Yogi credits Modi’s leadership for BJP’s 7-2 victory in UP by-polls; Akhilesh claims misuse of power
CM Yogi once again raised the slogan 'Batoge to Katoge' and asked the people to stay united.
CM Yogi once again raised the slogan 'Batoge to Katoge' and asked the people to stay united.
As expected, the BJP clinched 7 of the 9 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday where by-elections were held on November 20.
The ruling BJP is leading in seven out of nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh whereas the Samajwadi Party had retained the Sisamau seat in Kanpur and was leading in Karhal seat in Mainpuri.
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidates were leading on three seats while Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was ahead on one seat as trends for the Bihar bypolls started pouring in on Saturday.
As the BJP gained a lead in Uttar Pradesh by-polls on nine seats, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said on Saturday that the Samajwadi party's reality has come before the people and it is going to become "Samaptwadi Party."
Two tribal women have been lynched allegedly for practicing sorcery at Adivasi Para in Harisara village, under Mayureswar police station area of Birbhum district on Friday evening.
As the death of Mangesh Yadav in an encounter with the police continued to be in the limelight Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav accused the Uttar Pradesh Police of fake encounters.
Uttar Pradesh Jalshakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh holds considerable clout in the Bundelkhand region of the state. He is also the main force behind Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s dream ‘Har Ghar Jal’ project.
Amid speculations whether the Samajwadi Party will field its candidates in Haryana assembly elections or Congress will give it some seats, SP President Akhilesh Yadav on Friday has indicated that his party may not field its candidates for ''unity of the INDI alliance''.
In a post on social media on Thursday, Mayawati urged the BJP government and the Samajwadi Party to refrain from engaging in bulldozer politics, asserting that the matter should be left to the court, where people hope to receive justice.