Akhilesh Yadav

LS polls: Akhilesh to start campaign from UP's Pilibhit on April 12

Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav, along with Opposition INDIA bloc ally Congress, will start campaigning for the SP candidates from Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency on April 12.

Apr 10, 2024

Congress president Kharge turns 81, wishes pour in from all party leaders

PM Modi and Union minister Nitin Gadkari are among those who wished Kharge on his birthday

Jul 21, 2023

They can poison me: Akhilesh refuses tea offered by UP cops [details]

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday refused to drink tea offered to him by the police officers at the DGP headquarters.

Jan 8, 2023

Mulayam to be cremated in Sefai, his native village in Etawah tomorrow [Details]

In a tweet, the Samajwadi Party informed that the cremation of the late leader will be held in his village on Tuesday at 3.p.m.

Oct 10, 2022

Samajwadi leader Mulayam Singh Yadav passes away at 82

Veteran Samajwadi leader and MP, Mulayam Singh Yadav, died here on Monday after a prolonged illness.

Oct 10, 2022

Kapil Sibal files nomination for Rajya Sabha as independent, says has quit Congress

Senior leader and former minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday filed the nomination for Rajya Sabha as independent with Samajwadi Party's support in the presence of party chief Akhilesh Yadav.

May 25, 2022

EVM Row: Varanasi official "admits lapses" even if it's for training purpose: Samajwadi Party

A day after Akhilesh Yadav alleged that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were moved illegally in Varanasi just 48 hours before the counting of votes in state elections, his party tweeted the on-camera statement of an official conceding there were 'lapses'.

Mar 9, 2022

Election Campaign convoys of Akhilesh, Jayant and Priyanka come face to face in Bulandshahr; What happened next

Amidst the campaign trail underway ahead of the high voltage Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, RLD President Jayant Chaudhary and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi came in front of each other in Bulandshahr.

Feb 4, 2022

UP Elections: Congress withdraws candidates against Akhilesh and Shivpal Yadav; Described as "reciprocal gesture"

Described as reciprocal gesture, Congress has withdrawn its candidates against SP leader Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Sivpal Yadav in UP asembly elections

Feb 2, 2022

Battle for UP: Dara Singh Chauhan also joins SP [details]

BJP Minister Dara Singh Chauhan resigned from BJP and joins Samajwadi Party.

Jan 16, 2022

7-yr-old begins early campaign seeking ticket for father in UP elections

Gauri Pandey is just seven years old but is already adept at campaigning.

Jan 5, 2022

UP Elections: Akhilesh objects to 'farq saaf hai' campaign, says misuse of Govt funds

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has raised objection to Uttar Pradesh government advertisements that show 'anti-social elements' wearing red caps and holding them responsible for all problems before 2017.

Jan 5, 2022

FIR filed against Zukerberg for FB post against Akhilesh Yadav, dropped later

A case has been filed at a court in Kannauj district against FB CEO Mark Zukerberg for FB post against Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav but later his name was dropped and Facebook administrator was made the accused

Dec 1, 2021

India reports 3.23L Covid cases, 2,771 deaths in 24 hrs; UP figures fudged, says Akhilesh Yadav

India reports 3.23L Covid cases, 2,771 deaths in 24 hrs but UP former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav alleges that the figures are fudged in many states

Apr 27, 2021

Did Vikas Dubey surrender or he was arrested: Akhilesh Yadav to UP govt on his dramatic arrest

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav asked the Yogi Adityanath government to make all the call detail records (CDR) of gangster Vikas Dubey public so that his links with influential people could be busted.

Jul 9, 2020

No more phones for Covid patients, says UP govt; Samajwadi Party chief slams decision

The patients admitted in dedicated L-2 and L-3 Covid hospitals will no longer be allowed to carry their mobile phones with them in the isolation wards.

May 24, 2020

Akhilesh Yadav will not be allowed to contest elections if he defies NPR: BJP leader

A BJP minister has said that there is a rule of law in Modi and Yogi raj and people trying to create menace will be treated accordingly.

Jan 12, 2020

CBI to probe Rs 126 cr Yamuna Expressway scam in Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav regimes; books ex-CEO, 20 others

The CBI has acted on the recommendation of the Uttar Pradesh government to probe alleged irregularities worth Rs 126 crore in the purchase of large areas of land in Mathura for the Yamuna Expressway project, they said.

Dec 25, 2019

Azam Khan apologises in Lok Sabha, Rama Devi not happy

Azam Khan apologised after the House assembled and Speaker Om Birla asked Khan to speak.

Jul 29, 2019

BJP leader calls for 'chopping off' Azam Khan's head after sexist jibe at Rama Devi in LS

As Lok Sabha erupted with demands for Azam Khan's apology, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav came to Khan's defence saying BJP was the most "indecent" party in terms of the language they use in parliament.

Jul 26, 2019