department, a total of 177 crores in cash and properties worth 250 crores have been recovered from his home and known locations.
After I-T Department's raid at perfume trader Piyush Jain's residence, Yogi Adityanath took a swipe at Akhilesh Yadav. During a rally in Ghaziabad, Yogi said, 'Money is still being recovered from people who have been out of power for five years."
RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary, who allied with Akhilesh Yadav ahead of UP polls, jointly held a rally in Aligarh.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple and their daughter have tested Covid positive. Both of them have mild symptoms and are under home isolation in Lucknow.
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has said the BJP will not return to power in Uttar Pradesh. The former UP CM said people of the state have decided to throw out BJP this time.
IT raids were conducted at residences of four SP leaders recently. Talking to the press on the same, Akhilesh Yadav said that BJP is fearful of losing the elections, while alleging that the raids are being conducted to keep SP from winning the polls.
IT raids were conducted at residences of four Samajwadi Party leaders on Saturday. Reacting to the same, Akhilesh Yadav alleged that BJP is seeking revenge with the raids.
The Income Tax department today conducted searches on the premises of people associated with the Samajwadi Party (SP) in different cities of Uttar Pradesh. The income tax department conducted raids at the premises of RCL Group promotor Manoj Yadav in Mainpuri and Samajwadi Party (SP) national secretary and spokesperson Rajiv Rai in Mau, Uttar Pradesh.
Keshav Prasad Maurya on Friday slammed Akhilesh Yadav. Speaking with India TV correspondent Ruchi Kumar, Maurya said that Akhilesh's antics won't work in 2022.
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