After victory in assembly polls, BJP eyes majority in UP Legislative Council

After victory in assembly polls, BJP eyes majority in UP Legislative Council

After a landslide victory in the state legislative assembly, the BJP would be eying to win the majority of 36 seats in the state Legislative Council where biennial elections will be held on April 9. The 36 seats of UP’s Upper House are spread across 35 local authorities’ constituencies, where polls were earlier planned on … Read more

Those defaming ‘red cap’ forced to wear a cap: Akhilesh Yadav

Those defaming ‘red cap’ forced to wear a cap: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav Saturday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying those who were “defaming” the SP’s red cap have been “forced by people” to wear a cap, although of a different colour. Yadav made the comment at an election rally here apparently referring to Prime Minister Modi donning a saffron … Read more

UP Polls 2022: Caste remains key mobilisation tool for parties in Ganga belt

UP Polls 2022: Caste remains key mobilisation tool for parties in Ganga belt

Elections in eastern Uttar Pradesh‘s constituencies along the Ganga, including Mirzapur and Ghazipur, are seeing mobilisation of voters on caste lines. The government schemes that have benefitted a large number of people in these constituencies are also a factor, more so among the smaller backward castes. Although caste remains a big factor like in the … Read more

UP polls 2022: Raja Bhaiya, 17 others booked for assaulting SP polling agent

UP polls 2022: Raja Bhaiya, 17 others booked for assaulting SP polling agent

UP Assembly Elections 2022: A case has been registered against Independent candidate and former Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, and 17 others on the charges of assaulting a polling agent of the Samajwadi Party, a police officer said on Monday. The case was registered at Kunda police station under various sections … Read more

Over Rs 1000 crore worth of cash, drugs, liquor, freebies seized during assembly polls in 5 states

Over Rs 1000 crore worth of cash, drugs, liquor, freebies seized during assembly polls in 5 states

With the Election Commission stepping up vigil, more than Rs 1,000 crore worth of cash, drugs, liquor and freebies have been seized so far in the ongoing assembly polls in five states, a nearly four-fold increase in such seizures over the previous round of elections in 2017. According to an Election Commission statement, Punjab topped … Read more

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Akhilesh Yadav equates killing of farmers with Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Akhilesh Yadav equates killing of farmers with Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday equated the mowing down of farmers in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri with the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and said on coming to power, his government will act against people shielding perpetrators of the crime. Eight people, including four farmers, were killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence last October. The farmers … Read more

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra serve ‘langer’ at Ravidas Temple in Varanasi

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra serve ‘langer’ at Ravidas Temple in Varanasi

On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sant Guru Ravidas, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra served ‘langer (community kitchen)’ at Ravidas Temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. Taking to Twitter, Gandhi shared a couplet by Sant Guru Ravidas, and said, “Salute to Sant Guru Ravidas.” Notably, the Election Commission of … Read more

BJP has uprooted casteism: Amit Shah in SP bastion Mainpuri

BJP has uprooted casteism: Amit Shah in SP bastion Mainpuri

Union Home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the BJP has successfully uprooted casteism in the state, and asked the people of Mainpuri, a Samajwadi Party bastion and Yadav dominated district, to vote for the party to ensure its victory in all the three seats. Shah on Tuesday addressed gatherings in Auraiya and Mainpuri and … Read more

Maximum riots in Uttar Pradesh during Samajwadi Party rule, not one during BJP tenure: Yogi Adityanath

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said Uttar Pradesh saw the maximum number of riots during the Samajwadi Party rule and only the incumbent BJP government kept such incidents under check. He also said since vaccines against COVID-19 saved lives, votes should also go to “Yogi and Modi vaccines”. In his addresses at the election … Read more

Akhilesh, Jayant attack CM over ‘garmi’ comment, say he insulted people of western UP

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SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and RLD’s Jayant Chaudhary on Friday attacked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his alleged remarks on the “hot-blooded” leaders of their alliance and accused him of insulting the people of western Uttar Pradesh. Adityanath had recently said the “khoon ki garmi” of Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leaders … Read more