Swami Prasad Maurya

UP polls: Mulayam Singh Yadav, Jaya Bachchan among Samajwadi Party's star campaigners

Akhilesh Yadav, his wife Dimple Yadav, party secretary-general Ram Gopal Yadav, and MLA Swami Prasad Maurya are among other star campaigners for the Assembly elections

UP Assembly polls: Former BJP minister Dara Singh Chauhan joins Samajwadi Party

He is the third minister after Swami Prasad Maurya and Dharam Singh Saini to leave the BJP and join Akhilesh Yadav's party

UP Assembly election: Two ex-BJP ministers join Samajwadi Party in presence of Akhilesh Yadav

Taking a dig at the flurry of resignations from the saffron party, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said, “wickets gir rahe the (wickets were dropping).”

Day after labour minister quits UP cabinet, now OBC leader Dara Singh Chauhan exits BJP

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has tweeted a picture with Chauhan, sparking speculations of the latter joining the SP

UP Assembly elections: BJP minister and 4 MLAs’ exit from party puts spotlight on caste equations in the state

OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya, along with MLAs Brijesh Prajapati, Roshan Lal Varma, Vinay Shakya and Bhagwati Sagar, delivered a jolt to the BJP when they announced they were quitting the saffron party ahead of the upcoming elections

UP elections: BJP gets jolt as labour minister Swami Prasad Maurya resigns, claims Dalits and OBCs 'being neglected'

Amid speculations of him joining the Samajwadi Party, Swami Prasad Maurya said that he has only resigned as a minister, and will announce his decision on 14 January

Daily Bulletin: Unnao rape victim's family given Rs 25 lakh compensation; Cong parliamentary party to discuss Citizenship Amendment Bill; day's top stories

Daily Bulletin: Unnao rape victim's family given Rs 25 lakh compensation; Congress parliamentary party to discuss Citizenship Amendment Bill; TMC leader shot dead in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman; day's top stories

Congress walks out from Uttar Pradesh Assembly over unemployment issue, says govt not serious about providing jobs to youth

Congress members on Friday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of not being serious in providing employment to youths and staged a walkout in the state Assembly.

Job crisis in Uttar Pradesh: 3,700 PhD holders, among other over-qualified candidates, apply for peon jobs

The post which requires a minimum eligibility of Class 5 has now applicants which include 3,700 PHDs holders, 50,000 graduates, 28,000 post graduates in Uttar Pradesh

SP, BSP bonhomie will end before 2019 Lok Sabha polls, says Uttar Pradesh minister Swami Prasad Maurya

The new-found bonhomie between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will not last long and end before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Uttar Pradesh minister Swami Prasad Maurya claimed on Sunday.