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SP turns UP school mergers intoTeachers' Day political flashpoint

LUCKNOW, Sept. 4 -- With schools emerging as a political talking point, the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh is using Teachers' Day to sharpen its attack over what it alleges are the closures of ... Read More


In war of words over lease, SP chief offers to take it over for Rs.1 extra

Lucknow, Aug. 28 -- The Jayaprakash Narayan International Centre (JPNIC), a sprawling convention complex in Lucknow's Gomti Nagar left locked for almost a decade, has once again become the centre of a... Read More


Roadmap in works to affiliate higher madrasa courses with KMCL varsity

LUCKNOW, Aug. 14 -- In a significant step to end the uncertainty that thousands of madrasa students are facing in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government is preparing a roadmap to facilitate the affil... Read More


Going beyond PDA, SP to rev up Brahmin outreach

Lucknow, Aug. 4 -- In a political move aimed at recalibrating its social base, the Samajwadi Party will host a large 'Prabuddh Sammelan' (intellectuals' conference) in the state capital on August 5, t... Read More


Keen to shed 'vote-splitter' tag, AIMIM makes alliance offer to Oppn for UP polls

Lucknow, July 28 -- In an attempt to shed the tag of a vote-splitter party and wishing to be seen as a serious political player, the Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)... Read More


AIMIM makes alliance offer to Oppn for UP polls

Lucknow, July 28 -- In an attempt to shed the tag of a vote-splitter party and wishing to be seen as a serious political player, the Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)... Read More


SP redraws caste strategy, planswider Dalit representation in 2027

LUCKNOW, July 17 -- The Samajwadi Party (SP) is planning to field nearly 100 Dalit candidates in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, including on unreserved general seats, in a strategic shift ... Read More


Ahead of 2027 UP polls, SP looks beyond M-Y base with Dalit push

LUCKNOW, July 15 -- The Samajwadi Party (SP) is planning to field nearly 100 Dalit candidates in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, including on unreserved general seats, in a strategic shift ... Read More


Ahead of UP polls, AIMIM sharpens focus on Muslim-dominated districts

LUCKNOW, July 11 -- The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has stepped up its campaign ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, with party president Asaduddin Owaisi scheduled t... Read More


Samajwadi Party to up the ante with 'chanda chori' campaign

Lucknow, June 26 -- Upping the ante on the Ram temple donation controversy with an eye on the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Samajwadi Party is preparing to take the issue of alleged "chan... Read More