The Latest Breaking News from Akhilesh Yadav

Uttar Pradesh elections: BJP tries to paint Samajwadi Party in minority appeasement colour

LUCKNOW: The flurry of pointed remarks unleashed at Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav by the top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ranks — "Abba Jaan", "Akhilesh Ali Jinnah" and "Wayde Azam" — has once again brought the political gaze on saffron outfit's deft attempts to bracket SP tightly against the…

The Times of India · Jan 24, 2022

'India's tallest man' joins SP, hopes to dwarf opponents

If the party gives him a ticket, Dharmendra Pratap Singh will prefer to contest from the Pratapgarh assembly constituency

The Hindu · Jan 23, 2022

During SP's tenure, electric wires were used for drying clothes: Anurag Thakur takes jibe at Akhilesh Yadav over his free electricity promise

LUCKNOW: Union minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday took a dig at Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav over his promise of giving free 300 units of electricity and said that during the tenure of the SP government, electric wires were used for drying clothes.

The Times of India · Jan 23, 2022

Uttar Pradesh elections: Akhilesh Yadav takes cue from viral Bhojpuri rap to target BJP

LUCKNOW: Taking a cue from "UP mein ka ba" (What is there in UP), a rap by Bhojpuri singer Neha Rathore, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav used the catchline to rhyme with a series to couplets to target the claims of the BJP government in UP.

The Times of India · Jan 22, 2022

Aparna Yadav will lose if fielded from Lucknow Cantt: BJP leader

NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav’s sister-in-law Aparna Bisht Yadav, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on January 19, would lose the forthcoming Uttar Pradesh (UP) assembly election if she is fielded from Lucknow Cantonment (Cantt), a top BJP leader has claimed.

The Times of India · Jan 21, 2022

Akhilesh tries to get OBC, Dalit votes

Outsourcing and privatisation being used to finish off reservations, says SP chief

The Hindu · Jan 20, 2022

UP assembly polls: Akhilesh Yadav set to contest from Karhal

LUCKNOW: Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav will contest his first ever assembly election from Karhal seat in Mainpuri district.

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2022

UP polls: Akhilesh Yadav to contest elections from Mainpuri's Karhal seat

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will contest the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections from Mainpuri's Karhal constituency, informed sources on Thursday.

Dynamite News · Jan 20, 2022

Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls | Will ask Azamgarh’s people before contesting: Akhilesh

While keeping the suspense alive over contesting from a seat in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday indicated an interest in fighting the po

The Hindu · Jan 19, 2022

The caste calculus in U.P.

If the SP is serious about challenging the BJP’s narrative, it must translate rhetoric into welfare goals

The Hindu · Jan 19, 2022