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Samajwadi Party

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Presidents Akhilesh Yadav
Founders Mulayam Singh Yadav
FoundedUttar Pradesh
India
AllianceJanata Parivar (2015-present), Left Front (1992-2015)
Headquarters18 Copernicus Lane
New Delhi
NewspaperSamajwadi Bulletin
Preceded by Janata Dal
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1078008
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About Samajwadi Party


Samajwadi Party is a political party in India headquartered in New Delhi. Based in Uttar Pradesh, it describes itself as being democratic socialist. Originally caste-based, the Samajwadi Party was one of several parties that emerged when the Janata Dal fragmented into several regional parties.

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... A few days later, Swami Prasad Maurya, a prominent leader of a socially-disadvantaged community known as Other Backward Classes (OBC) and a member of the regional Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh state, expressed similar sentiments...

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... But the BJP itself is facing a tough challenge from its regional rival, the Samajwadi Party (SP), while also fighting anti-incumbency...

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... But its focus on gender has forced the main contenders - the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and their main rival, the regional Samajwadi Party - to announce several schemes for women...

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... The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj party, people have been confused about the CAA...

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