Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati resigned from the Rajya Sabha on 18 July, after threatening to quit the Upper House earlier in the day. Mayawati said she had decided to quit from the Rajya Sabha after she was asked to wrap up her impromptu speech on Saharanpur anti-Dalit violence.
After AAP's crushing defeat in Goa and Punjab, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday alleged rigging of the assembly polls. Addressing a press conference in Delhi, he said, “Many said that there is anger against Akalis and the AAP is sweeping polls, still AAP got 25 percent votes and SAD got 31 percent, how is it possible?” He also said that it was too late to void the decision in Goa and Punjab, but wanted the EC to ensure that it does not happen in the future. On Tuesday, Kejriwal had urged the Election Commission to replace electronic voting machines (EVMs) with ballot papers for the Delhi civic polls. He requested this citing the fact that many countries had done away with the EVM system. Most of the exit polls before the results hinted at a hung assembly with AAP and Congress in a neck-and-neck competition. But Congress managed to get 77 seats while AAP got 20. Citing an example, Kejriwal said, “In Shri Govindpur we got one vote... there are five volunteers who swear they voted for us... There is something seriously wrong.” He alleged that at least 20-25 percent votes meant for AAP were transfered to the BJP-SAD alliance as and urged the EC to restore people's faith in the EVM. Reiterating the Supreme Court's decision on EVM, he said, “They (EC) say EVMs are tamper-proof. But our Supreme Court had said in the past that it is possible to tamper with EVMs. I’m not saying this, the Supreme Court said this.” Video: ANI Music: Big Bang Fuzz For more videos, subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2aIcith Check out The Quint for more news: https://www.thequint.com
Riding on brand Modi, BJP has come back to power in Uttar Pradesh after an exile of 15 years. ‘UP ke ladke’ were swept away by Modi wave as BJP on its own bagged 311 seats. Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance was reduced to 54 seats and Mayawati’s BSP had to remain content with 19 seats. Individually, SP managed only 47 seats while Congress were reduced to a single digit for the first time in history of state and managed only 7 seats. Music: Big Bang Fuzz For more videos, subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2aIcith Check out The Quint for more news: https://www.thequint.com
BJP to form government in Uttarakhand with 57 seats out of 70 seats. Congress VP Rahul Gandhi congratulates PM Modi and BJP for their victory and Modi replies to this with a "long live democracy" tweet. Harish Rawat tendered his resignation from the post of Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and said, "Congress has lost under my leadership in Uttarakhand and I take full responsibility for the mandate."
After his party suffered a resounding defeat at the hands of the BJP, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav met Governor Ram Naik on Saturday and submitted his resignation. Akhilesh Yadav met the Governor at the Raj Bhawan, and was asked to continue as caretaker Chief Minister till the next government is sworn in, officials said.
Expressing shock over the fact that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got votes from areas she called ‘Muslim mohallas’, Bhaujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) supremo and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati alleged that the electronic voting machines were rigged. Video: ANI Music: Big Bang Fuzz For more videos, subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2aIcith Check out The Quint for more news: https://www.thequint.com
One day before prime minister Modi as well as Akhilesh-Rahul sought to enchant Varanasi with their respective roadshows, Mayawati was addressing a rally of her own on the other side of the Ganga, in Mirzapur. Thousands of women supporters from the Bahujan Samaj Party thronged the event, chanting “Behenji, tum sangharsh karo, hum tumhare saath hain (as you continue to struggle, we are with you)” Mayawati’s female supporters, most of whom belong to the Jatav community, regard her as a goddess, but the question is if the heavens above will show mercy on this ‘Dalit ki beti’? Video: The Quint Music: Big Bang Fuzz For more videos, subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2aIcith Check out The Quint for more news: https://www.thequint.com
Though he flies an SP flag above his shop, this bangle seller’s political inclinations aren’t so straightforward. Barkha talks to him about politics and religion in Ayodhya.
Barkha goes #OnTheRoad and meets the SP's biggest fan on the way. Saying he'd give his life for the party, Rakesh Rikshaw Walla (as he calls himself) explains what he loves about Mulayam, Akhilesh, and Dimple.
Barkha Dutt travels #OnTheRoad to meet priests in an Ayodhya temple, to get their take on the Ram Mandir issue. Has the issue been used just for politics, and can the city ever move past it?
Voting for 51 seats across 11 districts started in Uttar Pradesh. Heavy security was deployed at polling booth number 127 and 128 in Ayodhya to maintain peace.
Addressing a rally in Ambedkar Nagar, BSP supremo Mayawati slammed BJP President Amit Shah’s ‘Kasab’ jibe. Maywati said that the comments expose the low level thinking of BJP leaders. She added that currently, there is no bigger ‘Kasab’ or terrorist than Amit Shah in the country.
Earlier on Wednesday, Amit Shah had given the acronym ‘Kasab’ to Congress, SP and BSP during a campaign rally in Chauri Chaura.
Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused her of usurping the party’s identity, Bahujan Samajwadi Party Chief Mayawati on Monday declared that the PM’s name stands for “Negetive Dalit Man.”
