BJP leaders from various parts of Uttar Pradesh have alleged that names of many voters who could have voted for the party were found missing in the final list on voting day in many phases of polling. Some hinted at an adverse role being played by government employees, including teachers, who were ap- pointed as … Read more
(This story originally appeared in on Mar 03, 2022) NEW DELHI: BJP versus (SP vs BSP) … Well that’s how we can describe the electoral contest in 2017 in the 57 seats that are voting today in the Phase 6 of Uttar Pradesh elections. The battle for UP is now in its eastern parts of … Read more
The high-decibel campaigning for 55 Uttar Pradesh Assembly seats which are going to the polls in the second of the seven-phase election on February 14 came to an end on Saturday evening as senior leaders made a last-minute campaign for their party candidates. As many as 586 candidates are in the fray in this phase … Read more
The Supreme Court Tuesday turned down a plea filed by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan seeking interim bail for campaigning in the UP assembly polls. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai, however, granted liberty to Khan to approach the concerned court and request for expeditious disposal of bail pleas. How … Read more
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday released the BJP‘s song for the assembly polls and said rioters, who once enjoyed the patronage of previous governments and were a threat to the state’s peace, now have their posters pasted in public places. Adityanath released the song titled ‘UP Phir Mangein BJP Sarkar’ at the … Read more
The challenge for the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh is to repeat its performance of 2017. In 2017, the party had won 16 out of 17 assembly seats of Aligarh division. On the other hand, the challenge for the opposition, mainly the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) alliance, is to break into … Read more
Farmers from West UP have strongly participated in the agitation at Delhi border and a section of farmers (read Jats) were seemingly angry with BJP when ET had last visited the region almost a month ago. The situation has not changed much after the central government had repealed the three farm laws. Farmers in Dabathwa, … 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
Congress leader and former Union Minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday said that the party will contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections under the leadership of party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Speaking to ANI, Khurshid said that Congress will not form an alliance with any political party for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. … Read more
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday attended a meeting of the party’s election panel in Lucknow ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections scheduled to be held next year. The Congress leader is on a two-day visit to Lucknow to hold a series of meetings with the party leaders in Uttar Pradesh. Congress will … Read more