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It would be quite inaccurate to conclude that SP is not going to be combative towards BJP. But the soft signal it offered could not be missed
After the polls, Samajwadi Party and the Congress' mutual dejection may again be the reason for them to go their separate ways
The Home Minister criticises the Opposition for forsaking merits of the Delhi Bill to save its newly minted alliance
An encounter in Jhansi sparks a political and legal debate around a jailed don and his family
The shooting of a key police witness in Uttar Pradesh follows an old script, turning the spotlight on a jailed don, while Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath promises to wipe out the politically affiliated mafia
He was a perfect practitioner of realpolitik and yet his earthiness endeared him to friends and foes alike
Projecting himself as the leader of numerous Other Backward Castes, he forged together a powerful Muslim-Yadav alliance
He had a large following across the working and rural classes
Has the Samajwadi Party’s dependence on Muslim-Yadav support distanced other sections of the electorate?
The SP leader’s brand of misogyny, so far restricted to Uttar Pradesh, goes national