Akhilesh Yadav said that deviating from the 'real issues' was the character of the BJP and only the regional forces 'can stop its march'.
19 Mar 2018 9:59 AM
Gorakhpur was represented in Parliament by chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Phulpur by his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya.
19 Mar 2018 6:41 AM
Naval Kishore Shakya said that he was impressed with the policies of the Samajwadi Party and had decided to join it.
18 Mar 2018 3:45 AM
The SP and the BSP, bitter foes of UP politics, have been at daggers drawn ever since the infamous state guest house case of 1995.
16 Mar 2018 2:31 AM
It remains to be seen whether the alliance will remain intact or meet the same bitter fate as that of the 1993 one.
15 Mar 2018 1:47 AM
The day you (the BJP) unrolled the red carpet for a man who criticised Lord Ram, that day Lord Ram too turned against you.
15 Mar 2018 12:53 AM
Yogi Adityanath said the fact that the BJP lost both the seats was a reason for review.
14 Mar 2018 7:32 PM
The two arch-rivals had come together for the Gorakhpur and Phulpur bypolls.
14 Mar 2018 6:08 PM
When Rahul Gandhi took over as Congress president, his mother and predecessor made it amply clear that he was the final authority in the party.
11 Mar 2018 1:30 AM
Ateeq was the first casualty of the Yadav family war and he adopted a safer route out by declaring that he would not contest the assembly polls.
10 Mar 2018 12:14 AM
If sources are to be believed, a former MP and two MLCs are even preparing to quit the party and join the Congress in protest.
06 Mar 2018 1:06 AM
Mayawati clarified that the BSP's decision to enter into an alliance will be done publically, and not behind closed doors.
04 Mar 2018 6:23 PM
The alliance for the bypolls is expected to pave way for the two parties to come together ahead of the 2019 general election.
04 Mar 2018 2:13 PM
SP president Akhilesh Yadav, however, will be campaigning for his candidates after Holi.
01 Mar 2018 6:14 AM
Gorakhpur has a Nishad population of about three lakhs and this will definitely boost the prospects of the Samajwadi Party on this seat.
26 Feb 2018 4:36 AM
It’s futile to blame Yogi Adityanath, Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati for the uphill task that UP faces.
21 Feb 2018 3:06 AM
Fielding a brahmin from the Gorakhpur seat is seen as an outreach by the BJP to a community considered its core votebank.
20 Feb 2018 1:56 AM
NISHAD party president Sanjay Nishad and Peace Party president Ayub were present when Akhilesh Yadav made the announcement.
19 Feb 2018 2:53 AM
'The government, guided by the RSS, is trying to distort the tenets of Constitution.' said Akhilesh Yadav.
05 Feb 2018 7:51 AM
Yadav demanded that the elections should be conducted through ballet and not through machines.
05 Feb 2018 2:00 AM