Pankaj Jaiswal is Chief of Bureau, Uttar Pradesh and covers politics. His continued interest in rural, distress, and development journalism, fetched him a handful of prestigious awards and fellowships. Pankaj is a photo-journalist too and tweets at @augustus29lotus
Articles by Pankaj Jaiswal
Sibal quits Congress, files RS nomination with SP’s support
On Wednesday, Sibal, accompanied by Akhilesh Yadav, reached the UP Vidhan Bhavan around 12.10pm after a 40-minute meeting at the SP Uttar Pradesh headquarters
Published on May 25, 2022 11:59 PM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji and Pankaj Jaiswal
Kapil Sibal files RS nomination with SP’s backing, says quit Congress last week
Congress did not immediately react to Kapil Sibal’s move but two leaders maintained it came after an indication from the party that he would not get another Rajya Sabha nomination.
Updated on May 26, 2022 12:56 AM IST
Kapil Sibal files Rajya Sabha nomination with SP support, says already left Cong
Kapil Sibal said he had resigned from the Congress on May 16 and is now an independent voice. He has not joined the Samajwadi Party, he clarified.
Published on May 25, 2022 12:27 PM IST
Pankaj Jaiswal | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Azam Khan skips House session for second day, but says not upset with Akhilesh
When asked if he was upset with the SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, Azam Khan said there was no reason to be upset with him. "I am not upset with anyone".
Updated on May 24, 2022 05:21 PM IST
Mix of old, new candidates for Rajya Sabha entry as elections near
Among the new entrants is likely to be Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Jayant Chaudhary, with the support of his alliance partner Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named.
Updated on May 20, 2022 01:33 AM IST
Sunetra Choudhury and Pankaj Jaiswal, New Delhi
Aide’s remark leads to speculation about Azam Khan camp’s unhappiness with Samajwadi Party
The speculation came to the fore after Azam Khan’s media incharge Fasahat Khan alias Shanu said: “CM Yogi’s comment was right that Akhilesh doesn’t want Azam Khan to be out (of jail).”
Updated on Apr 11, 2022 12:02 AM IST
Pankaj Jaiswal, Lucknow
Akhilesh-Shivpal ties: Speculation over fresh rift, Rajbhar says efforts on to sort out issues
The Akhilesh-Shvipal rift has been visible since last week. Speculation is rife that Shivpal may ally with the BJP, quitting the Samajwadi Party-led alliance.
Published on Mar 31, 2022 10:39 PM IST
Pankaj Jaiswal, Lucknow
Akhilesh Yadav appointed leader of opposition in Uttar Pradesh assembly
The appointment was finalised soon after the SP notified the UP Vidhan Sabha secretariat that Akhilesh Yadav was unanimously elected leader of the Samajwadi Party legislature party.
Updated on Mar 27, 2022 03:50 AM IST
Pankaj Jaiswal, New Delhi
Akhilesh appointed leader of Opposition in UP’s assembly
Akhilesh Yadav, who won from Karhal in Mainpuri in his maiden assembly election earlier this month, quit his Lok Sabha membership from Azamgarh constituency on Tuesday to focus on the state politics.
Published on Mar 26, 2022 11:04 PM IST
Pankaj Jaiswal, Lucknow
Akhilesh appointed leader of opposition in UP assembly
Akhilesh Yadav, leader of the Samajwadi Party (SP), was appointed leader of the opposition in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.
Published on Mar 26, 2022 09:54 PM IST
Pankaj Jaiswal, Lucknow
Akhilesh, Azam quit Lok Sabha, Yogi leaves state council
Uttar Pradesh chief minister- designate Yogi Adityanath also resigned from the state legislative council, days before he is set to take oath for a second time
Updated on Mar 23, 2022 01:13 AM IST
Akhilesh Yadav, Azam Khan resign from Lok Sabha
Yadav’s resignation from his Azamgarh parliamentary membership indicated that he would concentrate more on UP politics. With 47 seats won in 2017, the SP was a weak opposition, but now with 111 MLAs, it is a strong opposition in the UP assembly
Updated on Mar 22, 2022 11:13 PM IST
Akhilesh Yadav, Azam Khan resign from Lok Sabha
The two submitted their resignations days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept back to power in Uttar Pradesh
Published on Mar 22, 2022 02:52 PM IST
BJP may get another shot at winning Azam’s assembly seat
BJP had failed to grab the Rampur seat in the just concluded UP assembly polls as Azam Khan won it for the ninth time
Published on Mar 16, 2022 11:09 PM IST
Pankaj Jaiswal, Lucknow
Akhilesh Yadav likely to field Swami Prasad Maurya from Karhal for bypoll
This possibility arises as Akhilesh Yadav, who won his first assembly election from Karhal by over 67,000 votes, is likely to vacate the seat and remain the Azamgarh MP
Updated on Mar 14, 2022 06:28 AM IST
Pankaj Jaiswal, Lucknow
Akhilesh Yadav likely to quit Karhal assembly seat
If Yadav resigns as MLA, it will mean that he will not be the leader of Opposition in the state assembly.
