UP Polls

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People at a polling station to cast their votes during the voting for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh elections at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)

UP Elections 2022: Voting for phase-1 begins, 623 candidates in fray

Polling started at 7.00 AM and will continue till 6.00 PM, officials said

10 Feb 2022 9:24 AM

He also informed the Congress chief about the initiatives taken by the party as well as his government in Chhattisgarh. (PTI file image)

Baghel meets Sonia, discusses Congress preparations for Uttar Pradesh polls

Baghel met some leaders from Uttar Pradesh and later apprised Gandhi about the discussions he had with them

13 Nov 2021 11:56 AM

Akhilesh Yadav not to contest next Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls

He also said that an alliance between his party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) for the polls has been finalised

01 Nov 2021 1:45 PM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah. (PTI Photo)

2022 UP polls will lay foundation for BJP victory in 2024 LS elections: Amit Shah

Modi Ji has to be made the prime minister in 2024 and Yogi ji will have to be made the UP chief minister once again in 2022, he said

29 Oct 2021 6:56 PM

Yogi Adityanath tweaks caste formula ahead of polls

Seven new ministers — one Cabinet and six minister of state — took oath of office in Lucknow

28 Sep 2021 9:23 AM

It was suggested to Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel during these talks that he move to Delhi and take charge of Uttar Pradesh affairs as party general secretary. (Twitter)

Anita Katyal | Will Baghel be in charge of UP polls instead of Priyanka?

The party fears Priyanka’s credibility and reputation will take a hit

05 Sep 2021 1:42 AM

Owaisi had earlier visited Lucknow and has been in talks with smaller political outfits. (Photo: PTI)

UP Assembly polls: AIMIM denies reports of alliance with SP

The Hyderabad MP had earlier announced that AIMIM will contest 100 seats in Uttar Pradesh polls

25 Jul 2021 11:21 AM

Banerjee took to Twitter and wrote, 'Great victory. Congratulations to Mayawati Ji and Akhilesh Yadav Ji for #UPByPolls The beginning of the end has started.' (Photo: PTI)

UP bypolls: Mamata congratulates Akhilesh, Mayawati after easy win

The two arch-rivals had come together for the Gorakhpur and Phulpur bypolls.

14 Mar 2018 6:08 PM

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and his wife Rajkumari Devi cast their votes in Allahabad on Sunday morning. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Voting for second phase of Uttar Pradesh civic polls underway

The counting of votes for all phases will take place on December 1 and results too will be declared on that day.

26 Nov 2017 9:42 AM

Congress hits back, says Mulayam Singh Yadav behind UP loss

Yadav also came under fire from the BJP Monday for his comments Sunday against the Prime Minister.

09 May 2017 3:28 AM

Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav (Photo: AP)

Will form new front if Akhilesh doesn't give up SP leadership: Shivpal

Samajwadi Party contested the polls under Akhilesh's leadership but suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the BJP.

03 May 2017 4:58 PM

SP identifies insiders who opposed official nominees, indulged in indiscipline

Akhilesh Yadav is continuously reviewing the poll results and in the process, he met the candidates and leaders of the party.

03 Apr 2017 9:07 PM

‘I’m not giving up hope for Congress in 2019’

Mr Tharoor laughs off the call to be nominated as the UPA’s prime ministerial contender in 2019.

24 Mar 2017 2:12 AM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: PTI)

Are safeguards possible to prevent theocracy?

Much of the angst against Adityanath is drawn from the colonial “brown sahib” culture of political correctness.

22 Mar 2017 2:26 AM

Sunday Interview: 'The Congress will determinedly fight for India’s core values'

Mr Gandhi plans to rebuild the Congress organisationally and win back the support of the sections that we have lost.

19 Mar 2017 2:30 AM

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: File)

Hold all-party meet to discuss EVM 'tampering' issue, Mamata tells EC

Incidentally, Mayawati has accused BJP of murdering democracy, saying that tampering of EVMs was responsible for her party's poor show.

17 Mar 2017 7:44 PM

The Election Commission of India allows Rs 25 lakh per candidate for campaign expenditure. (Representational Image)

Political parties spent over Rs 5,500 cr on UP poll campaign alone: study

‘Every vote cast in UP involved a cost of about Rs 750, which is highest in the country,’ the survey noted.

17 Mar 2017 1:55 PM

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati. (Photo: PTI)

BJP victory 'fraud', 'dishonest': Mayawati to move court against EVM 'tampering'

BSP, which had 80 MLAs in the outgoing Assembly, managed to win just 19 seats in the 403-member House.

15 Mar 2017 2:22 PM

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. (Photo: PTI)

'Speculation': Rajnath Singh on being considered for UP CM

After an astounding victory in the Assembly polls, BJP is in the process of deciding the CM candidate for the politically crucial state.

15 Mar 2017 12:35 PM

UP Polls: 5 of 8 kin of former CMs, PM win mandate

In all there were seven candidates, who had direct link with outgoing chief minister Akhilesh Yadav or other former chief ministers.

13 Mar 2017 2:51 PM

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