uttar pradesh elections

In Rae Bareli, Cong Needs Proper Planning, If It Wants To Take On BJP, SP

RAE BARELI: As Congress MLA from Rae Bareli Aditi Singh resigned from her membership today, political analysts watching the state elections sounded their concern on the way Congress appears to be handling the party so close to the elections. At this rate, the grand old party would not be able to win a single seat […]

Congress Second UP List Out; 41 Candidates Include 16 Women Leaders

NEW DELHI: Days after Congress released its first list of candidates for Uttar Pradesh, the grand old party on Thursday released its second list of 41 candidates, including 16 women candidates and social activists. The Congress has till date released the list for 191 assembly constituencies in the politically vital state. As per the new […]

Hope SP Ideology Will Make Way Into BJP & Help Save Democracy: Akhilesh On Aparna Joining BJP

LUCKNOW: Hours after Aparna Yadav Bisht, the younger daughter-in-law of Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav said that he hopes that “she will work to save democracy and the constitution”. Congratulating his sister-in-law on her political move, the SP chief told a media […]

After Meri Ph****….Ke Video of Meerut Girl, Priyanka Bats For Cong Candidate

NEW DELHI: Congress General secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday condemned those questioning party’s candidate Archana Gautam over her dresses and asked them not to pass judgement on those who have worked hard to achieve something in their lives. Gautam, the 26-year-old model and actor, has been facing flak over the audio and visual content […]

UP POLLS: Islam Conversion A Threat? BJP Kairana Candidate Says Her Opponent Nahid’s Family Was Hindu From Same Gotra

KAIRANA(SHAMLI): The battle-lines have been drawn.  Ahead of first phase of Uttar Pradesh elections on February 10, the poll plot has shifted to Kairana, the hotbed of communal violence since 2014 that saw the exodus  of several Hindus families.  But was the tension always simmering between Hindus vs Muslims here? No.  BJP’s candidate Mriganka Singh […]

BJP’s 1st List Symbolises Social Justice, Akhilesh Throwing Western UP Into Fire: CM Yogi

GORAKHPUR/NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) first list of candidature “symbolises social justice”.  This is how Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reacted to the first list of 107 names that was released for the first and second phase of elections as he took a swipe at the Samajwadi Party’s list, accusing Akhilesh Yadav of […]

SP Maurya Takes On Yogi, Says Its 85 Vs 15 And In 15% There Is Division

LUCKNOW: Swami Prasad Maurya on Friday after joining the Samajwadi Party slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister for his 80 versus 20 statement and said that it is 85 versus 15 and even in 15 per cent there is division. Addressing the crowd at the Samajwadi Party (SP) headquarters in the presence of party supremo, Akhilesh […]

After BJP, Desertion Bug Bites Mayawati Led BSP As Rambir Upadhyay Resigns From Party

LUCKNOW: In the season of desertions ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, now Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has also suffered a massive jolt as senior party leader Ramvir Upadhyay resigned from the party. In his resignation letter to BSP supremo Mayawati, Upadhyay, who is an MLA from Sadabad assembly constituency said, “I have […]

31% Muslims in SP-RLD’s 1st List; Communal Plot-hit Loni, Kairana Go To Jayant, Akhilesh Each

LUCKNOW: Eyeing the Muslim-Yadav pie that has also become both a magnet and bane for the Samajwadi Party (SP) since 2014 Lok Sabha while BJP has sailed over every election on the back of other chunkier castes of Uttar Pradesh, the regional party with socialist credentials on Thursday teamed up with Rashtriya Lok Dal  (RLD) […]

Cong Wants All Big Public Meetings To Be Cancelled In UP; Writes To EC

LUCKNOW: In view of sharp surge in Covid cases across the country, Uttar Pradesh Congress has written to the Election Commission (EC) demanding cancellation of mega events and big public meetings in the state. The Congress also made a suggestion to the poll body to stop Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath […]