‌The younger daughter-in-law of Samajwadi Party,founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, Aparna Bisht Yadav joined the BJP.

‌Punjab : The Congress reached the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday claiming “politically-motivated” raids by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a relative of Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi claiming that it was solely with a view to defame the chief minister and the incumbent Congress government.

‌UP : Targeting the pensioners, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav onThursday promised to restore the old pension schemes for all retired government servants and teachers.

‌UP :Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday virtually pitched herself as the party's face in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections but did not confirm whether she would contest the polls or not. "Do you see any other face from the Congress party," she said when asked who would be the party's chief ministerial face in UP polls.

‌UP : Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday released the Congress' manifesto for the youth of Uttar Pradesh ahead of the assembly elections, saying only the party can give a new vision to the youth in the state.

‌Addressing a press conference at the launch of the 'youth manifesto' called 'Bharti Vidhan', Rahul Gandhi said the vision document is "not hollow words" but has been drafted after consulting youth whose views are reflected in it.