The Central Election Committee of the Congress chaired by party chief Sonia Gandhi on Saturday discussed and finalised a few candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, sources said, but their names were not announced. They said top party leaders including AICC general secretary and in-charge for Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and … Read more
The Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh is preparing for a ‘yatra’ by party president Akhilesh Yadav that would mark the state’s main opposition party’s start of its campaign for the crucial assembly elections due early next year. The party announced on social media that ‘Samajwadi Vijay Yatra‘ will begin from October 12. The details of … Read more
Gearing up for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Congress on Saturday named Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel as a senior observer for the polls next year. The appointment also assumes significance as it comes amid speculation over the possibility of a leadership change in Chhattisgarh where cabinet minister T S Singhdeo is vying for … Read more
The Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has scheduled a high-level meeting of functionaries today in the party’s state headquarters to discuss strategy for upcoming assembly polls, according to sources. The meeting is scheduled to be presided over by state party president Swatantra Dev Singh. UP in charge Radha Mohan Singh, organization general secretary Sunil … Read more
Amid the ongoing protests by farmers against the Centre’s farm laws, BJP MP Virendra Singh Mast said the government will not withdraw the three legislations. The laws were not made to be withdrawn later, the MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia said on Tuesday. Thousands of farmers from across the country, particularly Punjab, Haryana and Uttar … Read more
Ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the BJP started its ‘prabuddh sammelan’ (meeting of intellectuals) in 18 cities on Sunday, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressing a meeting in Varanasi. Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya held one such meeting in Kanpur, while UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh addressed a gathering in … Read more