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Samajwadi Party (SP)
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- Abbreviation SP
- President Akhilesh Yadav
- Founder Mulayam Singh Yadav
- Founded 4 October 1992 (32 Years Ago) (1992-10-04)
- Country India
- Headquarters 18 Copernicus Lane, New Delhi
- Eci Status State Party
- Ideology Socialism, Left-wing Populism, Secularism
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Samajwadi Party (SP) BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 06 Feb 2025
Samajwadi Party or SP is a state party that has strong roots in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The party is represented through the election symbol 'cycle'. Mulayam Singh Yadav or 'netaji' founded the party and is its current chief. However, on January 1, 2017, his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief ...
SAMAJWADI PARTY NEWS
Azam Khan’s son sentenced in fake passport case, sent to seven years in jail
December 05, 2025 8:57 pm
The latest judgment comes nearly three weeks after the Rampur court sentenced Azam and Abdullah in a forgery case involving two PAN cards
Following 7-year jail term, SP leader Azam Khan, his son start process to get bail cancelled in several pending cases
November 30, 2025 4:53 pm
On November 17, Azam Khan and Abdullah Azam Khan, who had been out on bail, were taken into custody after a Rampur court sentenced them to seven years’ imprisonment in a case related to the use of two PAN cards.
Samajwadi Party MLA Sudhakar Singh passes away at 67 after battling health issues
November 20, 2025 5:38 pm
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav condoled the death of Sudhakar Singh, who had been the Ghosi MLA since 2023 after winning a bypoll.
Azam Khan back in jail: SP leader, son get 7-year jail term in dual PAN card forgery case
November 17, 2025 7:45 pm
A Rampur court ordered their immediate custody following the conviction. Abdullah Azam had been out on bail in the matter.
'Can't question my deshbhakti because I don't sing Vande Mataram': SP MP Barq
November 10, 2025 10:06 am
The MP said Vande Mataram is the national song and not the national anthem, adding that neither did his grandfather sing it and nor would he.
CM Adityanath targets SP: ‘Lamps are lit where bullets were fired’
October 20, 2025 7:02 am
Adityanath claimed that 6-10 crore devotees are visiting Ayodhya every year now. He also claimed that 1.51 crore diyas were lit across Uttar Pradesh to mark the occasion
Mayawati targets SP & Congress again, says ‘praise for BJP our political honesty’
October 17, 2025 5:13 am
BSP chief appeals to party workers to start preparations for 2027 UP Assembly elections with full energy
UP Legislative Council polls: Fearing ‘loss’ of LoP post, Samajwadi Party names candidates a year ahead
October 15, 2025 9:41 am
While the outcome may be a prestige issue for the ruling BJP, it won’t significantly impact them given their strength in the Council,” a senior SP leader said, admitting that winning fewer than three seats could endanger the party’s LoP position.
As Congress, SP pay tribute to Kanshi Ram, they target Mayawati for ‘secret understanding with BJP’
October 10, 2025 7:26 am
“She (Mayawati) is organising the rally at the behest of the BJP and is engaging in vote politics by misleading the Dalit community. Today's rally has proven that Mayawati ji is a true member of the BJP and a supporter of the RSS," Rai said at the seminar.
Kanshi Ram's legacy endures, but critical question is how will BSP reclaim its disruptive potential
October 09, 2025 10:34 pm
His ideas have been appropriated, often diluted, for electoral arithmetic. But they still speak to a deeper moral conception of democracy
SAMAJWADI PARTY PHOTOS
Remembering Mulayam Singh Yadav: A life in pictures
October 10, 2022 10:55 am
Mulayam Singh Yadav (1939- 2022)
As cops stop Samajwadi Party's march to Vidhan Sabha, Akhilesh & MLAs sit in protest
September 19, 2022 3:34 pm
During the protest march, SP leaders raised issues of law and order, unemployment, and farmers’ woes.