Published on Mar 12, 2022 12:03 AM IST
Pankaj Jaiswal, Lucknow
Samajwadi Party fails to regain Yadav land from BJP in Uttar Pradesh
The BJP won 18 of the 29 seats in the Yadav land spread over the eight districts of Mainpuri, Etawah, Etah, Kasganj, Firozabad, Auriya, Kannauj and Farrukhabad.
Published on Mar 11, 2022 10:13 PM IST
Pankaj Jaiswal, Lucknow
UP loss highlights the limits of Akhilesh Yadav’s strategy
When Akhilesh Yadav kicked off his Samajwadi Vijay Yatra from Ghazipur, his party had a mountain to climb with only months to go for the 2022 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh
Updated on Mar 11, 2022 10:42 PM IST
Pankaj Jaiswal, Lucknow
Last-minute party switch bring few rewards for turncoats in UP elections
Political leaders who switched sides in the run-up to the Uttar Pradesh elections did not fare well in the poll battle, showed Thursday’s results
Published on Mar 11, 2022 09:26 PM IST
Pankaj Jaiswal, New Delhi
Final push for electoral supremacy in Uttar Pradesh today
D-DAY NEXT Countdown for March 10 begins this evening when, along with Uttar Pradesh, results of Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur will also be declared
Published on Mar 07, 2022 12:25 AM IST
Pankaj Jaiswal, Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh polls: High-stakes poll season ends with phase 7 voting today
In the last phase polls on Monday, voters in Varanasi (PM Modi’s parliamentary constituency) and Azamgarh (SP chief Akhilesh Yadav’s Lok Sabha constituency), among others, will elect their MLAs
Updated on Mar 07, 2022 06:00 AM IST
Pankaj Jaiswal, Hindustan Times, Lucknow
Zahoorabad poised for a high-profile battle
The contest in Zahoorabad constituency of Jaunpur has multiple interesting elements, with all the three candidates--the BJP’s Kalicharan Rajbhar, BSP’s Syeda Shadab Fatima, and SBSP’s Om Prakash Rajbhar having been MLAs from here.
Published on Mar 06, 2022 11:24 PM IST
UP polls: CM Yogi’s seat in focus as Uttar Pradesh votes in 6th phase today
Uttar Pradesh assembly election 2022: The penultimate phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections will seal the fate of 676 candidates, including chief minister Yogi Adityanath, in 57 constituencies spread across 10 eastern UP districts.
Updated on Mar 03, 2022 06:24 AM IST
Penultimate phase: Testing time for Yogi, Swami Prasad today
The sixth and penultimate phase of the UP assembly polls will see the fate of chief minister Yogi Adityanath and his ex-minister Swami Prasad Maurya being sealed on Thursday
Updated on Mar 02, 2022 10:38 PM IST
Pankaj Jaiswal, Lucknow
Mamata to hold rally in Varanasi with Akhilesh
A total of 54 constituencies, including eight in Kashi, are scheduled to go to polls in Uttar Pradesh in the last phase on March 7.
Published on Mar 02, 2022 12:07 AM IST
Biggest rally of SP, allies in PM’s constituency on March 3
The opposition’s campaign (on March 3) will coincide with the sixth phase of polls when voting will be in progress in 57 eastern UP assembly constituencies
Updated on Mar 01, 2022 11:28 PM IST
Pankaj Jaiswal and Sudhir Kumar
Eastern UP in focus as polling enters fifth phase
Over 22 million voters will decide the fate of 692 candidates in the fray in the districts of Sultanpur, Chitrakoot, Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Barabanki, Bahraich, Shravasti and Gonda.
Updated on Feb 27, 2022 04:31 AM IST
Pankaj Jaiswal, Lucknow
Assembly elections: Over to eastern Uttar Pradesh; fifth phase today
The Uttar Pradesh assembly elections now move to the eastern part of the state as 61 assembly constituencies, spread across 12 districts, will vote in the fifth phase on Sunday.
Updated on Feb 26, 2022 11:01 PM IST
Pankaj Jaiswal, Lucknow
UP polls: Akhilesh says sea of people in Ayodhya indicates Samajwadi Party will form govt
Akhilesh held his road show on the last day of campaigning for the fifth phase of the UP assembly polls in which Ayodhya voters, too, will exercise their franchise on Sunday (February 27)
Published on Feb 26, 2022 12:22 AM IST
Pankaj Jaiswal and Shariq Rais Siddiqui, Lucknow/bahraich
Polling moves to heart of UP; to complete halfway mark today
Wednesday’s phase will cover a large part of central UP, including Lucknow. A total of six central UP districts are in the fray this time along with one district each in Bundelkhand, Rohilkhand and east UP
Updated on Feb 23, 2022 05:49 AM IST