Significantly, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) MP Hanuman Beniwal, who demanded a probe by either the CBI or an SIT in the case, claiming the involvement of some Congress leaders, was also among the protesters along with Mukesh Bhakar, a Congress MLA from the Sachin Pilot camp and BJP MP Swami Sumedhanand Saraswati.

New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): As many as 27 of the 57 members elected to the Rajya Sabha during the recent biennial polls on Friday took oath owing allegiance to the Constitution as required to commence their functioning as members of the Council of States.

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 26 (ANI): Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary will be the joint candidate of the Samajwadi Party and RLD for the Rajya Sabha elections.

Jaipur Apr 26 PTI Amid suspense over the entry of poll strategist Prashant Kishor to the Congress Rajasthans Technical Education Minister Subhash Garg on Tuesday said an organisation can only be strengthened by its workers and leadershipGarg is a Rashtriya Lok Dal MLA from Bharatpur who has supported the Congress government in the stateWithout naming anyone he tweeted Only leadership and workers can make an organization strong and powerful not any advisor and service provider Leadership needs Chanakya and not a businessman he saidPrashant Kishor is keen to join the Congress and has expressed his willingness to do so without any expectations but senior Congress leaders expressed doubts over the commitment of the poll strategist since he has agreements to support rivals in West Bengal Bihar and TelanganaAccording to Congress sources an eight-member group constituted by party president Sonia Gandhi to formulate its poll strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls after Kishors presentation took serious note of the poll arrangement signed by I-PAC with the TRS for the assembly electionsKishor however has been insisting that he is no longer associated with the Indian Political Action Committee I-PAC PTI SDA RDT NSD

Lucknow Apr 21 PTI Sulking socialist leader Shivpal Singh Yadav on Thursday took on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav over a remark alluding to his apparent closeness to the ruling BJP and dared him to expel him from the SP legislature party Shivpal Yadav who is Akhilesh Yadavs uncle and heads his own Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia won the recent Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on an SP ticket He was however not invited for a meeting of SP MLAs soon after the results came in Since then he has thrown hints that he might cross over to the Bharatiya Janata Party As of now there is no decision on this matter When the right time comes I will definitely tell everyone about it the PSPL leader told reportrers when questioned over the speculation He took exception to Akhilesh Yadavs comment in Agra on Wednesday that anyone who meets the BJP will not remain with the SP Its an irresponsible comment I contested the election on the symbol of the Samajwadi Party If they think they need to take a decision immediately then they can expel me from the legislature party he said Though the SP president had not taken names the comment came in the backdrop of Shivpal Yadavs recent meeting with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Shivpal Yadav had formed his own party after falling out with his nephew But the two patched up ahead of the 2022 assembly polls He also dismissed Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhars claim that the two are in regular touch and he is part of the alliance headed by the SBSP So far there have been no talks with him on this issue There was a phone call but no talks were held It is likely that he talked to someone else whose name resembles mine Yadav said Shivpal Yadav has recently signalled growing bonhomie with the saffron party After a meeting the CM he started following him Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former UP deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma on Twitter After not being invited by his nephew to a meeting of newly elected SP MLAs on March 26 Shivpal Yadav skipped a meeting of the Opposition alliance led by the Samajwadi Party The SP supremo has been cryptic in his remarks on his uncle Recently when questioned by reporters in Kannauj Akhilesh Yadav caustically advised them not to waste time on such issues Shivpal Yadav has also been critical of the treatment being meted out to jailed SP leader Azam Khan whose supporters have accused the Samajwadi Party of ignoring him and the Muslim community On Rashtriya Lok Dal president Jayant Chaudharys meeting with Azam Khans wife and son in Rampur on Wednesday Yadav said courtesy calls place in politics and he too was in touch with the family Before the election I had met him in jail His health was not good The treatment that is being given to him is not right for a tall leader like him he said In politics there should not be such incidents of political vendetta Shivpal Yadav who is the younger brother of SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav added On the recent dissolution of PSPL units he said a post-election review and reorganisation was going on in his party It will be revamped after a proper review he said PTI SAB SNS ASH ASH

Lucknow Mar 28 PTI Veteran BJP MLA Satish Mahana is all set to be the speaker of the 18th legislative assembly of Uttar PradeshThe legislator from the Maharajpur seat in Kanpur district filed his nomination papers for the speakers post on Monday Sources in the assembly said Mahana was the lone candidate to file his nomination The deadline was at 2 pmMahana handed over his nomination papers to the principal secretary of the assembly Pradip Kumar Dubey in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak and senior minister Surya Pratap Shahi among othersCongress legislature party leader Aradhana Mishra Mona and Jansatta Dal Loktantrik leader Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya were also presentGovernor Anandiben Patel has fixed March 29 as the date for the election of the speakerMahana was elected as MLA for the eighth time from the Maharajpur assembly seat He was the minister for industrial development in the previous governmentIn the recently held Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections the BJP won 255 seats of the total 403 while its allies Apna Dal Sonelal got 12 and the Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal Nishad got sixMain opposition in Uttar Pradesh the Samajwadi Party won 111 seats while its ally the Rashtriya Lok Dal got eight and the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party sixApart from this the Congress won two seats the Jansatta Dal Loktantrik two and the Bahujan Samaj Party one seat PTI SAB IJT

Lucknow Mar 26 PTI The Rashtriya Lok Dal RLD has constituted a committee to review the results of the recently held assembly elections which is collecting information from districts its national president Chaudhary Jayant Singh said here on Saturday Chaudhary held a meeting with the newly elected MLAs of the RLD at partys headquarters here and also thanked the party workers for working well under the alliance After the review a large-scale workers conference will be organised in Lucknow Chaudhary said addressing them The RLD had fought the election in alliance with the Samajwadi Party and won eight seats Eight MLAs of Rashtriya Lok Dal are equal to 80 who will work as the voice of the youths and the unemployed along with farmers and labourers of Uttar Pradesh and will keep a close watch on the issues of public interest in line with our sankalp patra Chaudhary said while addressing the MLAs Party sources said that Chaudhary met SP president Akhilesh Yadav at the SP headquarters later and the two leaders resolved to work together in an effective manner PTI SAB VN VN

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 23 (ANI): Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary on Wednesday met Azad Samaj Party president Chandra Shekhar Aazad to discuss issues related to youth empowerment and social justice.

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 20 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh chief of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Masood Ahmed on Saturday resigned from the party, alleging that tickets in UP Assembly elections were "sold" and issues of Dalits and minorities were neglected".

New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Choudhary on Tuesday rejected the exit poll prediction of BJP's victory in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and said that SP-RLD the alliance will form the government in the state on March 10.