In a major setback to the Samajwadi Party, there appears to be a split between the Samajwadi Party and its ally the Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) as there was a heated argument over the phone between Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Apna Dal (K) chief Pallavi Patel regarding Rajya Sabha voting on Tuesday, said sources.
India News: BJP registered a stunning win in Rajya Sabha polls in UP, winning eight of 10 seats, amid cross-voting by at least seven SP MLAs. Lone BSP MLA, Uma Shankar Singh, too, voted in favour of BJP candidates - a sharp departure from the past when the Mayawati-led outfit preferred to abstain from voting.
By Pradeep Kapoor The cadres of the Samajwadi Party and the Congress are in upbeat mood in Uttar Pradesh as for the first time, the grassroots workers are getting the confidence that the BJP can be defeated in the state after the conclusion of the seat sharing deal between the two parties. At the other
The Samajwadi Party's efforts to break the ice with former minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh aka Raja Bhaiya and ensure his support for SP in the upcoming Rajya Sabha biennial elections, seems to have been an exercise in futility.Raja Bhaiya, .