Alka Rai, the widow of murdered BJP MLA Krishna Nand Rai, has said that Mayawati’s decision to field Mukhtar Ansari, who is accused of killing her husband, exposed how BSP was sheltering a criminal despite a court trail pending against him.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to defer presentation of the Union Budget till the completion of poll process in five states.
Filing of nominations for the third phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh began today with issuance of notification for the February 19 election. In the third phase, 69 assembly seats spread over 12 districts
it is now expected that UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will try to woo voters together.
With Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party and Congress set to join hands for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the strategists of the two parties have already started estimating the percentage of votes the ‘alliance’ might garner.
Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, who was declared Samajwadi Party candidate from Kanpur Cant assembly seat by then state president Shivpal Yadav , today said he would not contest polls. "I will not contest assembly polls.
While Samajwadi Party and Congress are finalising the nitty-gritty of a pre-poll alliance in Uttar Pradesh, posters have appeared at several places in the city depicting Rahul Gandhi as Lord Krishna and Chief Minister Akhilesh
Swami Prasad Maurya, the president of Uttar Pradesh unit of BJP, may switch over to Congress as he is reportedly unhappy over distribution of party tickets for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.
Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal has so far failed to reach an agreement with the Congress and Samajwadi Party over distribution of seats in the grand alliance that the three parties are trying to stitch
In a bid to woo young voters ahead of the Uttar Pradesh polls, Bahujan Samaj Party will soon launch an online video campaign titled ‘Behanji ko aane do’ to reach out to a wide range
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the infighting in Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party was "a cause for concern" as it affected the state.
Opinion polls by media houses in collaboration with independent research agencies, have started making predictions as to which party could sweep to power in the politically-crucial state.
With only a month left for Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, an opinion poll from an Indian weekly has suggested that the Bharatiya Janata Party may sweep to power in the politically-crucial state.
It is reported that Akhilesh has a “Plan B” in place in case the family feud prevents him from fielding candidates in the coming Assembly polls on cycle symbol.
RLD leader and former MP Jayant Chaudhary was today projected as chief ministerial candidate for the party and its allies at a rally at Abairani crossing here.
In a virtual rebellion against his father and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav late on Thursday released his own list of 235 candidates for the 2017 assembly
With an eye on upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to make a major announcement in a large political rally set to be held at Lucknow on January 2.
The internal feud within Samajwadi Party (SP) doesn’t seem to end soon as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle and party president Shivpal Yadav are now at loggerheads over nomination of poll candidatures.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah today said that his party is yet to decide whether to project anyone as chief ministerial candidate in upcoming Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.
Desperate to make a comeback to power in Uttar Pradesh, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BJP) leaders have devised a new strategy to win over around 18 per cent Muslim electorate in the state.
Top News
Latest News