Mulayam Singh Yadav celebrates 79th birthday, showers blessings on Akhilesh
November 22, 2017 5:20 pm
Mulayam Singh Yadav also cut a cake on the occasion and offered the first slice to his son Akhilesh.
First SP-Congress roadshow in Lucknow in pictures
January 29, 2017 8:04 pm
Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh are due to start on February 3. SP and Congress have agreed to sharing the 403 assembly seats in the state, with SP contesting from 298 seats and Congress from 105 seats.
Mulayam's birthday bash: Rides imported buggy, cuts 75 kg cake
November 22, 2014 2:29 pm
Mulayam Singh Yadav marked his 75th birthday in style, riding an imported Victorian- style ‘buggy’ in Rampur on Friday. However, controversy followed when party leader and minister Azam Khan, when asked about the funding for the event, quipped that the money has come from the Taliban and Dawood Ibrahim.
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SAMAJWADI PARTY VIDEOS
Samajwadi Party Government Moved To Bury 19 Cases Against Political Leaders For UP Polls
June 22, 2020 7:12 pm
An investigation of official records has revealed that over the years, the SP government moved to bury at least 19 cases against senior political leaders from the state.
UP CM Akhilesh Yadav Claims Samajwadi Party Would Have Won More Than 250 Seats On Its Own
June 22, 2020 7:12 pm
Speaking at Sultanpur, Akhilesh Yadav claimed that the SP would have won more than 250 seats on its own to form a majority government again but now that the alliance had been formed, the SP-Congress combine would win more than 300 of 403 seats in the House.
Samajwadi Party's First List Of Candidates Creates Uncertainty Over Alliance With Congress
June 22, 2020 7:13 pm
The Samajwadi Party released its first list of 191 candidates for the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Samajwadi Party Rules Out Alliance With Ajit Singh’s Rashtriya Lok Dal For Uttar Pradesh Elections
June 22, 2020 7:13 pm
National vice-president Kironmoy Nanda issued the official statement that the The Samajwadi Party ruled out any alliance with Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal for the upcoming assembly elections
Mulayam Singh Yadav Announces Akhilesh As CM Candidate For Samajwadi Party
June 22, 2020 7:14 pm
Declaring himself as the national president of Samajwadi Party, Mulayam Singh Yadav, took a softening of stand on Monday evening as he announced Akhilesh Yadav would be the Chief Minister candidate for the party
Samajwadi Party Soap Opera
June 22, 2020 7:15 pm
While Akhilesh Yadav has been declared the Samajwadi Party’s national working president, his father, Mulayam Singh Yadav has challenged the same calling it unconstitutional.
Shocking Remark By Samajwadi Party Leader Abu Azmi's On Bengaluru Mass Molestation
June 22, 2020 7:15 pm
Samajwadi Party Mumbai unit chief Abu Azmi courted controversy as he suggested that the reason behind 'mass molestation' of women in Bengaluru was because of them 'straying away' from Indian culture.
Ramgopal Yadav: 90 Per Cent Of Samajwadi MPs, MLAs, MNCs Are In Akhilesh's Favour
June 22, 2020 7:15 pm
The election symbol of Samajwadi Party formally came under dispute with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s camp telling the Election Commission that the party is “actually” headed by him now and not its founder Mulayam Singh.
Samajwadi Party Crisis: UP Congress MLAs In Favour Of Pre-Poll Pact With Akhilesh Yadav
June 22, 2020 7:15 pm
A majority of Congress MLAs in UP spoke in favour of a pre-poll pact with the SP under Akhilesh Yadav saying he is “popular”, has a “clean image” and that “secular parties should unite to defeat communal forces”
Samajwadi Party Symbol Is My Identity, I have Done Nothing Wrong: Mulayam Singh Yadav
June 22, 2020 7:15 pm
Claiming his authority over the Samajwadi Party Mulayam Singh Yadav said the party symbol is his identity. He added that nobody can accuse him of doing anything illegal.
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