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Samajwadi Party breaks ties with Shivpal, Rajbhar

Sends out official communication even as leaders court the interest of rival parties

The Hindu · Jul 23, 2022

SP supporters won’t vote for Sinha in Prez polls due to his earlier remarks against Netaji

Akhilesh counters it saying ‘ISI agent’ jibe against Mulayam was made long time ago, when Yashwant Sinha was with BJP

The Hindu · Jul 18, 2022

Akhilesh, Shivpal spar over opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha's 'ISI agent' remark on SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused his uncle Shivpal Yadav of working on the BJP's "directions" by alleging that the opposition presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha had once called SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav an "ISI agent".

The Times of India · Jul 18, 2022

Uttar Pradesh: Shivpal Yadav calls out elder brother Mulayam Singh Yadav for not backing Azam Khan

LUCKNOW: In a first, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s estranged uncle Shivpal Yadav pointed fingers at patriarch Mulayam Singh for not standing up for Azam Khan. Shivpal said had Netaji (Mulayam) led a dharna of SP MPs and taken up Azam Khan’s case with the Prime Minister, things would have…

The Times of India · Apr 22, 2022

Those ridiculing CM Yogi Adityanath will now face ‘lath’: Aparna Yadav

KANPUR: Aparna Yadav, daughter-in-law of the Samajwadi Party (SP) founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member, on Friday took a dig at the opposition, saying that “those who were speaking of sending chief minister Yogi Adityanath to ‘Gorakhnath Math’ in the recently held assembly polls will…

The Times of India · Apr 16, 2022

Uttar Pradesh: Mulayam Singh Yadav holds closed-door 90-min meet with Akhilesh Yadav

LUCKNOW: After watching the recent fast-paced development within the Samajwadi Party from sidelines for a while, patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav held a 90-minute-long closed-door meeting with his son and party president Akhilesh Yadav at SP headquarters in Lucknow on Friday. After jointly addressing the party workers in Mainpuri on Thursday,…

The Times of India · Apr 15, 2022

Uttar Pradesh: SP MP meets CM Yogi Adityanath, sparks speculations on BJP shift

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party’s Rajya Sabha member Chaudhary Sukhram Singh Yadav recently met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath triggering speculations about his plans to join the Bharatiya Janata Party in the near future.

The Times of India · Apr 15, 2022

Shivpal stays away from meeting of SP allies

Faultlines in Yadav clan resurface

The Hindu · Mar 29, 2022

SP to gain in 2024 with Akhilesh Yadav quitting Lok Sabha seat, say party leaders

NEW DELHI: While BJP workers are jubilant over the party’s victory and return of Yogi Adityanath as Uttar Pradesh chief minister for a second consecutive term, the mood is no less upbeat in the rival Samajwadi Party (SP) camp.

The Times of India · Mar 27, 2022

Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati fields 2-time MLA Guddu Jamali for Azamgarh Lok Sabha bypoll

LUCKNOW: Less than four months after he quit the BSP to join AIMIM, former Mubarakpur MLA Shah Alam aka Guddu Jamali on Sunday returned to Mayawati's party and managed to get a ticket to contest Lok Sabha bypoll from Azamgarh seat vacated by Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.

The Times of India · Mar 27, 2022