Samajwadi Party: News
19 Feb 2024
Akhilesh YadavSP offers 15 Lok Sabha seats in UP to Congress
The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Monday said it will allocate 15 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats to its Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) partner, the Congress, per NDTV.
30 Jan 2024
Akhilesh YadavAmid seat-sharing talks with Congress, SP names 16 LS candidates
The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) faced another setback on Tuesday as the Samajwadi Party (SP) released a list of 16 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections.
08 Jan 2024
Bilkis BanoGot justice today: Bilkis Bano's family on Supreme Court verdict
A family member of 2002 Gujarat riots gangrape survivor Bilkis Bano has hailed the Supreme Court verdict quashing the Gujarat government's 2022 order that granted remission to her 11 rapists.
10 Dec 2023
Akhilesh YadavCongress-Akhilesh Yadav differences resolved; INDIA bloc convenes next meeting: Report
The opposition bloc Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) has reportedly convened its next meeting in New Delhi on December 19.
05 Dec 2023
Akhilesh YadavINDIA meet postponed as 3 leaders say they can't attend
A crucial opposition bloc meeting scheduled for Wednesday in Delhi has been deferred to December 18.
28 Nov 2023
MuslimsTemple 'purified' with Gangajal after Muslim MLA's visit in UP
Hindu outfits and local officials in Uttar Pradesh's Siddharthnagar district on Monday reportedly sprinkled Gangajal (Ganga River's water) in a temple to "purify" it after Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Saiyada Khatoon's visit.
14 Nov 2023
Akhilesh YadavINDIA rift widening? Akhilesh Yadav slams Congress on caste census
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav has called out previous Congress-led central governments for not implementing caste census.
18 Oct 2023
Azam KhanAzam Khan, son convicted in 2019 fake birth certificate case
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former MLA from Uttar Pradesh's Rampur, Azam Khan, was awarded a seven-year prison term in the 2019 fake birth certificate case by the MP/MLA court on Wednesday.
16 Oct 2023
Madhya Pradesh ElectionsNo SP, Congress seat-sharing agreement in MP assembly election: Report
Hopes of an alliance between Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) partners, the Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP), have allegedly hit a roadblock in Madhya Pradesh.
20 Sep 2023
Sonia GandhiSonia Gandhi 'tried to kill MPs in 2012': BJP MP
The debate on the Women's Reservation Bill witnessed a faceoff between Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
08 Sep 2023
Assembly BypollsAssembly bypoll results: INDIA vs NDA as counting underway
The results of the assembly bypolls held earlier this week are likely to be declared on Friday as the counting of votes for seven seats in six states is underway.
05 Sep 2023
Assembly BypollsLitmus test for INDIA as bypolls begin in 6 states
The voting for the bypolls to fill seven vacant assembly seats in six states began on Tuesday morning.
19 Jun 2023
BalliaHeatwave in UP: Ballia deaths not heatwave-related, says probe team
Amid the heatwave in Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Health Director Dr. AK Singh, who is heading the probe committee into the recent deaths in the Ballia district, dismissed heat as the cause.
26 May 2023
Narendra ModiSupreme Court rejects PIL seeking new Parliament inauguration by President
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking President Droupadi Murmu to inaugurate the new Parliament building instead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
24 May 2023
Azam KhanAzam Khan not guilty in hate speech case: UP court
Veteran Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan was reportedly acquitted by an Uttar Pradesh (UP) court in a 2019 hate speech case.
13 May 2023
Uttar PradeshUP municipal election results: BJP leading in 16 mayoral seats
The counting of votes for the urban local body (ULB) elections in Uttar Pradesh is underway. The results will decide the fate of candidates for 14,864 posts across 760 ULBs.
01 May 2023
Brij Bhushan Sharan SinghWFI chief explains why Akhilesh Yadav skipped wrestlers' protest
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh claimed on Sunday that Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Akhilesh Yadav "knows the truth" and most wrestlers from Uttar Pradesh also know what their "Netaji" is.
29 Apr 2023
Azam KhanSamajwadi Party's Azam Khan fears Atiq Ahmed-like fate for himself
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan, while campaigning on Saturday in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur for the upcoming municipal elections, expressed his apprehension that he, too, might be shot dead like gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed.
17 Apr 2023
Azam KhanAzam Khan admitted to Delhi hospital after sudden health deterioration
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan was admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi after his health reportedly deteriorated.
