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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath during a visit to metro hub on completion of one year of Lucknow Metro in Lucknow.

Renaming hardly a game-changer in UP

The name-changing trend began in Uttar Pradesh in 2007 when the BSP came to power and Mayawati renamed eight districts.

15 Sep 2018 5:06 AM

Out of jail, Bhim Army chief calls Mayawati ‘bua’

The Bhim Army chief, while replying to a question, said he had no differences with Ms Mayawati as she had been fighting for the rights of dalits.

15 Sep 2018 12:37 AM

A senior Congress leader said her views on the topic needs to be viewed as her bargaining tactics for more seats in the Assembly polls in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

Mayawati ruffles Congress' feathers by blaming UPA govt for fuel price rise

The BSP chief's views on fuel price hike came a day after her party stayed away from the 'Bharat bandh' call given by Cong on the issue.

13 Sep 2018 12:10 PM

Confusion in SP, BSP over ‘attack’ on Congress

The SP-BSP attack on the Congress, sources said, was a clear indication that both the parties did not want an alliance.

13 Sep 2018 3:19 AM

Congress offers ‘funds bait’ to BSP for alliance

MP Pradesh Congress Committee president Kamal Nath has been entrusted to negotiate with BSP for the poll tie-up, the source said.

10 Sep 2018 12:21 AM

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also claimed that people from upper castes were given equal opportunities in jobs and employment when her party was in power in the state. (Photo: File)

Bandh against SC/ST Act amendment a BJP conspiracy: Mayawati

Mayawati said the BJP is supporting such agitations to divert people's attention from 'burning' issues such as fuel price hike.

07 Sep 2018 6:06 PM

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav (Photo: PTI)

Akhilesh Yadav puts onus on Mayawati

Says it’s BSP responsibility to wipe out the BJP in 2019.

05 Sep 2018 12:28 AM

BJP playing politics in Kerala: Mayawati

In a statement, Ms Mayawati said that despite the magnitude of the crisis, the centre had not given adequate assistance to Kerala.

29 Aug 2018 12:53 AM

Mayawati gets reprieve from Allahabad HC in land case

The petition was filed by one Sandeep Bhati who had sought a CBI inquiry into illegal construction made by her.

28 Aug 2018 2:00 AM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: File)

UP approves anticipatory bail 42 years on

At present, UP and Uttarakhand are the only states that do not have the facility of anticipatory bail.

22 Aug 2018 2:01 AM

Lamenting that the speech was used to speak about the works done by his government in the over four years, she said PM Modi has been doing this also in his rallies and election meetings as well as in Parliament. (Photo: File)

PM Modi delivered 2019 poll speech on Independence Day: Mayawati

Mayawati said that the speech from Red Fort 'failed to infuse' new energy or hope among the people of the country

16 Aug 2018 1:44 PM

Sonia Gandhi, Mayawati, Mamata Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi present at the sworn in ceremony of the Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy. (Photo: PTI)

Women leaders to dominate Lok Sabha polls?

All in all, political dynamism of the two ladies is responsible for both having reached this stage and having outsmarted male politicians!

15 Aug 2018 1:20 AM

'Over the last four years, the central government has done nothing to support Dalits and other backward classes. Even in government jobs and education institutions, people are not getting benefits and are highly dissatisfied with the working of this government,' said Mayawati. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Modi govt not making enough efforts for upliftment of Dalits: Mayawati

Former UP CM said that the backward classes of the country are not getting the benefits of reservation in education institutions and jobs.

07 Aug 2018 2:23 PM

'Don't try to create any type of unnecessary confusion. I have already told that I am running a coalition government here with Congress,' Deve Gowda said. (Photo: ANI)

No problem with Mayawati or Mamata Banerjee as PM candidate: Deve Gowda

Deve Gowda took the opportunity to suggest that Assam's NRC draft issue should be solved 'amicably and peacefully'.

06 Aug 2018 1:11 PM

Singh, who was a Rajya Sabha MP from the SP, was expelled from the Akhilesh Yadav-led party last year. (Photo: File)

Would prefer PM Modi-Yogi over Mayawati-Akhilesh Yadav: Amar Singh

Amar Singh's remarks came a day after PM Modi said Singh knew people who interact with industrialists behind the curtains.

31 Jul 2018 8:41 AM

Congress president Sonia Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

CM Banerjee keeps door open for tie-up with Sonia Gandhi

Trinamul however sources indicated that the meeting is yet to be confirmed as the schedule has not been fixed.

31 Jul 2018 12:39 AM

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addressing people in a rally on the annual Martyrs’ Day in Kolkata on July 21. (Photo: PTI)

Is Mamata’s ‘BJP Hatao’ really a pipedream of the federal front?

Post the NDA’s win by 325 of the 451 lawmakers giving it a two-third majority in excess of its original strength.

30 Jul 2018 1:37 AM

Cong-NCP firms up pact with Mayawati for Maharashtra

After Karnataka, this is the first pre-poll state-level alliance to which the Bahujan Samaj Party has agreed to join ‘in-principle’.

30 Jul 2018 1:04 AM

There is much at stake for both the Congress and the BSP to the dalit constituency, and the negotiations will be tough. It does not make sense to blame either of them for defending their respective claims to represent dalit interests.

Why dalit vote is vital for both Congress and BSP

The simple fact is that the BSP is not yet a pan-Indian dalit party.

30 Jul 2018 12:08 AM

(From left) Sonia Gandhi, Mayawati, Mamata Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi, N. Chandrababu Naidu and newly-sworn-in Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy in Bengaluru on May 23. (Photo: PTI/File)

Rahul, Maya, Mamata: Pre-2019 dance begins

Rahul Gandhi said that the Congress was willing to back anyone as Prime Minister provided the person was not supported by the RSS.

28 Jul 2018 2:39 AM

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