SWATANTRA DEV SINGH
BJP's caste strategy put back on table in Uttar Pradesh
Following a loss in the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP is reviewing its caste strategy in the state by promoting leaders from non-Yadav backward castes, EBCs, and SCs. Prominent figures like Keshav Prasad Maurya, Swatantra Dev Singh, and Bhupendra Chaudhary have been key in securing votes from specific caste groups. Despite these efforts, some leaders like Sanjeev Balyan faced defeats, while alliances with parties like RLD showed mixed results in the recent polls.
Uttar Pradesh: Samajik Nyay Navlok Party, Gondwana Gantantra Party announce support to BJP
Samajik Nyay Navlok Party national president Lekhraj Singh and Gondwana Gantantra Party state president Ramnath Gond along with officials of their parties handed over letters of support to the BJP leaders. Chaudhary lauded the parties for supporting the BJP's works under the leadership of the Prime Minister Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
MahaKumbh, Magh Mela preparations are being made on a large scale: Swatantra Dev Singh
Prayagraj (UP): Jal Shakti Minister of Uttar Pradesh Swatantra Dev Singh commented on the preparations for Magh Mela 2024 and Mahakumbh 2025 and said that the work has already started and the preparations are being made on a large scale. “The work for Mahakumbh 20...
UP govt signs agreements with Singapore investors ahead of global investors' summit
Uttar Pradesh Minister for Jal Shakti and Flood Control Swatantra Dev Singh said he received a "very encouraging response" from his roadshows in Singapore and Sydney to promote the UP Global Investors Summit (UPGIS). His was one of the eight delegations sent to more than 16 countries by the UP government to promote the investors' summit, to be held in Lucknow from February 10-12, next year.
Amarinder Singh, Sunil Jakhar in BJP national executive; Jaiveer Shergill appointed spokesperson
Madan Kaushik, Vishnu Deo Sai, its former presidents of Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh respectively, Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, Manoranjan Kalia and Amanjot Kaur Ramoowalia have been made special invitees to the national executive.
Uttar Pradesh: CM Yogi Adityanath pays tribute to Mulayam Singh Yadav in his native village 'Saifai'
UP CM Yogi Adityanath paid tribute to former UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav at his ancestral village Saifai. UP Minister Swatantra Dev Singh and BJP state president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary were also present. Mulayam Singh Yadav's last rites will be held...
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MLC from Western UP, Bhupendra Chaudhary appointed new UP BJP Chief
The BJP on Thursday appointed Bhupender Singh Chaudhary, a member of the Legislative Council, as the party's state president, replacing Swatantra Dev Singh. Hailing from Moradabad in western UP, Chaudhary is currently a cabinet minister in the Yogi Adityanath cabinet.
Organisation bigger than government, tweets Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya
The appointment of the new UP BJP chief is also important from the point of view of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Maurya was recently appointed the leader of the party's legislature party in the Legislative Council in place of Swatantra Dev Singh.
Humiliated, want to quit: UP Jr. Minister Dinesh Khatik to Shah
UP's Cabinet minister for Jalshakti is Swatantra Dev Singh. Junior ministers have in the past made similar complaints on work allocation, but curiously, Khatik's complaint was not addressed to either the CM or the party president.
BJP candidates file nominations for UP Legislative Council polls
The nominations were filed a day after the party announced the names of the nine candidates for the polls. The nominations were filed in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union minister Swatantra Dev Singh and other BJP leaders.
Earning money ok, but don't pocket the entire amount, says UP minister to official
Singh, who holds the Jal Shakti and Flood Control portfolio, was in Garautha region, about 70 kilometres from the district headquarters to inspect the irrigation projects.
Wait for findings: BJP as its leaders allege 'conspiracy' in Jahangirpuri clash
On Saturday, immediately after the incident, Gupta and other Delhi BJP leaders such as Manoj Tiwari had called the violence a conspiracy.
Restructuring of BJP's Uttar Pradesh unit likely to happen soon
Discussions on appointing a new state BJP chief are taking place at various levels within the party. BJP is planning to bet on a Brahmin leader and there are a few names under consideration, partymen cited earlier said.
BJP holds review meetings to assess UP poll performance
Feedback of party cadre from other states who were in Uttar Pradesh during polls to be taken into account.
BJP postpones release of manifesto for UP polls
The BJP has postponed the release of its manifesto for the UP Assembly polls in view of death of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. The manifesto release programme was scheduled at the BJP office here at 10.15 am, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya and state party president had gathered for it.
Third minister quits in UP; two more BJP legislators resign
Late on Thursday, an MLA of BJP ally Apna Dal-Sonelal also quit the party Thursday after meeting Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. Chaudhary Amar Singh, the MLA from Shohratgarh seat of Siddharthnagar, told PTI that he has resigned from the party after a meeting with Yadav in Lucknow .
There's respect for Hindi, Hindu, Hindustan, which's why nobody is upset with BJP: Swatantra Dev Singh
"Our target is to cross 300 seats. We have leadership. At the Centre, we have Modi ji who is popular, and in the state, we have Yogi ji." said UP BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh.
With moratorium on physical rallies, BJP launches 'door-to-door' campaign across UP
Starting the campaign in the state capital Lucknow, UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh knocked doors of houses in Ballu Adda area and pasted stickers outside the homes and also applied 'tilak' on the forehead of some house owners.
Assembly polls: BJP to send LED raths to all 403 seats in UP, outreach begins today
The party has also set up a war room at the West UP regional office in Meerut, as west UP will go for polls in the first two phases. Around 100 people are currently looking after social media, IT infrastructure and call centres in the war room.
National leaders of BJP hold meeting with top party brass in Uttar Pradesh ahead of polls
The meeting was attended by Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan (BJP in-charge for the Uttar Pradesh polls), national vice-president of the party Radha Mohan Singh, both the deputy chief ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, state party chief Swatantra Dev Singh and general secretary of state BJP (organisation) Sunil Bansal, among others.
BJP president JP Nadda holds meeting on UP assembly polls
Shah and Singh besides Nadda will also be holding organisational meetings with booth presidents of different regions of the large state, the sources said, noting that the home minister will be handling western Uttar Pradesh, a region where the perceived Jat anger over the farmers' agitation has the potential to harm the party's electoral prospects.
UP assembly elections 2022: Opposition leaders to begin poll campaign with yatras
The information on social media also created a controversy as it didn't have pictures of Mulayam Singh Yadav. Taking a dig at Akhilesh Yadav, Uttar Pradesh BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh said in a Twitter post that Yadav had forgotten to put the pictures of his father in the poster.
Be it Brahmins or OBC, every section is with BJP: Swatantra Dev Singh
On September 25, the birth anniversary of party stalwart Deendayal Upadhyaya, BJP will hold panna pramukh sammelan (a convention of booth heads) at 1,918 mandals (administrative sub-divisions) across the state.
UP BJP MPs told to hit the ground running as Parliament session ends
At the New Delhi meeting, the party’s national president, JP Nadda, instructed the MPs to take the message of the central and state governments to the people once the monsoon session of parliament ends, according to a party leader who attended the meeting.
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