Shivpujan Jha

The activists were carrying a 125kg soap bar with the intent of handing it over to the Uttar Pradesh CM.

This is the first major law and order crisis for Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath.

A lot may depend on the move the Yadav chieftain now makes.

The former chief minister is back to fighting with his father Mulayam and uncle Shivpal.

A clamour is growing within the party to go back to the basics.

More than 25 lakh butchers and those employed in allied activities have been rendered unemployed.

More than 5,000 meat shops that had been doing brisk business without licence have shut down in UP's capital city.

He has much at stake after the huge mandate he won from the people.

The pinch would soon be felt in zoos as well.

He is just the right person to set the stage for the party.

The fact on the ground was completely different.

Reverse consolidation was witnessed from the second phase onward.

With just two phases of elections left in UP, the party patriarch has so far stepped out for just two rallies.

Celebrations in the poll-bound state for victories in Maharashtra and Odisha would definitely raise eyebrows.

The alliance is already getting a tough fight in the state from the BJP and BSP.

With one community leader after the other backing the BSP chief, it all appears stage-managed.

For UP CM, the enemy number one is no longer BJP or BSP, but his uncle - and father Mulayam.

No one is willing to write off the Samajwadi Party patriarch just yet.

The SP chief has boldly stated that the UP CM does not have his endorsement for decisions taken against his will.

The young CM wants to concentrate on campaigning for other candidates, but this also shows his confidence has dipped.

People feel the phrase was coined to deflect the voters' attention from core issues.

Unlike the UP CM, SP cadres feel her excellent connect with women should be utilised to the hilt.

A father trying to avoid his son at public platforms is, perhaps, sending wrong signals at this juncture.

Despite the Samajwadi Party banking heavily on the Lohia legacy, issues of social justice did not figure in UP CM’s speech.

It is clear that in the hard bargain with Akhilesh Yadav, the grand old party has been brought to its knees.

The Uttar Pradesh CM has drifted far away from any possible reconciliation.

Rumours of a truce were, well, just rumours.

With no sting left, the uncle may not be able to cause any harm to the CM and his camp.

As the turf war in the ruling Samajwadi Party intensifies, Mayawati's hopes of regaining lost ground have been rekindled.