15 Apr 2023
Umesh PalAsad Ahmed funeral: Jailed gangster-father Atiq Ahmed fails to attend
Asad Ahmed and Ghulam Maksudan—the accused in the Umesh Pal murder case killed in a police encounter on Thursday—were reportedly buried in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Saturday under tight security cover, ANI reported.
14 Apr 2023
Umesh PalAsad Ahmed planned to attack father's convoy to stop transfer
Asad Ahmed and Ghulam Maksudan, the accused in the Umesh Pal murder case who were gunned down by the Uttar Pradesh Police in Jhansi on Thursday, planned to attack the police convoy transporting Asad's father, gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed.
28 Mar 2023
Uttar PradeshWho is Atiq Ahmed, gangster-turned-politician sentenced to life imprisonment
Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and two others have been sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2006 kidnapping case of lawyer Umesh Pal—an eyewitness of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal's 2005 murder—by a Prayagraj court.
17 Mar 2023
BollywoodSwara Bhasker's Delhi wedding reception: Political guests in attendance
Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker got hitched to Samajwadi Party leader Fahad Ahmad in January. They hosted a grand wedding reception in New Delhi recently which saw several politicians from across political parties in attendance.
16 Mar 2023
Uttar PradeshNew CCTV footage shows shooters firing at Umesh Pal
A new CCTV video has emerged in the Umesh Pal murder case from Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj in which multiple shooters are seen firing at Pal in an alley while he tries to escape.
13 Mar 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)UP: Akhilesh attacks CM Adityanath over 'bribery' involving IPS officer
A fresh political controversy has erupted in Uttar Pradesh after Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday tweeted a video of an IPS officer demanding money from a businessman.
27 Feb 2023
Uttar PradeshUmesh Pal murder case: Accused shot dead in police encounter
The Uttar Pradesh Police shot dead a key accused in the killing of Umesh Pal, a witness to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal's murder in 2005, in an alleged encounter.
12 Feb 2023
Jaya BachchanJaya Bachchan's 'finger-pointing gesture' toward Jagdeep Dhankhar angers BJP
Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Jaya Bachchan sparked controversy with her alleged improper behavior in Rajya Sabha last week, a video of which is doing the rounds on social media.
06 Feb 2023
ParliamentAdani-Hindenburg row: Opposition stalls Parliament proceedings, seeks PM Modi's response
The fraud allegations made by Hindenburg Research against Adani Group have sparked a political row in the country, with the Opposition disrupting the Parliament for the third day on Monday.
23 Jan 2023
Uttar PradeshAfter Bihar minister, SP leader Swami Prasad Maurya denounces Ramcharitmanas
Echoing the statements of Bihar Education Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Chandra Shekhar against Ramcharitmanas, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Swami Prasad Maurya added fuel to the fire, saying the epic poem uses abusive language for oppressed communities.
05 Jan 2023
Supreme Court Of India50,000 people can't be uprooted overnight: SC halts Haldwani eviction
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Uttarakhand High Court's judgment that allowed the eviction of over 4,000 families from Indian Railways' land near Haldwani.
08 Dec 2022
Dimple YadavDimple Yadav wins Mainpuri LS bypoll, keeps Mulayam's legacy alive
Dimple Yadav, wife of Samajwadi Party chief and Uttar Pradesh ex-CM Akhilesh Yadav, won the Mainpuri Loka Sabha bypoll on Thursday.
05 Dec 2022
Uttar PradeshBattle of prestige: Bypolls begin in UP, 4 other states
The stakes are high in the bypolls, which began on Monday in five states for six assembly constituencies and a parliamentary seat.
27 Oct 2022
Azam KhanHate speech: Azam Khan sentenced to 3-year imprisonment; gets bail
A court in Uttar Pradesh convicted Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan in a 2019 hate speech case, and sentenced him to three years in jail on Thursday.
11 Oct 2022
Mulayam Singh YadavMulayam Singh cremated at native village Saifai; thousands attend funeral
Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav was cremated on Tuesday at his native village Saifai in Uttar Pradesh.
10 Oct 2022
Mulayam Singh YadavMulayam Singh Yadav: From wrestler to political fighter
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav died aged 82 on Monday.
10 Oct 2022
Mulayam Singh YadavSamajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav dies at 82
The Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away shortly after 8:15 am on Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 82.
05 Oct 2022
Mulayam Singh YadavMulayam Singh Yadav critical, put on life-saving drugs: Samajwadi Party
Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav has been put on life-saving medications on Wednesday as his condition is said to be critical, the party said.
