With the first round of polling in 58 Assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh witnessing a voter turnout of over 60 per cent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders claimed on Friday that it is the start of the party’s journey to electoral victory, while SP chief Akhilesh Yadav asserted that it is the … Read more
More than 61% voted in the first phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. The percentage is likely to be revised upwards. Fifty-eight constituencies across 11 districts of western UP went to polls in the first of 7-phase elections, which was largely peaceful. Instances of errors in EVMs were reported from a few … Read more
With less than a year for the assembly elections, the BJP has got the ground moving in UP with state BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh and state BJP general secretary (organisation) Sunil Bansal meeting party workers and taking stock of the situation, even as Covid cases are coming down. And, after a long time, the … Read more
Farmers in Uttar Pradesh have access to better market and getting high prices of their produce due to the state government‘s consistent efforts, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath claimed here on Saturday. After inaugurating a “jaggery festival”, the CM asserted his government has been working relentlessly to double the farmers’ income by making them available a … Read more
New Delhi: Farmers protesting against the new farm laws on Thursday blockaded railway tracks in several states, under a ‘rail roko’ strike called by the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM). The SKM had called the rail blockade from noon to 4 PM. Its impact was most visible in Punjab and Haryana, where the farmers blocked almost … Read more