Akhilesh Yadav Interview

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav told NDTV in an interview that his party has petitioned the Election Commission of India for a re-poll in Rampur assembly seat, where the party suffered a big loss at the hands of the BJP in the bypoll.

The battle in West UP is being touted as the toughest, where top leaders across all parties have been on a campaign spree. On Monday, NDTV covered RLD Chief Jayant Chaudhary's campaign trail across Meerut and Modinagar.

On BJP's open invitation to Jayant Chaudhary-led Rashtriya Lok Dal, Akhilesh Yadav said that farmers have "shut the door" to the BJP this time.

The raid comes days after a huge haul at the Kanpur and Kannauj premises of another businessman Piyush Jain, which led to the recovery of Rs 196 crore in cash and 23 kg gold.

With two phases of voting left for the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, Prannoy Roy and his team on The Countdown get you special insights from the state's electorate, along with exclusive interviews with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and wife Dimple Yadav, and UP Congress chief Yogesh Shukla.

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav and wife Dimple Yadav spoke to NDTV in an interview.

Speaking exclusively to NDTV, Congress President Rahul Gandhi, in his first TV interview this election season, said that his party's focus is on "jobs, jobs, jobs and jobs- and the economy." Speaking to NDTV's Sreenivasan Jain at a rally in Rajasthan, Mr Gandhi spoke about why he believes the Rafale fighter jet deal is corrupt, his controversial de...

Rahul Gandhi on Thursday defended his decision to field candidates in Uttar Pradesh against those of Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav, reinforcing the comments that have landed his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in a controversy. "It is pretty clear that in UP, a secular formation is winning, whether it is the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party or Congre...

Under attack within the Congress for describing BSP supremo Mayawati and SP leader Akhilesh Yadav "Prime Minister material", actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha Wednesday said anyone having successfully ruled a state is competent for the top job in the country.

In an interview, Shivpal Yadav said he and other senior leaders were not being respected by the Samajwadi Party. Shivpal Yadav is the brother of Mulayam Singh Yadav and uncle of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav

Mayawati, the Dalit powerhouse of Uttar Pradesh, has told NDTV in an exclusive interview that the long-expected alliance with Akhilesh Yadav for next year's Lok Sabha election is on.

The Uttar Pradesh election, in many ways, is no less than a Hindi movie potboiler. The various twists and turns in these polls appear to have inspired many spoofs. These days, trailers seem to sum up the situation far better than a whole movie. A video that's currently trending on YouTube, titled 'Akhilesh Returns,' spoofs Shah Rukh Khan starrer Do...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has told NDTV that he got no specific warning from the Centre on Muzaffarnagar. In an exclusive interview with NDTV's Group Editor Barkha Dutt, Akhilesh said that Union Home Minister Sushil Shinde had called him up, but the warning he gave was generic. Mr Shinde had earlier said that he had warned the UP ...

The 165-km long Yamuna Expressway connecting Greater Noida with Agra was inaugurated today by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow. NDTV's Ashutosh Sharma caught up with Manoj Gaur, vice-chairman, Jaypee Group to talk on about the expressway and its journey.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav told NDTV in an interview that his party has petitioned the Election Commission of India for a re-poll in Rampur assembly seat, where the party suffered a big loss at the hands of the BJP in the bypoll.

The battle in West UP is being touted as the toughest, where top leaders across all parties have been on a campaign spree. On Monday, NDTV covered RLD Chief Jayant Chaudhary's campaign trail across Meerut and Modinagar.

On BJP's open invitation to Jayant Chaudhary-led Rashtriya Lok Dal, Akhilesh Yadav said that farmers have "shut the door" to the BJP this time.

The raid comes days after a huge haul at the Kanpur and Kannauj premises of another businessman Piyush Jain, which led to the recovery of Rs 196 crore in cash and 23 kg gold.

With two phases of voting left for the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, Prannoy Roy and his team on The Countdown get you special insights from the state's electorate, along with exclusive interviews with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and wife Dimple Yadav, and UP Congress chief Yogesh Shukla.

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav and wife Dimple Yadav spoke to NDTV in an interview.

Speaking exclusively to NDTV, Congress President Rahul Gandhi, in his first TV interview this election season, said that his party's focus is on "jobs, jobs, jobs and jobs- and the economy." Speaking to NDTV's Sreenivasan Jain at a rally in Rajasthan, Mr Gandhi spoke about why he believes the Rafale fighter jet deal is corrupt, his controversial de...

Rahul Gandhi on Thursday defended his decision to field candidates in Uttar Pradesh against those of Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav, reinforcing the comments that have landed his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in a controversy. "It is pretty clear that in UP, a secular formation is winning, whether it is the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party or Congre...

Under attack within the Congress for describing BSP supremo Mayawati and SP leader Akhilesh Yadav "Prime Minister material", actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha Wednesday said anyone having successfully ruled a state is competent for the top job in the country.

In an interview, Shivpal Yadav said he and other senior leaders were not being respected by the Samajwadi Party. Shivpal Yadav is the brother of Mulayam Singh Yadav and uncle of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav

Mayawati, the Dalit powerhouse of Uttar Pradesh, has told NDTV in an exclusive interview that the long-expected alliance with Akhilesh Yadav for next year's Lok Sabha election is on.

The Uttar Pradesh election, in many ways, is no less than a Hindi movie potboiler. The various twists and turns in these polls appear to have inspired many spoofs. These days, trailers seem to sum up the situation far better than a whole movie. A video that's currently trending on YouTube, titled 'Akhilesh Returns,' spoofs Shah Rukh Khan starrer Do...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has told NDTV that he got no specific warning from the Centre on Muzaffarnagar. In an exclusive interview with NDTV's Group Editor Barkha Dutt, Akhilesh said that Union Home Minister Sushil Shinde had called him up, but the warning he gave was generic. Mr Shinde had earlier said that he had warned the UP ...

The 165-km long Yamuna Expressway connecting Greater Noida with Agra was inaugurated today by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow. NDTV's Ashutosh Sharma caught up with Manoj Gaur, vice-chairman, Jaypee Group to talk on about the expressway and its journey.