BSP
7 articles on India Vote Kar are tagged “BSP”, published between August 2018 and March 2019. They are filed mainly under BSP, Congress, SP. They are listed below, newest first, followed by related coverage and topics.
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: BSP releases first list of 11 candidates in Uttar Pradesh
The Bahujan Samaj Party has released its first list of 11 candidates for the 2019 Lok Sabha election, naming contenders for a group of seats in western Uttar Pradesh. Who is contesting where The list includes the following candidates: Girish Chand – Nagina Kunwar Danish Ali – Amroha Haji Mohammad Yakub – Meerut Yogesh Verma – Bulandshahr Manoj Kumar Soni – Agra Rajveer Singh – Fatehpur Sikri The list also names candidates for Gautam Buddh Nagar, Saharanpur, Bijnor and Aligarh. Background The BSP was contesting the 2019 election in UttarRead More
Tejashwi Yadav backs SP-BSP alliance, signals RJD will stay with Congress in Bihar
Two days after the BSP’s Mayawati and the SP’s Akhilesh Yadav unveiled their tie-up for the 2019 general election, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, son of party founder Lalu Prasad, welcomed the tie-up. He did not say whether the RJD would join it, but indicated that his party would stay with the Congress in Bihar. Visit to Lucknow Tejashwi said he felt compelled to travel from Patna to Lucknow to congratulate the Uttar Pradesh leaders. Asked about the Congress in Bihar, given that the SP-BSP combine had left itRead More
SP and BSP face key questions before finalising 2019 alliance in Uttar Pradesh
Friday’s meeting in Delhi between SP president Akhilesh Yadav and BSP chief Mayawati fuelled speculation that the two parties had settled a seat-sharing deal for Uttar Pradesh and could announce it soon. Several issues, however, still had to be agreed before any final announcement, according to sources. The possible formula Under one suggested arrangement, the SP and BSP would each contest 37 seats, leaving two each for the RLD and the Congress and two for smaller parties such as the Nishad Party or the Krishna Patel faction of Apna Dal.Read More
Leaving Congress out of UP alliance would weaken anti-BJP front, says Salman Khurshid
Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid said on Sunday that if his party were excluded from an opposition alliance in Uttar Pradesh, any nationwide front against the BJP would be weakened. He was speaking amid reports that the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party might keep the Congress out of a tie-up in the state. Khurshid’s argument Speaking in an interview, Khurshid, who previously headed the Congress in UP, said building a grand alliance in Uttar Pradesh would be the most difficult task for the opposition there. He argued itRead More
Uttar Pradesh: Small Parties Pitch Themselves as Game Changers for 2019
Small parties in Uttar Pradesh are presenting themselves as possible “game changers” in the 2019 Lok Sabha contest between the BJP and the opposition. Such parties often help allies in assembly elections by transferring their committed voters, but have historically made less of a mark in Lok Sabha polls. Who is in the fray The NISHAD Party, the Peace Party, the Apna Dal (Sonelal), the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) and the AIMIM are all offering themselves as allies. They expect to get few seats, but argue that in closeRead More
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