Akhilesh Yadav

Opposition leaders slammed Budget 2025, calling it inadequate for the common man. TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee criticised the budget for favouring Bihar ahead of elections. AAP MP Sanjay Singh questioned the lack of tax relief for small traders, while Arvind Kejriwal argued that recovering waived industrial loans could halve GST and income tax rates, benefiting the middle class. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the government’s approach, calling the budget a mere “band-aid for bullet wounds” in a post on X.

Akhilesh Yadav, in the Lok Sabha, condemned the violence in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, calling it a "well-planned conspiracy" to disturb communal harmony. The violence followed a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque, leading to the deaths of five individuals. Yadav blamed the police for using excessive force, including lathi charges and gunfire, during the protests. He demanded justice and compensation for the victims' families. Opposition MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, supported Yadav’s claims. The matter reached the Supreme Court, which halted further survey actions and directed the mosque’s management committee to approach the Allahabad High Court for resolution.

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Samajwadi Party chief & Lok Sabha MP Akhilesh Yadav on July 10 attacked BJP government in Uttar Pradesh and also called the Hathras stampede a “failure of the administration.” He further said, “Those people (BJP) who told that we will make a smart city in UP, we can see their smart city, it is waterlogging everywhere and waste materials. Accidents are happening, people's vehicles are falling into ditches...health facilities have also become poor like that. The incident that happened in Hathras was also a failure of the administration...unemployment is still as it is and youths are walking around in search of jobs.”

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on May 16 evaded a question on Swati Maliwal, the Aam Aadmi Party member of parliament (MP) who has alleged an ‘assault’ by the CM's close aide Bibhav Kumar. A reporter posed a question about the episode during Kejriwal’s joint press conference with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow.

INDI Alliance Leaders Address Joint Press Conference in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

As the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls nears its end, prominent figures such as Akhilesh Yadav, Shatrughan Sinha, and Bandi Sanjay are gearing up for their electoral campaigns. Let's delve into the significant contenders competing for success across 10 states/Union Territories, highlighting notable face-offs like Mahua Moitra versus Amrita Roy in Krishnanagar, West Bengal, and Arjun Munda's candidacy in Khunti, Jharkhand. Stay tuned for the latest updates on this high-stakes electoral phase.

Akhilesh Yadav speaks exclusively with CNN-News18’s Aman Sharma after filing his nomination from UP’s Kannauj. Yadav talks explains his Kannauj candidacy. Listen in!

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Kannauj seat. The SP chief filed his nomination from the constituency on April 25.

In the joint press conference of Congress and Samajwadi party, Rahul Gandhi took a dig at PM Modi and called his ANI interview a 'flop show'. The Congress leader also called the electoral bonds as "the biggest extortion racket in the world". Watch the video to know more.

The SP supremo said that the next prime minister would come from the 'gathbandhan' and that he would be happy if it is a woman.

In addition, the party has fielded Mulayam Singh's nephew Dharmender Singh from the Badaun parliamentary seat, which he has won thrice in the previous polls.

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today slammed the BJP over reports of damage to the bungalow vacated by him in the state capital, terming it as a "conspiracy".

Akhilesh said his party was open to compromising and contesting from select seats if that is what it takes to win against the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections next year

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister's remark come amid reports that the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is demanding 40 out of the total 80 seats in the state for the next year general elections.

In an exclusive interaction with Network18, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister today said he had to sideline his father and uncle to save the party.

Steve Jarding, UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's political adviser, said a leaked email claiming he had orchestrated the long-running family battle for control of the Samajwadi Party was poorly thought through.

Speaking exclusively to Network18's Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi, BJP chief Amit Shah said that the despite the formidable alliance of Congress and Samajwadi Party in UP, the failure of Akhilesh Yadav to ensure rule of law in the state will be his undoing.

Archana Shukla gets a ground report from Mulayam Singh and his brother Shivpal Yadav's constituencies in Etawah district.