Lalmani Verma

These workshops are being addressed by BJP state general secretary Ashok Kataria and state secretary Amar Pal Maurya.

To keep communication channels open between party leaders, the Uttar Pradesh BJP unit on Wednesday formed coordination committees in every district comprising of local MP, MLAs, organisational office bearers and senior workers. A senior leader told The Indian Express that excluding Varanasi Mahanagar where PM Narendra Modi is the local MP, all other coordination committees […]

The commission, led by CEC Nasim Zaidi, was in Lucknow since Sunday to make a first-hand assessment of the preparations made by the state election machinery for the coming elections.

The cover story in the magazine, titled Saifai ka Sangram, details the turmoil and upheaval that the ruling party in UP and the Yadav clan went through in the last 15 days.

“Uri is a temporary statement and the final victory will be our Army’s,” Shah said.

All Opposition parties, expressing a lack of faith in the local police and have demanded that central forces be deployed for the upcoming 2017 elections.

SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav suddenly cancelled his Azamgarh rally set to be held on October 6, where he was reportedly launching SP’s election campaign for the Lok Sabha elections.

BJP district president Surendra Maithani asked, “How could Akhilesh Yadav take credit for Narendra Modi’s Metro?”

The move is apparently aimed at avoiding the dissolution of the management committee by the new state government, in case a party other than SP comes to power.

After taking action against the youth leaders, Mulayam elevated Amar Singh, who had returned to SP with his name figuring in the list for party's nominees for Rajya Sabha polls.

"I hope you will play an important role in the upcoming Assembly polls, and in strengthening the Samajwadi Party,” Mulayam wrote in Hindi.

Why is Prajapati back in the government despite such charges and accusations of land grabbing in the past?

Objecting to the action, over 50 office-bearers of various frontal organisations resigned, claiming that Akhilesh was their “undisputed” leader. Shivpal accepted all the resignations.

As per Shivpal Yadav's order, these leaders have been expelled from the party on the charges of making derogatory remarks against Mulayam, involvement in anti-party activities and indiscipline.

Rahul should see the kind of social work RSS swayamsevaks were doing while dedicating their lives to public welfare, said Smriti Irani.

When Shivpal Yadav was elected as the state chief of the Samajwadi Party last week, Ram Gopal Yadav, who is Mulayam Singh’s cousin, faulted the removal of CM Akhilesh Yadav from the post.

SP president Mulayam Singh Yadav met with slogan-shouting youth leaders behind closed doors at the party office, where he is learnt to have scolded them for their conduct.

The youth SP leaders protested at the party headquarters and then later at Akhilesh Yadav's residence.

Mulayam, Akhilesh and Shivpal also held a one-hour compromise meeting at the party chief’s residence — the first involving all three since the crisis broke out.

Shivpal sent his resignation to Mulayam Singh and Akhilesh after meeting them at their homes separately.

In the SP’s last national parliamentary board meeting, held in Lucknow in June, Mulayam had assigned Ram Gopal the responsibility of drafting the list with the new national executive committee.

Ram Gopal, who met Akhilesh in Lucknow, said the SP leadership made a “mistake” even if “unintentional” by removing and not seeking the resignation of Akhilesh from the post of state party president.

For Mulayam, brother Shivpal’s connect with the grassroots is invaluable in the election season.

For Mulayam, brother Shivpal’s connect with the grassroots is invaluable in the election season.

CM Akhilesh Yadav says fight in government, not family. In New Delhi, Mulayam Singh held talks with Shivpal and Gayatri Prajapati, the minister sacked two days ago.

As the incumbent CM, Akhilesh will remain the face of the party for the 2017 Assembly polls.

Earlier in the day, Akhilesh removed Chief Secretary Deepak Singhal, said to be close to Shivpal and named to the post barely two months ago.

Akhilesh seems to be in no mood to make any compromises with the 'family' on the issue of administration.

Deepak Singhal, who is considered close to Cabinet Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav, has been replaced by his junior, a 1983 batch IAS officer Rahul Prasad Bhatnagar.

Awadh Prant convener of the Manch, Raees Khan, said they want to send a message to society.

Among the 21 candidates in the first list, 12 are Sikhs. The party has also fielded three candidates on reserved seats.

The yatra will cover all the districts in the state before concluding in Lucknow on November 22.

BJP state president Keshav Prasad Maurya said people from all castes are likely to have lunch together and Shah would also interact with them.

Uttar Pradesh 2017 elections: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has only made veiled attacks on the Samajwadi Party government till now.

'Chunav sahayak’ will remain deputed in the constituencies from October onwards till the 2017 Assembly polls are over.