Amid strains with Mulayam Singh Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav vows to `tighten screw and use hammer` effectively
The Election Commission has initiated the process for the two warring factions of the Samajwadi Party - one led by Mulayam and the other by Akhilesh - to prove their majority.
Jan 05, 2017, 13:34 PM IST
Samajwadi Party feud: What is brewing between Mulayam Singh and Akhilesh Yadav? - Part II
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Jan 05, 2017, 11:24 AM IST
Samajwadi Party feud: What is brewing between Mulayam Singh and Akhilesh Yadav?
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Jan 05, 2017, 11:22 AM IST
Samajwadi Party symbol row: EC asks Akhilesh, Mulayam to reply on each other's petitions by January 9
The Election Commission has asked Akhilesh Yadav and Mulayam Singh Yadav to reply by January 9 on each other's petitions filed before it claiming party and poll symbol, reports said on Thursday.
Jan 05, 2017, 10:14 AM IST
Samajwadi Party races against time, party leaders make vain bid for patch-up
In the last two-three days, the EC has received representations - one from Mulayam Singh Yadav and the other from Ram Gopal Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav.
Jan 04, 2017, 19:27 PM IST
Samajwadi Party feud: EC decision on party symbol 'cycle' to be on precedents, principles
The Election Commission will soon take a view based on precedents and set principles on the dispute over the cycle poll symbol, on which two factions in the Samajwadi Party have staked claims.
Jan 04, 2017, 16:08 PM IST
No decision as yet on Samajwadi Party's election symbol: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi on Wednesday said any question about a possible freeze on the Samajwadi Party`s election symbol `cycle` was "hypotheical".
Jan 04, 2017, 14:30 PM IST
Samajwadi Party feud: Mulayam Singh is positive, wants to reconcile with Akhilesh Yadav, says Azam Khan
Stating that the ongoing power struggle within the Samajwadi Party has been put to rest with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his father, Mulayam Singh Yadav reconciling, senior party leader Azam Khan has expressed hope that the two leaders will keep all options for dialogue open and jointly fight the assembly polls.
Jan 04, 2017, 04:44 AM IST
No truce in Samajwadi Party despite Mulayam-Akhilesh meet
Hopes of truce after days of crisis in the warring Samajwadi Party remained grim on Tuesday despite a last minute effort to broker peace between the factions led by Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav.
Jan 04, 2017, 00:26 AM IST
Akhilesh Yadav is Samajwadi Party president, UP polls will be fought under his leadership: Ram Gopal Yadav
Ram Gopal Yadav on Wednesday said that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilsh Yadav was the Samajwadi Party president and the elections will be fought under his leadership.
Jan 03, 2017, 16:52 PM IST
Lalu Prasad Yadav must be scared of sons after Akhilesh saga: Sushil Kumar Modi
Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday took potshots at RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, saying that he must be scared of his sons fearing coup by them against his leadership on the lines of what UP CM Akhilesh Yadav did to his father and SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Jan 03, 2017, 16:36 PM IST
Samajwadi Party feud: Truce imminent? Akhilesh meets Mulayam Singh Yadav in Lucknow
Amid the tug of war between the father and son, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday met Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav in Lucknow.
Jan 03, 2017, 13:26 PM IST
Samajwadi Party feud: Azam Khan fails to play peacemaker, Mulayam leaves for Lucknow without meeting him
Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Tuesday failed to play a peacemaker between Mulayam Singh Yadav and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
Jan 03, 2017, 09:56 AM IST
Mulayam Singh Yadav should allow SP to contest UP polls under Akhilesh: Abu Azmi
The Samajwadi Party split on Sunday with a national convention declaring Akhilesh the new national president, a post that was held by his father.
Jan 03, 2017, 09:28 AM IST
Have told EC majority of SP MPs, MLAs and MLCs are with Akhilesh: Ram Gopal Yadav
Ram Gopal Yadav, KP Nanda, Naresh Agrawal, Abhishek Mishra and Akshay Yadav went to the Election Commission office.
Jan 03, 2017, 08:34 AM IST
SP feud: Now Mulayam, Akhilesh take their fight to Election Commission over party symbol
Earlier in the day, Mulayam had cancelled a scheduled party convention on January 5, apparently on fears that there could be a low turnout.
Jan 02, 2017, 23:35 PM IST
Mulayam Singh approaches EC to stake claim on 'Cycle' symbol: As it happened
Loyalists of Samajwadi Party patriarch Monday morning started up lining in the national capital to ensure that the 'cycle' symbol remains with Mulayam Singh Yadav against the backdrop of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav seeking to take control of the party.
Jan 02, 2017, 17:35 PM IST
Samajwadi Party feud: I was with Mulayam and will remain with him, says Amar Singh
Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh on Monday said he had been with party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and will remain with him.
Jan 02, 2017, 16:33 PM IST
Samajwadi Party symbol 'cycle' may be frozen, says former CEC as Yadav family feud intensifies
With the Samajwadi Party split, neither faction may get the `cycle` symbol ahead of the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi said on Monday.
Jan 02, 2017, 15:08 PM IST
Mulayam Singh cancels SP National Convention scheduled for January 5
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Jan 02, 2017, 12:57 PM IST
