Brijesh Pandey

There is a great degree of resentment in the party over the way tickets have been handed out to outsiders in lieu of locals.

Having the disgraced don as the 'law and order mascot' could further BSP's objective of consolidating Dalit-Muslim votebanks.

They think it could well turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

He could have tolerated his opponents within the Samajwadi Party till the UP elections got over.

It is Akhilesh who will head the party, with his uncle being relegated to the footnotes of Samajwadi Party's history.

Its implications are not lost on Mayawati's BSP, which has been working overtime to engineer a Dalit-Muslim combine.

The young UP CM is finally wriggling out of his father's shadow and may emerge as an uncompromising leader willing to walk the talk.

In Samajwadi Party circles, the letter by the chief minister is being seen as an open defiance and virtually sending an ultimatum to his father.

There is never a dull moment when it comes to politics in Uttar Pradesh. 

The SP leader is busy cutting the roots of the very tree that created him and brought him to power in 2012.

UP BJP feels the presence of the architect of the surgical strike at Aishbagh will help it literally laugh all the way to the (vote) bank.

The party feels that the way Swati has taken on her BSP tormentors can be effectively used to trouble Mayawati.

Indian Army’s military op has catapulted the PM’s political stock, much like it did in 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

His video message seems to be an attempt to doubt the government's narrative.

The new development has once again sent the signals that irrespective of what people say, Akhilesh Yadav is just a dummy CM.

Caste calculations and importance of the state election may force Amit Shah to do a rethink.

The leader eventually chosen must have the stature to take on both Mayawati as well as Mulayam Singh Yadav/ Akhilesh Yadav.

Just 24 hours before, he was busy organising the BSP supremo Mayawati's first major rally for 2017 UP Assembly elections.

The dice rolls as Anandiben Patel quits.

The party strongly feels that action should be taken to assuage the feelings of the Dalits, especially with elections in UP round the corner.

BSP, however, may have alienated its upper caste vote bank in this whole fracas.

The laughter king and anti-drug crusader wanted his piece of action and could be an ideal candidate for Arvind Kejriwal's party.

A combination of ceaseless controversies, run-ins with Amit Shah and PMO as well as an uncontrollable nature led to her downfall.

PM or no PM, the Rajya Sabha MP is now virtually on a warpath.

Less than ten days after SP Maurya's departure, another senior leader, RK Chaudhary, has left Mayawati's party.

Reining in the Rajya Sabha MP will be the biggest challenge for the government and the party.

The Uttar Pradesh CM had the party cancel its merger with gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's Quami Ekta Dal.

After his controversial exit from BSP, he is underplaying his meeting with Shivpal Yadav and possible phone calls with Amit Shah.

Could the Rajya Sabha MP's 'fixation with Arun Jaitley' be behind the controversial tweets against the chief economic adviser?

Will rewriting Hanuman Chalisa help the long-winded and agonising decision for the party top brass?