Vikas Rath Yatra

The government's plan to rope in bureaucrats for a countrywide mega rally to highlight its achievements has hit a roadblock, with the Election Commission banning the yatra in five states where elections are due by the year-end.

The BJP's Vikas Rath yatra in Madhya Pradesh was held up on Tuesday by an unexpected hitch. It appeared that someone had sprinkled itching powder on a state minister, Brajendra Singh Yadav, at a public meeting.

Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said today that he is "not aware" of any attempt at forming a coalition with other parties ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, a final decision on which would be taken by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.

After a big show of family unity as his father and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav flagged off his rath yatra, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav set off on Thursday morning in his snazzy red Mercedes bus that is serving as an election chariot.

As he began his campaign in his hi-tech and refurbished Mercedes, Akhilesh Yadav was philosophical about the feud that has engulfed his family, and left him somewhat estranged from his father, Mulayam Singh Yadav.

A few hundred metres into his 'Vikas Yatra', a state-wide tour, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had to ditch his snazzy red Mercedes bus and get into an open SUV. The hi-tech 'rath' has broken down and work is on to repair it.

Akhilesh Yadav launched his bid for a second term as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh by starting a state-wide rath yatra named 'Vikas Yatra'. Today, Akhilesh Yadav is scheduled to travel 75 km in Lucknow and neighbouring Unnao. Though there are plans for him to stop every 2 kilometres to interact with people, he is likely to do so from a distance -...

As Akhilesh Yadav launched his bid for a second term as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh today, the posse with all-access to him is headed by Sunil Singh Sajan. The 34-year-old who is Akhilesh's go-to guy for his Vikas Rath Yatra (state-wide tour), is, however, no longer a member of the Samajwadi Party; he was expelled late last month along with oth...

Akhilesh Yadav's new rath is a snazzy set of wheels. 10 wheels actually on a modified red Mercedes bus that will be the 43-year-old chief minister's home for the next many days as he tours Uttar Pradesh ahead of assembly elections.

The government's plan to rope in bureaucrats for a countrywide mega rally to highlight its achievements has hit a roadblock, with the Election Commission banning the yatra in five states where elections are due by the year-end.

The BJP's Vikas Rath yatra in Madhya Pradesh was held up on Tuesday by an unexpected hitch. It appeared that someone had sprinkled itching powder on a state minister, Brajendra Singh Yadav, at a public meeting.

Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said today that he is "not aware" of any attempt at forming a coalition with other parties ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, a final decision on which would be taken by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.

After a big show of family unity as his father and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav flagged off his rath yatra, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav set off on Thursday morning in his snazzy red Mercedes bus that is serving as an election chariot.

As he began his campaign in his hi-tech and refurbished Mercedes, Akhilesh Yadav was philosophical about the feud that has engulfed his family, and left him somewhat estranged from his father, Mulayam Singh Yadav.

A few hundred metres into his 'Vikas Yatra', a state-wide tour, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had to ditch his snazzy red Mercedes bus and get into an open SUV. The hi-tech 'rath' has broken down and work is on to repair it.

Akhilesh Yadav launched his bid for a second term as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh by starting a state-wide rath yatra named 'Vikas Yatra'. Today, Akhilesh Yadav is scheduled to travel 75 km in Lucknow and neighbouring Unnao. Though there are plans for him to stop every 2 kilometres to interact with people, he is likely to do so from a distance -...

As Akhilesh Yadav launched his bid for a second term as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh today, the posse with all-access to him is headed by Sunil Singh Sajan. The 34-year-old who is Akhilesh's go-to guy for his Vikas Rath Yatra (state-wide tour), is, however, no longer a member of the Samajwadi Party; he was expelled late last month along with oth...

Akhilesh Yadav's new rath is a snazzy set of wheels. 10 wheels actually on a modified red Mercedes bus that will be the 43-year-old chief minister's home for the next many days as he tours Uttar Pradesh ahead of assembly elections.