Who is Akhilesh Yadav?

NDTV Correspondent | Saturday March 10, 2012, New Delhi

Who is Akhilesh Yadav? Uttar Pradesh was spoilt for choice. A crush of political celebrity from all over descended upon it in the last few months in an attempt to win it over. UP chose one of its own - Akhilesh Yadav, the quintessential local lad, who was born here and has learnt his politics on the dusty kuchcha roads of the UP heartland, is the new UP Chief Minister.

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10 things you want to know about Akhilesh Yadav

NDTV Correspondent | Wednesday March 7, 2012, New Delhi

Uttar Pradesh was spoilt for choice. A crush of political celebrity from all over descended upon it in the last few months in an attempt to win it over. UP chose one of its own - Akhilesh Yadav, the quintessential local lad, who was born here and has learnt his politics on the dusty kuchcha roads of the UP heartland, is the new UP Chief Minister.

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Raja Bhaiyya, controversial minister, allegedly lied about his age

Reported by Anant Zanane | Tuesday March 20, 2012, Lucknow

The decision to make Raja Bhaiyya a minister in the new government in Uttar Pradesh has generated new controversy - he has apparently lied about his age. The MLA from Kunda in the Pratapgarh district of Eastern Uttar Pradesh has serious cases pending against him including charges of murder and dacoity.

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UP portfolios: Former jailed MP Raja Bhaiyya gets charge of Prison department

Press Trust of India | Sunday March 18, 2012, Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today kept the bulk of ministries, including the key Home and Finance ministries, with him.

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Azam Khan takes oath as Cabinet minister in UP

Press Trust of India | Sunday March 18, 2012, Lucknow

Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan today took oath as a Cabinet minister in Uttar Pradesh. This is the second time he was sworn-in following the fiasco on March 15 when he had not taken the pledge of secrecy and office as per the Constitutional procedures along with Akhilesh Yadav.

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Mayawati's security cover scaled down

Reported by Anant Zanane | Saturday March 17, 2012, Lucknow

Bahujan Samajwadi Party supremo Mayawati's security has been scaled down from the 600 strong security cover she earlier had as Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister. She will now be given the security cover entitled to a 'former Chief Minister'.

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Akhilesh expels 10 for riot after swearing-in ceremony

Reported by Anant Zanane | Friday March 16, 2012, Lucknow

His swearing-in ceremony ended with Samajwadi Party workers going on a rampage. The nationally-broadcast pictures were used to underscore that Akhieslh Yadav's biggest challenge as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh will be maintaining law and order not just in his state, but within his party.

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Akhilesh Yadav sworn in as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister; SP workers on bad behaviour

NDTV Correspondent | Thursday March 15, 2012, Lucknow

As young Akhilesh Yadav took charge of UP, his biggest challenge was demonstrated by his party workers who shoved their way onto the stage and were seen climbing on sofas. Mr Yadav has vowed to cleanse his party of "goonda-giri" or hooliganism; he has also said his top priority will be to deliver law and order to a state besieged by crime.

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Akhilesh Yadav to be sworn in as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister today

Press Trust of India | Thursday March 15, 2012, Lucknow

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav is set to take oath as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh today for the first time, after his party gained absolute majority by winning 224 seats in the 403-member Assembly.

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In Uttar Pradesh campaign, Mayawati used the most flights

Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 13, 2012, Lucknow

The high-voltage polls in Uttar Pradesh saw political leaders and candidates taking a total of 334 sorties on private jets and helicopters for campaigning, with outgoing Chief Minister Mayawati flying a maximum of 26 times.

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