Khan also had a criminal record of six cases including two murders against him.

While 16 opposition parties issued a joint statement announcing their decision to boycott the President's address, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) also separately announced their decision to boycott the address.

Actor Richa Chadha responds to criticism that the poster of her film ‘Madam Chief Minister’ stereotyped Dalits.

BSP leader Bhim Rajbhar has claimed that the BSP will form the next government in Uttar Pradesh

Samajwadi Party chief says BJP has misused the administration

Both the ruling coalition of JDU and the BJP have a lot at stake in the final phase since almost all Muslim-dominated districts such as Kishanganj, Katihar, Araria and Purnia will vote on November 7.

An appeal is to the voters to make the BSP candidates successful, so that the right political message goes to the rivals: BSP Supremo

Mayawati suspends seven dissident MLAs, as Priyanka asks: Anything left to be said?

BJP MLA Madan Dilawar had complained to the Rajasthan Speaker, saying the merger of 6 BSP MLAs with Congress violated the anti-defection law.

The six Rajasthan legislators, who merged with the Congress party last year, said they switched the sides after they realised that BSP was supporting BJP.

If the six BSP MLAs vote against the party whip, they are liable for disqualification from the assembly, BSP General Secretary said.

Mayawati said it was also "evident Ashok Gehlot did an illegal and unconstitutional thing by phone tapping."

Kanshiram’s associates engaged in his journalistic ventures and that was a key attribute of the BSP movement. But present-day BSP’s commitment to that culture is questionable.

The accused had garlanded BSP national coordinator Ramji Gautam and former state president Sitaram with shoe, and blackened their faces on Tuesday. They also made Gautam sit on a donkey, and paraded him and Sitaram outside the party office at Bani Park.

The BJP, BSP, SP and the Congress have fielded their candidates on all the seats.

MLAs Rajendra Singh Gudha, Jogendra Singh Awana, Wajib Ali, Lakhan Singh Meena, Sandeep Yadav and Deepchand said they were merging their legislative party with the Congress.

"All previous governments as well as the present government, barring the BSP government in Uttar Pradesh, are alike specially on the issue of law and order," BSP President Mayawati said in a tweet.

A delegation of Opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi had gone to Srinagar on Saturday to see the ground situation in the region. However, they were not allowed to step out of Srinagar airport and were sent back an hour after landing in the city.

The BSP’s move to support the Centre on abrogation of Article 370 hasn’t gone down well with many leaders within the party as they fear the move will lead to backlash from Dalits and Muslim community.

BSP chief Mayawati said her party expects that the people of Jammu and Kashmir will benefit from the Centre's decision to revoke Article 370.