Apna Dal

Polling for 12 legislative council seats in Uttar Pradesh to be held on 28 Jan, says Election Commission

Nominations can be filed till 18 January, scrutiny of nominations will be held on 19 January, and withdrawal of names can be done till 21 January

Amid BJP-Shiv Sena feud in Maharashtra, NDA members pitch for co-ordination committee to sort out differences among allies

The shadow of an imminent divorce between the BJP and the Shiv Sena loomed large over an NDA meeting on Sunday.

Campaigning ends for 21 Oct bypolls to 51 Assembly seats, two Lok Sabha constituencies across 18 states, including UP, Gujarat, Bihar

The BJP and its allies, which had nearly 30 of these assembly seats, are hoping that the winning momentum of Lok Sabha polls will continue.

At Pratapgarh rally, UP BJP chief Swatantradev Singh accuses SP, BSP govts of promoting casteism, corruption

Singh made the remark while addressing an election rally at Pratapgarh to seek support for joint BJP-Apna Dal(S) candidate Rajkumar Pal, who is contesting the 21 October assembly by-polls

SP-BSP alliance was a 'trial', such tie-ups help in knowing shortcomings, says Akhilesh Yadav on poll results

The BJP won 62 of 80 seats in the state while the Opposition alliance bagged just 15, with the BSP winning 10 and the SP five.

Narendra Modi oath-taking ceremony: Ahead of event, PM-elect meets Amit Shah to give shape to Council of Ministers

Narendra Modi on Thursday held a final round of consultations with BJP president Amit Shah ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of his new government in the evening and is learnt to have given shape to his Council of Ministers

Congress allies with Krishna Patel-led Apna Dal in Uttar Pradesh, party to contest two Lok Sabha seats

The Congress on Saturday finalised the seat-sharing agreement with the Apna Dal led by Krishna Patel and allocated it two Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh.

Anupriya Patel says Apna Dal to leave BJP, 'choose own path'; party 'still part of NDA' claims president Ashish Patel

In December 2018, Anupriya Patel who is the Minister of State for health and family welfare in the BJP cabinet had said that the BJP was not giving due respect to its smaller allies.

BJP faces diverse views from allies in Uttar Pradesh on quota to backward classes; Opposition calls it a ploy for electoral benefits

Diverse views of BJP allies Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) and Apna Dal (Sonelal) in Uttar Pradesh on the reservation to backward classes have become a thorn in the flesh for the ruling party ahead of Lok Sabha polls.

'Do not be shaken': Mayawati reassures Akhilesh Yadav amid reports that CBI may quiz him on mining scam

Accusing BJP of "misusing" CBI to "trap" its opponents in false cases, BSP chief Mayawati extended her full support to Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav after reports emerged that he might be quizzed by the CBI in connection with a mining scam