Casteism, communal appeal at core of political parties’ strategy in UP polls

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The BJP has developed its poll narratives around Hindutva and development in the battle for Uttar Pradesh and the Samajwadi Party on welfare schemes based on socialism, but the core of their poll strategies appears to be caste arithmetic and communal faultlines. Be it the BJP, the SP or the BSP, a look at their … Read more

Congress releases list of 27 candidates for UP polls

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The Congress on Wednesday released its seventh list of 27 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The list has 11 women, including four replacing candidates previously announced. The party has replaced its Lucknow East candidate, nominating Manoj Tiwari in place of Pankaj Tiwari. The Congress is contesting the state polls with women in focus … Read more

SP govt built Haj House, Kailash Mansarovar Bhawan constructed under BJP rule: CM Yogi

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday took a swipe at the Samajwadi Party, saying the previous government built a Haj House, while a Mansarovar Bhawan was constructed in Ghaziabad under the BJP‘s rule. The chief minister, who was on a visit to Ghaziabad on Saturday, contrasted the work done by the Samajwadi Party … Read more

Samajwadi Party announces third list of 56 candidates for UP assembly polls

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With the declaration of its third list of 56 candidates on Thursday, Samajwadi Party has so far declared 254 candidates for the 403 seats Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. The list names BSP turncoats Ram Achal Rajbhar and Lalji Verma from Akbarpur and Katehari seats respectively of Ambedkar Nagar, Vinay Tiwari from Chillupar and Leader of … Read more

Shah to visit Kairana on Saturday, takes reins of BJP campaign in UP

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Home minister Amit Shah has taken full charge of the BJP‘s election campaign for Uttar Pradesh assembly election, from finalising the tickets to ironing out differences among party leaders and galvanising the party machinery. Under his leadership, the party won three consecutive elections in UP in 2014, 2017 and 2019. Although Shah has been involved … Read more

Akhilesh Yadav to contest UP polls from Karhal seat in party stronghold of Mainpuri

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Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav will contest the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls from Karhal seat in Mainpuri district, the party’s national spokesperson Ashutosh Verma said Thursday. Akhilesh, who is an MP from Azamgarh seat, had on Wednesday said he would decide on contesting the polls after talking to the people of his constituency. “The party … Read more

UP polls: Mulayam Singh’s daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav joins BJP

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In a big blow to the Samajwadi Party ahead of upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Aparna Yadav, daughter-in-law of former state chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday. According to the sources, Aparna Yadav has sought a ticket from the Lucknow Cantt assembly seat. She joined the party in … Read more

BJP has given ‘farewell’ to Adityanath by sending him to Gorakhpur: Akhilesh Yadav

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Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday attacked the BJP, saying the party’s ‘double engine’ model seems to have failed, with its central leadership not giving the Uttar Pradesh chief minister the seat of his choice to contest the state assembly polls. While there was speculation that Yogi Adityanath may be fielded from Ayodhya, Union … Read more

Amid mass defections, Mayawati calls SP ‘anti-Dalit’ party

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As several leaders from the BJP shifted allegiance to the Samajwadi Party (SP) saying it worked for the Dalits and backward classes, BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday pooh-poohed the claim saying the party’s past record shows its “anti-Dalit” approach. Mayawati also clarified that she would not contest the Assembly elections, but take the legislative council … Read more

UP Assembly Elections 2022: BJP repeats sitting MLAs for Noida, Jewar and Dadri seats

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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday declared that it will once again field its three sitting MLAs from Noida, Dadri and Jewar in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. The party has fielded Pankaj Singh from Noida, Tejpal Singh Nagar from Dadri and Dhirendra Singh from Jewar. The announcement was made in Delhi during a … Read more