Samajwadi Party

Gujarat Elections: Samajwadi Party To Contest 5 Seats, Support Congress In Rest, Says Akhilesh Yadav

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 23, 2017

The Samajwadi Party will contest five of the 182 assembly seats in Gujarat and support the Congress in the rest, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said today.

Samajwadi Party To Contest Five Seats In Gujarat, Back Congress In Rest

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday October 23, 2017

The Samajwadi Party will contest five Assembly seats in Gujarat and will back the Congress in the other seats, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said today. He also told the media that the party had decided not to weaken other strong contenders in the state.

Congress, Samajwadi Party May Not Be In Alliance for UP Civic Bodies' Polls

Lucknow News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 17, 2017

The electoral alliance between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party might fall apart in Uttar Pradesh with both the parties likely to go it alone in the upcoming urban local bodies' polls in the state.

Why Only Taj Mahal, Destroy Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament, Says Azam Khan

India News | NDTV News Desk | Tuesday October 17, 2017

After a BJP leader's controversial comments describing the Taj Mahal has a "blot on Indian culture", Samajwadi Party lawmaker Azam Khan said today, "Why only Taj Mahal, Parliament and Rashtrapati Bhavan are also symbols of slavery and should be demolished."

Mulayam Singh, Shivpal Yadav Missing From Samajwadi Party Leadership List

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 17, 2017

The Samajwadi Party today released a list of its 55-member national executive, headed by party chief Akhilesh Yadav, but the name of Mulayam Singh Yadav was missing from it despite signs of a thaw in the frosty father-son relationship.

Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha (SCS) Trounces ABVP In Allahabad University Student Union Elections

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Sunday October 15, 2017

The student wing of the Samajwadi Party, Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha (SCS) swept Allahabad University student's union elections by winning 4 out of the 5 seats including President and Vice President.

Samajwadi Party Students Prise Allahabad University From BJP-Linked ABVP

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday October 15, 2017

The student-body of the Samajwadi Party beat two-time winner ABVP in the Student Union elections at the Allahabad University today.

Akhilesh Yadav, Mulayam Share A Frame and A Ride Amid Talk Of 'Mistakes'

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Friday October 13, 2017

For the first time in more than 10 months, Mulayam Singh Yadav and son Akhilesh made a joint appearance at a public event in Lucknow on Wednesday: they chatted, posed for pictures and moved around in a golf cart, waving to cheering Samajwadi Party workers.

Samajwadi Party-Congress Alliance To Continue In UP: Akhilesh Yadav

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 9, 2017

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav today said his party's coalition with the Congress would continue in Uttar Pradesh and they would contest the 2019 Lok Sabha election together. "The alliance with the Congress will continue and we will contest the next election unitedly," he told reporters at Vrindavan.

Akhilesh Yadav Meets Father Mulayam, Rekindles Hopes Of Patch-Up

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday October 7, 2017

Newly re-elected President of the Samajwadi Party and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday drove to his father Mulayam Singh Yadav's house and was closeted with him for about an hour, raising hopes of a possible patch-up between the two.

Akhilesh Yadav Re-elected As Samajwadi Party Boss, Father Mulayam Missing

India News | Written by Nimisha Jaiswal | Friday October 6, 2017

Mulayam Singh Yadav skipped a meeting of the Samajwadi Party today where his son Akhilesh Yadav was unanimously elected national president for a five-year term. Mr Yadav junior has held the top post since earlier this year, when he ousted his father in a coup at a party meeting, promising then that it was a temporary arrangement.

Akhilesh Yadav Re-Elected Samajwadi Party National Chief For 5-Year Term

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 5, 2017

Akhilesh Yadav was today unanimously re-elected as the Samajwadi Party's national president for a five-year term, further consolidating his grip over the party after sidelining his father Mulayam Singh Yadav and uncle Shivpal Yadav.

'Blessed' By Uncle Shivpal, Akhilesh Yadav To Stay Samajwadi Party Boss: 10 Facts

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Thursday October 5, 2017

Ten months after Akhilesh Yadav wrested control of the Samajwadi Party from his father Mulayam Singh Yadav in a bitter tussle for power, the 44-year-old former chief minister is set to be re-appointed as the party chief for the next five years at the national convention in Agra today. Ahead of the crucial meeting that will cement his hold over the ...

In Meeting Of Akhilesh Yadav, Mulayam Singh, An Invitation And A Sign

India News | Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Thursday September 28, 2017

Akhilesh Yadav today visited his father Mulayam Singh Yadav at his Lucknow home and invited him to a key meeting next week of the Samajwadi Party, which he now heads after a bitter tussle for power early this year. It is believed to be the first meeting between the two in many months.

