Mulayam Singh Yadav

While The Times Now-CVoter poll sees the BJP emerging as the single-largest party with 162 seats, The Economic Times poll with Nielsen, which concentrated on Uttar Pradesh and Bihar – which hold the key to 2014 – shows the BJP gaining ground. Nielsen predicts 44 seats for the BJP out of 120 in these two Hindi heartland states.

Samajwadi party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav have justified the decision to suspend Durga Shakti Nagpal for allegedly demolishing a mosque wall in a village in Gautam Budh Nagar district of the state.

The bill seeks to give nation's three-fourth population the right to get 5 kg of foodgrains every month at highly subsidised rates of Rs 1-3 per kg.

The monsoon session of Parliament is expected to begin in the first week of August and last till the end of the month. Though it is hoped that the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha would get some business done, some disruptions are likely.

The war of words between Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma and the Samajwadi Party does not seem to be ending. Even as the Congress distanced itself from Beni Prasad's remarks, he continued to fire salvos at SP and its supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav.

The Janata Dal (United) is following a wait and watch policy after government sources indicated that they are looking at accepting Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's demand for a special status for the state.

Key indices were sluggish in early trade Tuesday, as the ongoing political uncertainty continue to weigh on sentiment. On Monday, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh revived talk of the Third Front, which political experts say is an indirect indication of early elections.

The crisis within the UPA seems to be taking new turns each day. With Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav threatening to withdraw support, the government is now looking for new allies. Its best option is JD(U) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who has been demanding special status for Bihar.

Samajwadi Party today said that despite pressure from the government and the threat of CBI, it is firmly opposed to the reservation in promotion bill and will vote against it in Parliament.

JD(U) president Sharad Yadav said that the party would take action against MP Upendra Kushwaha for voting in favour of the UPA government on the issue of FDI in retail in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met BSP chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for lunch on Sunday

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav took on India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal. He said that too much undeserved attention is being given to Kejriwal.

Arvind Kejriwal today alleged that there was a "quid pro quo" between the Congress, which is supporting Salman Khurshid on his NGO's controversy, and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav who is facing a disproportionate assets case in Supreme Court.

After Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that she will push for a no-trust motion against the UPA government in Parliament and the DMK declaring that the party will not support the move, all eyes are now on the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

The dwindling government seems to holding firm now. The much needed support has been lent by pehelwan Mulayam Singh Yadav‘s Samajwadi Party to 'keep communal forces away'.

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and other leaders who had courted arrest at the Parliament Street in Delhi have been released.

The Shiv Sena has opposed the fuel hike. The party has also dared Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to pull out of the UPA, and not just make empty threats.