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UP polls: Mulayam ke log' out to hurt SP

Party patriarch's loyalists to work for those denied tickets by Akhilesh camp.

31 Jan 2017 2:00 AM IST

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Mulayam Singh Yadav fumes as 'UP boys' push pact

'I have always fought against the Congress and now the party is moving away from its ideology', he said.

30 Jan 2017 1:58 AM IST

BJP President Amit Shah with UP BJP chief Keshav Prasad Maurya releasing party manifesto for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

Temple, sops mark BJP's UP poll vows

Triple talaq, cow slaughter also on agenda.

29 Jan 2017 1:23 AM IST

Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav

UP Muslims want to keep BJP out

Muslims are angry with Akhilesh who refused to visit Muzaffarnagar during the riots.

29 Jan 2017 1:12 AM IST

Battlelines drawn over faith in turf of Sangeet Som

A sizeable crowd of boys, all in their 20s and early 30s, hover around with saffron gamchas and headbands.

28 Jan 2017 1:50 AM IST

Raghuraj Pratap Singh and Mahendra Aridaman Singh.

Royal families lose their sheen in Uttar Pradesh elections

Raghuraj Pratap Singh has been winning elections since 1993 as an independent candidate.

27 Jan 2017 1:25 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Congress in a quandary over joint rallies with Samajwadis

State leaders have now asked the party high command to work out modalities in order to avoid bad blood later.

26 Jan 2017 1:18 AM IST

Shivpal Yadav and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. (Photo: PTI)

Akhilesh Yadav kickstarts UP campaign, snubs uncle

This is the first time in the 25-year-old history of the party that Shivpal Yadav will not be among its star election...

25 Jan 2017 2:40 AM IST

Congress questions Keshav Maurya's degrees

Haseeb Ahmed has filed a complaint with the Election Commission and endorsed copy of the same to the Lok Sabha speaker...

24 Jan 2017 6:43 AM IST

Mulayam SInghs daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav (Photo: Twitter)

Aparna Yadav gets SP ticket, but those ignored resign

Congress' Lucknow Cantt MLA Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who recently joined the BJP, will contest from the same seat.

24 Jan 2017 4:27 AM IST

BJP MP Yogi Adityanath (Photo: PTI/File)

Trouble brews for BJP across Uttar Pradesh

Adityanath's Hindu Yuva Vahini is now planning to field candidates in about 20 seats in and around Gorakhpur.

22 Jan 2017 7:00 AM IST

Most of these outfits come up only for income tax exemptions.

Also in UP poll fray: RSVP, KhAP, Insaan Raj Party

These parties, with their quirky names, have managed to get their share of the spotlight during election season.

21 Jan 2017 2:17 AM IST