The voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 elections was quite low at 59.11%, even though the State has the highest number of voters. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA The Election Commission has devised a plan to encourage voters in Uttar Pradesh, which recorded a tepid turnout of 59.11% in the … Read more
AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, with Congress leaders Siddaramaiah, D K Shivakumar, Randeep Singh Surjewala, and K. C. Venugopal, during a press conference after the Karnataka assembly elections 2023 results, in Bengaluru on May 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Karnataka Congress Legislature Party meeting set for Sunday Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC … Read more
As the fiercely contested Uttar Pradesh assembly elections enter the final round, the Kashi Vishwanath temple here is witnessing a rush of political leaders. They have been making a beeline at the famous shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva since the past few days in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency and the focus of … Read more
Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party has an edge over the ruling BJP in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls currently underway. Goa was facing a “khichdi” situation but the Congress has an advantage over the BJP, which has been in power in the neighbouring state since … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first physical rally in Saharanpur, UP, said that the opposition is losing sleep because Muslim women want to support him. He said the BJP government is standing with every oppressed Muslim woman and that’s why the Yogi government is necessary in UP so that no one can oppress Muslim … Read more
As another election marathon starts off today – spread over a month, seven phases, and five states – political parties and their candidates will be anxious to see how many citizens queue up in their favour. But a far more essential question for India’s democracy will be answered when we know how many citizens will … Read more
Small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in western UP say they have had a “mixed experience” under the current BJP government. Although they are on the same page as far as the improved law and order situation in the region is concerned, they felt that when it comes to growth of businesses and their grievances being … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the SP-RLD alliance, which has been claiming the legacy of former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh. Modi said that when the SP was in the government, these fake Samajwadis stopped the flow of development in UP. PM Modi was supposed to address a rally in Bijnor, UP, but due … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the “river of development” had stopped in Uttar Pradesh before 2017 due to the dynastic approach of “fake samajwadis’. Addressing a rally in Bijnor virtually, PM Modi praised the Yogi Adityanath government for developing all regions of the state equally without any discrimination. The prime minister addressed the … Read more
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