A Varanasi court deferred the hearing of a plea seeking the filing of a case against Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of the people of Kashi by making controversial remarks to December 22.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday took a jibe at the Deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak and said that they were looking for an opportunity to become CM, but have "failed".

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 23 (ANI): Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party chief OP Rajbhar on Saturday announced the end of the alliance with the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party.

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 9 (ANI): In an indication of a rift inside the Opposition in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav along with Om Prakash Rajbhar, who is an ally of the SP, have extended their support to NDA-backed presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu.

Lucknow Mar 30 PTI BSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday took a swipe at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for linking his overseas trips with the building of Kanpur Metro and Lucknow Expressway stressing right thinking and vision were required for overall development not foreign toursShe was referring to Yadavs comments in the state Assembly on Tuesday during his welcome speech on the election of Satish Mahana as Speaker of the HouseReading out the House Speakers political experience Akhilesh Yadav the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly pointed out that Mahana has visited 35 countriesI never knew this Else I would have mentioned it whenever there was any noise over foreign visits he saidYadav added Good that I went abroad because hadnt it been the case the state would not have got Lucknow Expressway and Kanpur Metro by the Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party had been at the receiving end of barbs by the BJP leaders who had targeted him during the election campaign over his foreign visitsMayawati on Wednesday said that like iron will was required for freeing the state of riots and violence right-thinking was needed for developmentIn a tweet in Hindi she said Under the guise of several foreign visits of the newly-elected Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana Leader of Opposition Akhilesh Yadavs attempt to justify his foreign tours on the pretext of development is an attempt to cover up the shortcomings of which BJP has been targeting him Right thinking and vision is necessary for holistic development which is possible even without foreign tours This has been proved by the BSP government through Taj Expressway Ganga Expressway etc Just as an iron will is necessary for freedom from riots violence and crime right thinking is necessary for development Mayawati said in another tweet in HindiThe BSP chief has been continuously attacking Akhilesh Yadav especially after her partys electoral debacle in the Assembly pollsSoon after the results were announced the BSP supremo had said that fear of a jungle raj if the Samajwadi Party came to power made her party supporters shift to the BJPMeanwhile the BSP declared its candidate for the Azamgarh Lok Sabha bypoll after the seat was vacated by Akhilesh Yadav following his election to the state assemblyFormer MLA Guddu Jamali has been declared a candidate by the Mayawati-led party for the seatAn MLA between 2017 and 2022 Jamali was the BSP legislature party leader in the last Uttar Pradesh assembly but was sacked shortly before the pollsHe subsequently contested the 2022 assembly polls as an AIMIM candidate from the Mubarakpur seat within the Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency but lost to the Samajwadi Party He later returned to the BSP fold PTI SAB NSD NSD

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 26 (ANI): Shivpal Singh Yadav, who contested and won the recent Uttar Pradesh elections on Samajwadi Party (SP) ticket is miffed with the party for not having been invited by his nephew and the party chief Akhilesh Yadav for a meeting of all the SP legislators.

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 25 (ANI): Several opposition leaders including Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, former chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and others have been invited to the oath-taking ceremony of Yogi Adityanath as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow on Friday.

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 9 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Minister Mohsin Raza on Wednesday slammed Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for accusing the ruling BJP of trying to "steal" votes by saying that it is sad to question the working of Election Commission of India.

Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 5 (ANI): Slamming Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) over the issue of development initiatives undertaken to uplift the poor, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the SP and the BSP only talk about the poor. On the other hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath work for empowering the poor.

New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh Harnath Singh Yadav on Monday slammed Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for his comment on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during campaigning, saying that such language is against political dignity.