Voting for the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections covering 54 seats, including those falling under the PM’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi, will be held on Monday, completing the almost month-long voting process in the politically crucial state that had begun on February 10. This phase, which will decide the fate of … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took a swipe at rival political parties alleging they see development works in Ayodhya and Kashi through communal lens. Addressing an election meeting here, he claimed the name Prayagraj evokes pride and those who hate this name can’t do any good for people. Allahabad has been rechristened Prayagraj by … Read more
The high-profile campaign for the third phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly election ended on Friday, ahead of voting on 59 seats across 16 districts of the state scheduled for Sunday. The battle has now shifted to Yadav land and Bundelkhand after the first two rounds in Jat and Muslim dominated regions. In 2017, the BJP … Read more
‘Dreaded criminals and mafia decimated carefully’ by chief minister Yogi Adityanath ‘will come out of jails if a Samajwadi Party government assumes power’ in UP ‘even by mistake,’ Union home minister Amit Shah has alleged. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav was ‘having sleepless nights’ as the voting in the first phase has ‘laid the foundation’ for … Read more
Political parties in Uttar Pradesh are restructuring their campaigns for the state polls with a focus on virtual and door-to-door programmes, after the Election Commission banned rallies and roadshows till January 15. The ruling BJP, which has a robust IT infrastructure, has already made plans for virtual as well as door-to-door campaigns. State BJP vice … Read more
BJP president JP Nadda on Sunday said the Samajwadi Party (SP) stood for “corruption, injustice, atrocities and misconduct”. He said the Akhilesh Yadav-led party, like several other political parties across the country, was marred by nepotism and dynastic politics and only the BJP catered to all sections of the people. “Contrary to the SP’s claim … 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 The situation has not changed much after the central government had repealed the three farm laws.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
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday sought to defend his widely criticised statement equating Muhammad Ali Jinnah with Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and Jawaharlal Nehru and saying they helped India get freedom even as a UP minister suggested a narco test for him for “glorifying” the Pakistani leader. As the row over the … Read more
Congress workers on Monday staged a demonstration near the BJP headquarters and outside the Uttar Pradesh Bhawan here to protest against the violent clash in Lakhimpur Kheri that left four farmers dead. Lakhimpur Kheri incident: Priyanka Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav detained; key developments as UP boils Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son was booked in connection with … Read more
Having a considerable sway over various castes, over a dozen smaller parties in Uttar Pradesh are bargaining hard with mainline parties like the BJP and Samajwadi Party ahead of the crucial state elections early next year. These caste-centric parties add heft to the bigger parties like the BJP, SP, BSP and Congress in the election … Read more