As suspense continues over portfolio allocation in the expanded Uttar Pradesh cabinet, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held meetings in Delhi with Amit Shah and BJP leaders.
Prateek Yadav was the son of the late Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and his second wife Sadhana Gupta. He had been unwell for some time. A few weeks ago, he was admitted to a hospital in Lucknow, where Akhilesh Yadav had also visited him.
Yogi Adityanath is likely to expand the Uttar Pradesh cabinet with six inductions on Saturday evening. The move is being seen as a caste and regional balancing exercise ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is reshaping his party's 2027 Uttar Pradesh pitch around PDA politics and soft Hindutva. The shift seeks to widen the party's appeal, while limiting the BJP's room for religious polarisation.
While the Akhilesh Yadav-led party has never officially announced a formal tie-up with I-PAC, sources within the party said discussions over a possible campaign-management arrangement had been underway for months. Those talks have now reportedly been shelved.
Interestingly, the final SIR data reflects UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's earlier claim that a disproportionate number of BJP supporters' votes would be struck off during the revision.
Search operations are ongoing amid concerns that a dozen passengers may still be unaccounted for.
Following the collapse, ammonia gas began leaking from the facility, prompting emergency containment measures. Officials said efforts are underway to secure the area and prevent further risk.
The seer has denied the charges, termed the case a conspiracy, and sought a high-level probe. Mukundanand Brahmachari also rejected the allegations as baseless, while Ayodhya priest Mahant Raju Das called for a fair and impartial investigation.
Yogi Adityanath also announced that a cashless medical facility of up to Rs 5 lakh would be extended to Siksha Mitras and the dependent families of teachers and staff.
The Uttar Pradesh government firmly denied any relaxation for loudspeaker announcements from mosques during Ramzan, citing Supreme Court restrictions. The issue sparked a debate in the Assembly but no exemption was granted for Sehri and Iftar timings.
Mohan Bhagwat expressed concern over what he described as a declining Hindu population and said Hindu families should consider having at least three children.
A public scuffle between BJP district president Sanjeev Singh and party leader Sachchidanand Pandey broke out during a condolence event in Uttar Pradesh, in the presence of Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya.
While some priests have expressed concern over the use of heavy machinery, the administration maintains that the redevelopment aims to ease congestion and improve cremation facilities, with major temples at the ghat remaining intact.
Ahmed Sheikh, a resident of Kashmir's Shopian, was detained after allegedly raising slogans and attempting to offer namaz inside the Ram Mandir complex in Ayodhya on Friday.
A dinner hosted by BJP MLA PN Pathak in Lucknow, attended by Brahmin legislators across party lines, has sparked political buzz in Uttar Pradesh a month after Thakur MLAs held a similar meet.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is expected to propose his name, and an informal announcement may follow if no other nominations are filed. Chaudhary's likely elevation is being seen as part of the BJP's OBC outreach strategy in the state.
BJP faces a serious challenge as many urban voters in Uttar Pradesh prefer ancestral village registrations during the SIR exercise. This trend risks shrinking the party's traditional urban vote base and has prompted urgent action by senior leaders.
The RSS is launching a major Hindu outreach campaign across Uttar Pradesh starting December. The drive aims to consolidate Hindu society with a focus on Dalits and backward communities, positioning Yogi Adityanath as the campaign's central face.
Chirag Paswan said his party would claim the Bihar Deputy Chief Minister post if NDA secures a decisive win in Assembly elections. He also backed Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister to lead Bihar after the polls.
