UP Polls: Filing of nominations for fifth phase begins
While the last date of filing nominations is February 9, withdrawals could be made till February 13 while polling will be held on February 27.
Feb 02, 2017, 13:24 PM IST
UP Elections 2017: Will Mayawati’s `Elephant` puncture Akhilesh’s `Bicycle` this time?
Out of power since 2012, Mayawati is hugely depending on Muslim and Dalit votes to win UP Elections 2017.
Jan 31, 2017, 11:33 AM IST
80 candidates in fray for 6 Assembly seats in Muzaffarnagar
As many as 80 people are contesting Assembly elections from six constituencies of Muzaffarnagar district.
Jan 28, 2017, 12:41 PM IST
BJP sends notice to Mayawati over inclusion of Mukhtar Ansari in BSP
BJP leader Ashok Singh, who is the witness to the murder of Manna Singh, a local contractor allegedly killed by Ansari`s gang in 2009, has sent the notice to BSP chief Mayawati.
Jan 28, 2017, 11:13 AM IST
Rejected by Akhilesh, Mukhtar Ansari inducted into BSP by Mayawati
Akhilesh had opposed SP's alliance with Ansari's Quami Ekta Dal saying he did not want criminals in his party.
Jan 26, 2017, 17:28 PM IST
Allahabad HC stays UP govt's order to include 17 sub-castes in Scheduled Caste category
In a setback for Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Allahabad High Court on Tuesday stayed Uttar Pradesh government's government's order to include 17 sub-castes in the Scheduled Caste category.
Jan 24, 2017, 14:21 PM IST
Mulayam Singh's aide Ambika Chaudhary joins Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party
Ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, senior Samajwadi Party leader and Mulayam Singh's aide Ambika Chaudhary joined Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Saturday.
Jan 21, 2017, 12:04 PM IST
Mulayam sacrificed brother Shivpal for Akhilesh Yadav: Mayawati
BSP supremo Mayawati hit out at the Congress for trying to forge an alliance with the ruling Samajwadi Party.
Jan 21, 2017, 11:41 AM IST
HC asks EC to decide on plaint regarding Rs 104 crore deposit by BSP
Since the demonetisation order came on November 8 last year, the cash deposit in old currencies should necessarily have been undertaken by November 20.
Jan 18, 2017, 18:54 PM IST
UP Elections 2017: BJP recommends to party high command of candidates list
There are 23 sitting legislators from parties like Bahujan Samaj Party, Samajwadi Party, Congress and Rashtriya Lok Dal, who have joined BJP in recent months.
Jan 11, 2017, 10:37 AM IST
BJP leader moves EC against Mayawati, BSP trashes charge
A BJP leader has moved the Election Commission against Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati accusing her of seeking votes in the name of caste, a charge trashed by a BSP leader today.
Jan 09, 2017, 20:08 PM IST
UP polls 2017: BSP announces final list of candidates
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Sunday announced its final list of candidates for 101 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh.
Jan 08, 2017, 15:28 PM IST
Semi-automatic rifles, Rs 6 lakh recovered from BSP's candidate in Aligarh
The Aligarh Police has seized Rs 6 lakhs and two semi-automatic licensed rifles from the vehicle of Bahujan Samaj Party`s Chharra, Aligarh candidate Mohd Sageer.
Jan 07, 2017, 09:43 AM IST
Mayawati announces 100 more candidates in UP
Its first list of 100 candidates was issued on Thursday.
Jan 06, 2017, 18:55 PM IST
BSP releases first list of 100 candidates for Uttar Pradesh polls
The Election Commission yesterday announced seven-phase polling for 403 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh which will commence on February 11 and conclude on March 8.
Jan 05, 2017, 14:25 PM IST
BJP set to win Uttar Pradesh, may bag 206-216 seats in Assembly elections: Survey
Assembly elections in UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur will be held between February 4 and March 8.
Jan 04, 2017, 20:26 PM IST
Lucknow rally: PM Modi slams rival parties, urges people of UP to vote for progress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at the Samajwadi Party and BSP for "banishing" development from Uttar Pradesh.
Jan 02, 2017, 22:45 PM IST
SP ''pari-war'' is around wealth, loot: BSP
Hitting out hard at the Samajwadi Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Saturday said the ongoing rift in the party is around wealth and loot of Uttar Pradesh, adding that the split was imminent as the party was not based on decision and ideology.
Dec 31, 2016, 13:08 PM IST
Mayawati has become blind in her lust for money: BJP leader Swami Prasad Maurya
Continuing his tirade against Mayawati, BJP leader Swami Prasad Maurya on Tuesday said, the Bahujan Samaj Party has become blind in her lust for money.
Dec 27, 2016, 17:32 PM IST
Election Commission to ask I-T authorities to look into finances of 200 parties
There are over 1780 registered, but unrecognised political parties in the country.
Dec 21, 2016, 12:17 PM IST
