New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav over his recent visit to Kolkata and meeting with Trinamool Congress leaders following the West Bengal Assembly election results.Speaking to IANS, Hussain said, “Akhilesh Yadav has become a tourist these days. Wherever there is a defeat, Akhilesh Yadav goes there to shed tears and console his allies over their loss. But his pain is also that his ally, the Congre…
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Lucknow, May 8 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Dimple Yadav on Friday urged that live footage of the counting centre should be shared by the Election Commission during the 2027 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.Her reaction comes in the aftermath of Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee’s allegations of miscalculations in vote counting in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly polls.The SP MP said: “That is why Samajwadi Party has demanded that when elections will be held in Uttar Pradesh…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday met Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata and extended support to her following the party’s crushing defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections, while launching a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the conduct of the polls and the post-election situation in the state.The meeting took place at Banerjee’s Kalighat residence, where Yadav also met TMC national general secretary Abhishek Ba…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) In recent elections, several prominent Opposition leaders who positioned themselves as strong critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi — such as Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav, among others — have all faced major electoral setbacks, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gaining ground in their strongholds. Tamil Nadu’s M.K. Stalin has also struggled to maintain momentum against the BJP’s expanding influence.These poll defeats highlight how Prime Ministe…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday met Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee at her residence in Kalighat and extended his moral support to her following her party’s electoral setback in the West Bengal Assembly elections. During the meeting, Yadav told her, “Didi, you have not lost”, and alleged electoral fraud by the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Election Commission of India in West Bengal.The meeting was also attended by Trinamool Congress Member of P…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) After Mamata Banerjee announced that she would not step down from her position as Chief Minister, the BJP stated on Wednesday that the election results reflect the will of democracy and that she should accept the defeat and apologise. Speaking to IANS, BJP Rajya Sabha member Dinesh Sharma said, “The question of resignation does not arise, as her tenure has already ended and the public has not given her the mandate to continue. It appears as though she wants to remain in…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) A day after declaration of results, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has sent notifications constituting new Assemblies in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal to the respective state Governors and Puducherry Lieutenant Governor, an official source said on Tuesday. The terms of the Assemblies in these four states and Union Territory (UT) are ending between May 7 and June 15, 2026.The ECI’s notifications pave the way for the leaders of the victorious parties in …
Lucknow, May 5 (IANS) Leaders of the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday questioned the outcome of the West Bengal Assembly elections, alleging electoral malpractice, while asserting that the party is gearing up strongly for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh polls.SP MP Krishna Devi Patel alleged that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) was poised to win but was defeated due to irregularities.”The Trinamool Congress could have won and formed the government, but the BJP has engaged in vote rigging and won through frau…
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) A day after Trinamool Congress witnessed a major defeat in West Bengal Assembly elections after 15 years of uninterrupted rule in the state, the outgoing Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday, stressed on the necessity of strengthening the INDIA Bloc to organise a movement nationally against the BJP and the NDA-ruled Centre. She also ruled out the possibility of voluntarily tendering her resignation to the Governor as the outgoing Chief Minister.According to her, the …
Lucknow, April 30 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Thursday accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) of playing a “double game” after SP legislators held protests outside the state Assembly holding banners reading “implement 33 per cent women reservation”.Pathak said: “The Samajwadi Party is playing a double game. When it comes to voting in the Parliament, they voted against the Bill.”He was referring to the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which aimed to reserve 33…