Mulayam Singh Shreds Son Akhilesh, Who Tweets: 'Netaji Zindabad'

India News | Reported by Kamal Khan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday September 25, 2017

Mulayam Singh Yadav did not announce a new party today, as was widely expected, but he declared instead that it was his estranged son Akhilesh Yadav who had quit the Samajwadi Party. "He is my son and so has my blessings but I do not agree with his decisions," said the Samajwadi Party patron.

Mulayam Yadav May Announce New Party With Lok Dal Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 25, 2017

In a crucial turn of events in the battle for supremacy in the Samajwadi Party, Mulayam Singh Yadav is likely to announce a new outfit tomorrow along with virtually defunct Lok Dal, and retain the 'samajwadi' tag in its name, sources in the two parties have indicated.

Beware Of 'Fake' Samajwadis, Akhilesh Yadav Tells Party Members

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 24, 2017

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav today cautioned his supporters against "fake samajwadis", signalling fresh strain in the party's top ranks.

Beware Of 'Fake' Samajwadis, Akhilesh Yadav Tells Party Members

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 23, 2017

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav today cautioned his supporters against "fake samajwadis", signalling fresh strain in the party's top ranks.

BJP's Jibe At Congress President Sonia Gandhi After Her Letter To PM Modi

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Friday September 22, 2017

Opposition leader Sonia Gandhi's letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi nudging him to take advantage of his government's majority in parliament to give more power to women has drawn jeers from the BJP. Instead of PM Modi, the party said, the Congress president should have directed her appeal at her two allies, Rashtriya Janata Dal's Lalu Yada...

Ahead Of Party Conclave, Mulayam Yadav Sends a Sharp Message To His Son

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Thursday September 21, 2017

In a sign that efforts to get Mulayam Singh Yadav and son Akhilesh Yadav reconcile their differences ahead of a party conclave next month were headed south, the Samajwadi Party patriarch today sacked his son's confidant Ramgopal Yadav as secretary of the Lohia Trust, replacing him with his own, Shivpal Yadav.

Yogi Adityanath's White Paper Is A Book Of Lies: Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 20, 2017

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today called Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's 'white paper', highlighting the failure of previous regimes, a "book of lies".

Won't Say No If I Get Opportunity To Join BJP: Amar Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 17, 2017

Expelled Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh today said that he was not averse to joining the BJP, but he hadn't got any invite from the party, nor had he applied to it.

Bullet Train Should Have Been Between Delhi, Kolkata: Akhilesh Yadav

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 14, 2017

Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav today said that the Narendra Modi government should have launched the bullet train project for the New Delhi-Kolkata route.

Was Pressured Into Making Nitish Kumar CM, Lalu Yadav Says At Patna Rally

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday August 27, 2017

At his grand anti-BJP rally in Patna, Lalu Yadav today vented ire on former ally Nitish Kumar, saying he had agreed to let Mr Kumar be the Chief Minister only after pressure from ally Sharad Yadav and Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh. On the dais with him was Sharad Yadav, and Akhilesh Yadav, the son of Mulayam Singh and former Chief Minist...

Differing Opinion Between Akhilesh Yadav, Mulayum Yadav Natural: Ram Govind Chaudhary

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 26, 2017

Senior Samajwadi Party leader Ram Govind Chaudhary today said party chief Akhilesh Yadav has the blessings of his father Mulayam Singh Yadav and difference of opinion between them was "natural" for a democratic party.

Akhilesh Yadav To Attend Lalu Prasad's Rally On August 27, Mayawati Uncertain

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 21, 2017

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will attend RJD's "BJP Bhagao, Desh Bachao" rally in Patna on Sunday, but participation of BSP supremo Mayawati appears uncertain as on today.

Lalu Yadav's Opposition Rally Tests Political Rivals On Anti-BJP Pitch

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Manish Kumar, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday August 21, 2017

Lalu Yadav's Patna rally on Sunday is drawing an opposition A-list, but Bahujan Samaj Pary chief Mayawati may choose to send a senior party leader instead of attending herself, with arch rival Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party confirming he will be on stage. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress clearly does not h...

Another MLC Quits In Another Setback To The Samajwadi Party

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 9, 2017

Samajwadi Party MLC Ashok Bajpai today resigned from the UP Legislative Council, taking the number of party MLCs who have quit recently to four.

Mulayam Yadav Sacks 4 Akhilesh Loyalists From Lohia Trust

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 9, 2017

Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav and his brother Shivpal today participated in a meeting of the Lohia Trust, during which four Akhilesh Yadav loyalists were removed as its members.

Seeing Who's With Me In 'Bad Times', Says Akhilesh Yadav As Partymen Leave

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 7, 2017

In the backdrop of three members of legislative council recently quitting the party and joining the BJP, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today said those who wanted to go, should go without offering any excuse, so that he could ascertain who were with him in "bad times".