Akhilesh Yadav

Elections 2019: In Uttar Pradesh, BJP Drives Through Alliance Roadblocks

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday May 23, 2019

The alliance of Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav has spectacularly failed to stop the march of the BJP through Uttar Pradesh, the state that sends the highest number of lawmakers to parliament. The BJP is leading in 62 of the state's 80 seats - 11 short of the 73 seats it won along with ally Apna Dal in 2014.

Ahead Of Election Results, "Kingmakers" Wait In The Wings

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 23, 2019

Regional satraps, all astute politicians and mostly from southern states, are positioning themselves to play kingmakers if the Lok Sabha results do not throw up a definite mandate.

Before National Election Result, Arvind Kejriwal, Akhilesh Yadav Bonhomie

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday May 22, 2019

The exit poll results that have predicted a mammoth BJP win in the Lok Sabha elections have sent the opposition into a huddle.

Mulayam Singh, Akhilesh Yadav Get CBI Clean Chit In Disproportionate Assets Case

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 21, 2019

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court gave clean chits to former Uttar Pradesh Chief Ministers Mulayam Singh and Akhilesh Yadav among others named in a disproportionate assets (DA) case.

CBI Gives Clean Chit To Mulayam, Akhilesh In Disproportionate Assets Case

India News | ANI | Tuesday May 21, 2019

The CBI has given a clean chit to Samajwadi Party leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav in connection with a disproportionate assets case. The probe agency filed an affidavit to this effect in the Supreme Court.

Prepping For "Next Step", Says Akhilesh Yadav After Meeting Mayawati

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday May 20, 2019

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, after meeting with alliance partner Mayawati on Monday, spoke about prepping for "the next step", ahead of results on May 23 Thursday.

Elections 2019: Chandrababu Naidu's Alliance Plan On Track, To Meet Mamata Banerjee Today

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Monday May 20, 2019

After meeting key opposition leaders in New Delhi and Lucknow, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will today hold talks withWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as he keeps up efforts to stitch a non-BJP coalition at the centre.The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief'smeet with Ms Banerjee comes a day after exit polls predicted more...

Exit Poll 2019: More Than Half Of UP Seats May Go To BJP, Predict Exit Polls

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday May 19, 2019

Exit Poll 2019: The Grand Alliance of Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati may not be able to stop the BJP march through Uttar Pradesh --the state that sends the maximum number of lawmakers to the Lok Sabha, predict early exit polls. But among opposition parties, they might fare the best against the BJP, the poll of polls show.

Election 2019 Highlights: Chandrababu Naidu To Meet Sonia Gandhi Today, After Meeting Other Opposition Leaders

India News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Monday May 20, 2019

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party Chief N Chandrababu Naidu met UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Sunday.

General Elections 2019: BJP's Estranged Ally Predicts "Massive Win" For Gathbandhan In Eastern UP

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Sunday May 19, 2019

The BJP's Uttar Pradesh ally Om Prakash Rajbhar, sulking for months, did not spare the party on the last day of voting for the national election. Asked who would win, the state minister picked the opposition alliance of Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati.

Back From Lucknow, Chandrababu Naidu Meets Sonia Gandhi

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Sunday May 19, 2019

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu today met Rahul Gandhi for the second time as he continuedhis meetings with opposition leaders including Uttar Pradesh rivals-turned-alliance partners Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav in an apparent attempt to knit a non-BJP formation at the Centre.

Election 2019: After Rahul Gandhi, Chandrababu Naidu Meets Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday May 18, 2019

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in Delhi today and discussed firming up a non-BJP front to keep the ruling party out of power after results of the national election are declared next week. He also met Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar in the capital.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: "Like Last Episode Of Mann Ki Baat" - Akhilesh Yadav On PM Meeting Press

India News | ANI | Saturday May 18, 2019

Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first ever press conference on Friday, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the presser seemed "like last episode of Mann Ki Baataired on TV instead of radio".

General Election 2019: Sonia Gandhi Takes Over Hosting Duties For May 23 Opposition Meet

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday May 16, 2019

Sonia Gandhi, who remains chairperson of the UPA after handing charge of the Congress to son Rahul Gandhi in 2017, has taken the lead in opposition consolidation efforts to prep for the possibility of a less than decisive verdict on May 23, the day the votes cast in the staggered national election are counted.

General Election 2019: In Sharing Poori With Yogi Adityanath Lookalike, Akhilesh Yadav's Message

India News | Edited by Aditya Sharma | Thursday May 16, 2019

Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesdayposted a photo of man, a lookalike of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, sharing a meal with him onboard a private plane. This is the second time Mr Yadav has tweeted a photo of the two of them.