Beni Prasad Verma

Former Union Minister and Samajwadi Party founding member Beni Prasad Verma died in Lucknow on Friday. He was 79.

Weeks after gaining control of Samajwadi Party from his father Mulayam Singh Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav has engineered the relocation of the party patriarch's loyalists Amar Singh and Beni Prasad Verma in the Rajya Sabha to the last row, inferring a downgrade of their status in the House.

Political temperatures soared in Lucknowon Saturday with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav calling in a meeting of Samajwadi Party (SP) legislators on Sunday.

The Samajwadi Party today announced its 45-member national executive with party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav as the national president and newly-elected Rajya Sabha members Amar Singh and Beni Prasad Verma nominated as new members.

Samajwadi Party candidates for Rajya Sabha, including Amar Singh, Beni Prasad Verma and realtor Sanjay Seth, filed their nomination papers today for the biennial elections slated for next month.

Over six years after it expelled Amar Singh, the Samajwadi Party today "unanimously" declared him as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls, setting the stage for his possible return to the party.

Beni Prasad Verma is back. The Uttar Pradesh politician arrived at the Samajwadi Party office in Lucknow today along with the party's chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, signaling his return after nine years.

Can BJP's promise of electricity compete with caste loyalties?

The Union minister who has built a reputation for wading into controversies with his remarks is aiming to enter the Lok Sabha for the sixth time.

An FIR was today registered against Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma for violating the Model Code of Conduct by making "objectionable" remarks against BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

Beni Prasad Verma has been told that he could be banned from campaigning if he does not curb his language about Narendra Modi, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate.

The Congress' poll campaign has reached an absolute nadir, hits back BJP

Union Minister and Congress candidate Beni Prasad Verma today filed his nomination for Gonda Lok Sabha seat and claimed that BJP leader Narendra Modi would be "sent to jail for his entire life" after a Congress-led government is again formed at the Centre.

Election Commission today issued a show cause notice to Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma for his "biggest goon" remarks against Narendra Modi, saying prima facie the senior Congress leader has violated the Model Code of Conduct.

A case has been registered against Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma in Balrampur for calling BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi the "biggest goonda" of RSS and the party's president Rajnath Singh his "slave".

Former Union Minister and Samajwadi Party founding member Beni Prasad Verma died in Lucknow on Friday. He was 79.

Weeks after gaining control of Samajwadi Party from his father Mulayam Singh Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav has engineered the relocation of the party patriarch's loyalists Amar Singh and Beni Prasad Verma in the Rajya Sabha to the last row, inferring a downgrade of their status in the House.

Political temperatures soared in Lucknowon Saturday with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav calling in a meeting of Samajwadi Party (SP) legislators on Sunday.

The Samajwadi Party today announced its 45-member national executive with party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav as the national president and newly-elected Rajya Sabha members Amar Singh and Beni Prasad Verma nominated as new members.

Samajwadi Party candidates for Rajya Sabha, including Amar Singh, Beni Prasad Verma and realtor Sanjay Seth, filed their nomination papers today for the biennial elections slated for next month.

Over six years after it expelled Amar Singh, the Samajwadi Party today "unanimously" declared him as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls, setting the stage for his possible return to the party.

Beni Prasad Verma is back. The Uttar Pradesh politician arrived at the Samajwadi Party office in Lucknow today along with the party's chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, signaling his return after nine years.

Can BJP's promise of electricity compete with caste loyalties?

The Union minister who has built a reputation for wading into controversies with his remarks is aiming to enter the Lok Sabha for the sixth time.

An FIR was today registered against Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma for violating the Model Code of Conduct by making "objectionable" remarks against BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

Beni Prasad Verma has been told that he could be banned from campaigning if he does not curb his language about Narendra Modi, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate.

The Congress' poll campaign has reached an absolute nadir, hits back BJP

Union Minister and Congress candidate Beni Prasad Verma today filed his nomination for Gonda Lok Sabha seat and claimed that BJP leader Narendra Modi would be "sent to jail for his entire life" after a Congress-led government is again formed at the Centre.

Election Commission today issued a show cause notice to Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma for his "biggest goon" remarks against Narendra Modi, saying prima facie the senior Congress leader has violated the Model Code of Conduct.

A case has been registered against Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma in Balrampur for calling BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi the "biggest goonda" of RSS and the party's president Rajnath Singh his "slave".