Meanwhile, over 100 odd leaders of the SP youth wings have also resigned from their posts and demonstrated near the VVIP Guest House
Relations between the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have understandably been tense, mainly over issues of central funds and special grants during natural calamities in the state.The SP has long been accusing the BJP of neglecting the state. The BJP has returned the favour by charging the ruling dispensation with squandering of central funds and making the state a caste-based polity.Top leaders of both parties often take shots at each other during routine press conferences and public functions. The famous BJP jibe at Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav over the state having multiple CMs was taken by him in his stride, retorting that while the SP had several CM candidates, the BJP had none to offer the state for the 2017 polls.UP is the SP's home state. The BJP is keen to return to power in the state after nearly one and a half decades. So, it is only natural that the two parties should keep up the pressure, with high-octane public optics and
However, the UP Chief Minister categorically said he would like to have a greater say in the selection of tickets for the Samajwadi Party's outing in the 2017 Assembly elections
It was scheduled on October 3
He said all Samajwadi workers needed to work together
Shivpal will also continue as the Samajwadi Party state unit chief
Akhilesh had announced that his disgruntled uncle Shivpal will be given back his portfolios
Akhilesh Yadav was speaking at India TV's Chunav Manch conclave in Lucknow
Ram Gopal Yadav, Azam Khan rally support for CM, question Amar Singh's involvement
After distancing himself from his uncle, Uttar Pradesh chief minister burnishes his development image
Mining Minister Gayatri Prajapati and Panchayti Raj Minister Rajkishore Singh were facing allegations of corruption
He, however, shrugged off a question on possible alliance between Congress and Samajwadi Party in run-up to UP polls
BSP also took a jibe at Akhilesh's proposal for building the Taj International Airport at Saifai
Emphasising on accelerating the growth rate to provide employment to youth and achieve poverty alleviation, Yadav said the benefits of development should reach poor
Raj Babbar said under chief minister Akhilesh Yadav's watch there is complete chaos
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister also expressed his woes for not having his name on the foundation stone of the recently laid Gorakhpur AIIMS
He condemned expelled BJP leader Dayashankar Singh's derogatory slur on Mayawati but said that everyone knows tickets are sold in the BSP
The UP Chief Minister said Modi govt has done nothing on the promises made by them during Lok Sabha polls even after two years
Assembly elections are due in the state early next year
After the surprise dismissal of senior minister Balram Yadav last week, there are four vacancies