Ashish Patel's reaction came after Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) MLA Pallavi Patel put allegations that the recruitment in the basic education department was done under old guidelines and Rs 25 lakh per candidate bribe was taken for that.

UP bypolls: The bypolls are spread over 15 states- Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

The NCDC under the MOHFW issues health advisories every year to states and Union Territories to address the health concerns of the masses, including those of children, said Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel.

Here is the list of Union Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State, MoS with Independent Charge whose portfolios have been changed in the newly formed PM Modi-led government in 2024.

Modi 3.0: Narendra Modi has become only the second PM after Jawaharlal Nehru to secure a third consecutive term. Along with Modi, who took oath, senior BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar were sworn in as Cabinet ministers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi equalled the feat of the first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who won in the 1952, 1957 and 1962 general elections.

Out of the total 80 Lok Sabha seats in UP, the BJP won 33 seats, RLD two and Apna Dal (S) only one seat, while the Samajwadi Party bagged 37 seats and Congress six.

Anupriya Patel is the sitting MP from Mirzapur. Voting in the Mirzapur Lok Sabha seat will take place on June 1 in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections.

Apna Dal (Sonelal), an ally of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won two seats – Mirzapur and Robertsganj.

Lok Sabha election dates have been announced by the poll body. The polling will be held in seven phases starting from April 19. Uttar Pradesh will vote in all the seven phases.

Sarpanchs, who attended the event in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, shared their success stories covering aspects of self-reliance, community engagement, sustainable practices, and digital initiatives.

The minister's car was damaged in the accident, and he sustained an injury to his leg. Minister Patel is currently undergoing treatment at the Mirzapur Trauma Center.

PM Modi-NDA MPs meet: The dignitaries of the Cluster-3 meeting will be Union Minister Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah and it will be hosted by Anupriya Patel and Mahendra Nath Pandey.

Sonelal Patel birth anniversary: Apna Dal (S) leader and Uttar Pradesh Minister Ashish Patel, husband of Anupriya Patel, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be the chief guest at his party’s programme in Lucknow.

The Apna Dal contested 17 seats in Uttar Pradesh, and as per the latest data issued by the Election Commission, it won 12 of them.

The Apna Dal, which has been BJP's ally in the last three elections in Uttar Pradesh -- the 2014 and 2019 general elections and the 2017 assembly polls -- has announced its first Muslim candidate this time.

Polling in Sirathu will take place in the fifth phase on February 27. The fifth will cover 60 assembly seats including Sirathu in 11 districts. Result will be declared on March 10.

"The strength of our party lies in the work we have done, the battles we have fought to give justice to those left behind," Anupriya Patel today told India TV, ahead of the elections in Uttar Pradesh.

Speaking at India TV's Chunav Manch 2022, Anupriya Patel said that the people of Uttar Pradesh have faith in BJP-led NDA. In today's circumstances, the NDA will register a 'bumper win'.

The Uttar Pradesh Police here on Wednesday arrested two people and lodged a case against around 1,000 unidentified persons in connection with the alleged rioting and blocking of the rail track at the local railway station by some job aspirants.