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Congress candidate Raj Babbar was leading over his nearest SP rival Dimple Yadav by over 2000 votes in Firozabad Lok Sabha seat while the ruling BSP was ahead in 10 of the 11 assembly seats where bypolls were held last week.

Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Amar Singh on Wednesday resigned as General Secretary of the party on health grounds and said he wanted to devote more time to his family. He also said he had no differences with SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and would never speak "a word" against him.

Strident in his opposition to the Women's Reservation Bill, JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav said on Thursday that he would "consume poison" in the House if it was passed in its present form.

Holi "bakshish" (tip) given to folk singers in his presence has landed Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav in trouble with theElection Commission on Thursday seeking an explanation from him as to why the benevolence should not be treated as use of corrupt means to fetch votes in the coming election.

Sharad Yadav-led JD(U) is now eager to enter into an alliance with the BJP in Orissa.“We will like to have an alliance with the BJP in Orissa if the latter agrees,” confirmed JD(U) national youth president Govind Yadav (in picture) today. The party already has BJP as its ally in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Earlier, they had no truck with the BJP in the state as it had an alliance with the BJD.

After threatening to consume poison if the Women’s Reservation Bill is passed by Parliament in its current form, JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav today demanded separate quota for those belonging to backward castes.

Actor Sanjay Dutt, who has been denied permission by the Supreme Court to contest elections, was made national general secretary of the Samajwadi Party on Thursday.SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav, who made the announcement, said Mr. Dutts elevation would infuse new energy and strengthen the party. With this responsibility he will work and campaign for the party all over the country. The party will gain strength, he told journalists.

RJD chief Lalu Prasad's brother-in-law, Sadhu Yadav, on Tuesday expressed his desire to join Congress. Raising a banner of revoltagainst RJD chief Lalu Prasad, Sadhu Yadav accused him of "kneeling down" before LJP president Ram Vilas Paswan and announced that he will contest the polls from two seats in Bihar.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Sadhu-Yadav-rebels-against-Lalu...

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