Akhilesh Yadav criticises Yogi Adityanath over missing voters and electoral strategy in Uttar PradeshAkhilesh Yadav has launched criticism against Yogi Adityanath regarding his remarks on voter revisions in Uttar Pradesh's electoral rolls. ...
10 Nov, 2026, 01.28 PM IST
SP, Congress hit back at Owaisi over call for Muslim youth to break from political dynastiesAsaduddin Owaisi addressed a political event in Rampur, urging Muslim youth to seek leadership roles. He criticized reliance on traditional...
19 Oct, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi was 'so scared': SP MP on Congress leader's decision to contest from Raebareli in 2024 Lok Sabha pollsSamajwadi Party MP Shiv Pal Singh Patel has claimed Congress would have won no seats in Uttar Pradesh in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections witho...
04 Oct, 2026, 08.52 AM IST
NCP now attacks BJP for Hemant Soren arrest, 'anti-minority' campaignSenior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal mentioned the arrest of former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren by Enforcement Directorate influenced the Mahara...
11 Jun, 2024, 12.09 AM IST
BJP fends off 'statute change' charge in some Maharashtra seats after Hegde's commentBJP's repeated emphasis on SCs, STs and OBCs comes as it senses that poll arithmetic in Maharashtra has changed considerably since the 2019...
15 May, 2024, 12.14 AM IST
"Pichda, Dalit and Musalman": UP's Apna Dal (K) and AIMIM form 4th front for Lok Sabha electionsThe alliance has been named PDM (acronym of Picchda, Dalit, Musalman), offering a competing take on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's ...
01 Apr, 2024, 12.27 AM IST
SP unlikely to cede over 5 seats to CongressThe Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) are engaged in a power struggle ahead of seat-sharing talks for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in U...
30 Sep, 2023, 01.28 PM IST
Prakash Ambedkar-Asaduddin Owaisi alliance fights elections and a tagEx-RPI leader, Prakash Ambedkar enjoys a larger stature as grandson of BR Ambedkar.
04 Apr, 2019, 08.49 AM IST
Prakash Ambedkar to contest Lok Sabha polls from Akola, Solapur seatsIn Solapur, Ambedkar is pitted against Sushilkumar Shinde (Congress) and Jai Siddheshwar Swami (BJP).
27 Mar, 2019, 10.07 PM IST
A Muslim-Dalit axis going back to Haji Mastan’s shot at redemptionReaching out to Asaduddin Owaisi’s Majlise-Ittahadul Muslimeen early on and renewing the Dalit-Muslim axis, he has set the stage for a thre...
15 Mar, 2019, 10.59 AM IST
View: The Mayawati factor and the ties in the heartlandThe need for building alliances is particularly important in the Hindi heartland as it has large number of parliamentary seats and is the b...
25 Dec, 2018, 10.16 AM IST
Don’t underestimate BSP 3.0: This time, Mayawati has both a game plan and a formidable ground gameIn an election where the Muslim vote is pivotal, the biggest danger for Mayawati is the prospect of it getting split between BSP and SP-Con...
23 Feb, 2017, 11.51 AM IST
UP Elections 2017: BJP banks on most backwards to take it forward in Meerut beltJatavs constitute over 50% of the Dalits and in constituencies where BSP has fielded a Muslim candidate, the combination can make Mayawati’...
10 Feb, 2017, 01.33 AM IST
Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM may tie-up with BSP in UPOwaisi said AIMIM was yet to enter into a formal alliance with the BSP or any other party. He called Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party ...
05 Feb, 2016, 12.52 PM IST
Dalit Muslims, Dalit Christians & quota: What is it all about?The issue of categorising Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians among SCs is separate from that of earmarking 5% quota of OBCs for other relig...
04 Nov, 2015, 06.50 AM IST
Unable to match BJP or SP muscle, Mayawati chooses to play a waiting gameUnable to match the BJP or SP muscle, Behenji is struggling to fight them on an equal footing. For the moment at least Mayawati has chosen ...
11 Aug, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Nitish weaving rainbow to grab pot of gold
In a move that is certain to spell trouble for Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav and Mr Ram Vilas Paswan, JD(U) leader and Bihar chief minister Nitish K...
10 Jan, 2008, 04.02 AM IST