Akhilesh Yadav

Mulayam Singh Yadav expels Ram Gopal Yadav again: 10 things you need to know about Samajwadi Party feud

The national executive meeting called on Sunday elected Akhilesh Yadav as national party president.

Jan 1, 2017

UP Assembly elections 2017: Who played peacemaker as Mulayam took back Akhilesh and Ram Gopal in SP?

The development came after hours of high drama, hectic political parleys and hasty meetings, including one between Mulayam and Akhilesh himself.

Dec 31, 2016

SP breaks up: Mulayam Singh Yadav suspends Akhilesh Yadav, Ram Gopal Yadav from party for 6 years

Akhilesh has issued his own list of candidates for the UP Assembly elections, despite Mulayam himself having released such a list for the SP.

Dec 30, 2016

UP Assembly Elections 2017: Father-son feud widens as Akhilesh releases separate list of 235 candidates hours after Mulayam releases his

Akhilesh's list includes several names that do not feature in the list issued by Mulayam.

Dec 30, 2016

UP Assembly elections 2017: Feud between SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and CM Akhilesh Yadav may help one party the most

Akhilesh will reportedly announce his own list of 167 candidates after his father announced a list of 325 candidates sans Akhilesh's loyalists.

Dec 29, 2016

UP elections 2017: 10 things BJP chief Amit Shah said to attack Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati

Amit Shah took on not only the chiefs of the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party, but the Congress vice-president as well.

Dec 17, 2016

BSP transferred votes to BJP during 2014 Lok Sabha elections, says Akhilesh Yadav

BJP had won 71 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in UP, while BSP failed to open its account.

Dec 13, 2016

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017: Akhilesh says SP-Congress will fetch 300 seats, but will the alliance happen?

There is a question mark on whether such a combine will happen at all, although the possibility cannot be ruled out.

Dec 13, 2016

OPINION: When male politicians break down, and no hue and cry is made

The Indian public has showed more than once that it can accept its leaders as mere humans, allowed to have weak moments.

Dec 10, 2016

Indian Air Force fighter jets land on Agra-Lucknow Expressway [WATCH HERE]

Six Sukhoi Su-30MKI and Mirage 2000 jets took part in the exercise.

Nov 21, 2016

Evening wrap: Jayalalithaa fit to be discharged, Akhilesh allays salt fears, TV actress Sabarna Anand commits suicide and more

Read about Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's comments on demonetisation, and blast killing 4 at US Army base in Afghanistan.

Nov 12, 2016

UP elections: Like Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav wants to chase away BJP with Akhilesh Yadav

Lalu also tried to play down tension in Samajwadi Party by saying that there was absolutely no rift in the Yadav family.

Nov 5, 2016

UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's Vikas Rath Yatra kicks off amid clashes

Minutes before the 'Vikas Rath Yatra' was flagged off, workers of Samajwadi Party clashed, disrupting the show of strength.

Nov 3, 2016

Samajwadi Party rift: 'I don't give importance to Ram Gopal's statements,' says Mulayam Singh Yadav

Akhilesh Yadav had sacked his uncle Shivpal Yadav from his post, leading to a rift between the father and the son.

Oct 25, 2016

Morning Brief: Cyrus Mistry's removal from Tata Sons sparks speculation, BCCI holds off on IPL tender process, Akhilesh Yadav breaks down at SP meet and more

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Oct 25, 2016

PM Modi slams SP, BSP, says time to make UP 'Uttam Pradesh'

The PM said that both the parties loot the state turn by turn.

Oct 24, 2016

Samajwadi Party rift: 'Why will I form a new party?,'Akhilesh Yadav breaks down at SP meet

Akhilesh reportedly left the meeting after an argument with father Mulayam Singh Yadav on the dais.

Oct 24, 2016

Sacked Shivpal Yadav says Ram Gopal expelled from party for conspiring against him

The 24-year-old party may be heading for a split with Mulayam Singh Yadav trying to promote Shivpal over his son and CM Akhilesh Yadav.

Oct 23, 2016

Samajwadi Party expels MLC for writing letter about chief Mulayam's second wife

The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Member (MLC), however, stuck to his point and said that he would standby what he wrote.

Oct 22, 2016

SP MLC accuses Akhilesh Yadav's stepmother of conspiring against him

In a letter, MLC Udayveer Singh said that Mulayam Singh Yadav needs to step down as the party chief and make way for Akhilesh.

Oct 21, 2016