Om Prakash Rajbhar

Powerful Liquor Lobby Influencing Yogi Adityanath, Alleges Sacked UP Minister

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 20, 2019

Infuriated over his sacking, controversial Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Monday alleged that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gave in to the powerful liquor lobby and did not implement prohibition in the state.

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.

"My Resignation Not Accepted, Have Complained": BJP's Uttar Pradesh Ally

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 6, 2019

Known for blowing hot and cold against ally BJP, Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar claimed Monday he has resigned from the Yogi Adityanath government and it was up to the party to decide on it.

"Our Situation Seems Like Sena-BJP": Upset UP Ally Keeps Suspense Intact

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Tuesday April 16, 2019

Om Prakash Rajbhar, whose SBSP is an alliance partner of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, has declared contestants from his party for 39 seats in eastern UP, including in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi. These candidates will fight separately and against the BJP on the seats, Mr Rajbhar told reporters in Lucknow.

Election 2019: Upset BJP Ally OP Rajbhar's 3 AM Visit to Yogi Adityanath, And A Threat

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Monday April 15, 2019

There is fresh ally trouble for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, bang in the middle of the national election that started on April 11. A furious Om Prakash Rajbhar, an alliance partner and state minister, walked into Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's home in Lucknow at 3 am on Sunday with his resignation letter and demanded to see him. He left when told th...

Small Parties In UP Flaunt "Decisive" Vote Banks For Lok Sabha Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 17, 2019

With a triangular contest on the cards in Uttar Pradesh between the BJP, the Congress and the SP-BSP-RLD, small parties are striving to stay relevant in the battle of political giants by claiming that in tight contests their dedicated vote bank would be "decisive".

BJP Strategy To Win Polls Like Samajwadi Party-BSP Alliance: OP Rajbhar

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 14, 2019

BJP's nationalism pitch is a strategy to win the elections, Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar said on Wednesday, drawing a parallel with the alliance between the SP and the BSP, and the entry of Priyanka Gandhi into politics.

BJP Will Return To Power If It Takes Allies Along: Om Prakash Rajbhar

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 11, 2019

Uttar Pradesh Cabinet minister and leader of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) Om Prakash Rajbhar has said the BJP will return to power at the Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi if it takes along all its allies.

"Will Decide On BJP Alliance After Meeting With Amit Shah": OP Rajbhar

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 25, 2019

Uttar Pradesh Cabinet minister and SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar Monday said he will take a decision on his party's continuation in the saffron party-led alliance after meeting BJP president Amit Shah.

BJP's UP Ally Talks Of "Options", Mamata Banerjee's Party Is Among Them

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday February 22, 2019

Compounding BJP's alliance problems in Uttar Pradesh, state minister Om Prakash Rajbhar, who is the president of Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP), the ruling party's ally, has again threatened end the partnership, saying he had many "options" for alliance

With Bungalow And Seats, BJP Makes Peace With OP Rajbhar: Sources

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday February 21, 2019

The battle-lines in Uttar Pradesh drawn, the BJP has managed to make peace with a small but crucial disgruntled ally in the state. Om Prakash Rajbhar, the chief of SBSP (Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party), has been giving a multitude of statements lately, all of which are critical and signal his disappointment with the ruling party.

"When A Minister Cannot Have A Say": OP Rajbhar's Dig At Yogi Adityanath

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 15, 2019

UP Cabinet Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Thursday said he is giving up the charge of the backward class welfare department, expressing disappointment that his recommendations on appointment of state backward castes panel members have been "ignored".

UP Minister Says Mamata Banerjee Is "Best Fit" For PM Right Now

India News | ANI | Sunday February 10, 2019

Uttar Pradesh minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ally Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is the best fit for Prime Minister.

Option Of Going With Samajwadi Party, BSP is Still Open: Om Prakash Rajbhar

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 5, 2019

Putting itsallyBJPin Uttar Pradesh on notice, the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party has said the option of going with the SP-BSP alliance in the general elections was open to the party.

"Rahul Gandhi Fit To Be Prime Minister," Says BJP Ally

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday January 28, 2019

Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Monday praised his Congress president Rahul Gandhi-- his ally BJP's main rival--saying he was fit to be the prime minister of the country.