UP polls

People will take revenge on BJP for note ban: Rahul, Akhilesh

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation saying people will take revenge on BJP and its leaders will have to get "blood pressure checked" after 3rd and 4th phase of polling.

Feb 19, 2017, 18:33 PM IST

Cyclone of change in favour of BJP sweeping across UP: Prasad

BJP today lambasted the Samajwadi Party-Congress tie-up as an "unnatural, artificial and opportunistic" alliance and said that a "cyclone of change" was sweeping in its favour across Uttar Pradesh.

Feb 19, 2017, 18:11 PM IST

UP third phase poll registers 42% voting: EC

Forty-two percent voting has been recorded in the first six hours of polling in the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on Sunday, the Election Commission (EC) officials said.

Feb 19, 2017, 14:30 PM IST

Samajwadi Party government brought development, Uttar Pradesh will again elect Akhilesh Yadav: Mulayam Singh

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh on Sunday said Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav-led government has done adequate developmental work in 

Feb 19, 2017, 14:05 PM IST

Akhilesh Yadav casts vote, ducks questions on Mulayam-Shivpal

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav here on Sunday cast his vote in the third phase of the state assembly election.

Feb 19, 2017, 12:56 PM IST

UP polls: Samajwadi cycle will lead in third phase as well, says Akhilesh Yadav

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said his party in alliance with the Congress party will again form government in the politically crucial state.

Feb 19, 2017, 11:56 AM IST

UP polls 2017: Mayawati casts vote in Lucknow, claims a wave in BSP favour

As the voting for the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections began on Sunday, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati expressed confidence over forming the next government in the state with majority.

Feb 19, 2017, 10:32 AM IST

UP polls: Lucknow's nine seats to witness high-decibel contest

The third phase of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh will be held for 69 seats across 12 districts on Sunday.

Feb 19, 2017, 00:11 AM IST

BJP will form 'majority' government in UP: Amit Shah

Shah said people in the state have "made up their mind to vote for a BJP government".

Feb 18, 2017, 18:26 PM IST

UP polls: SP candidate files nominations from Varanasi Cantt seat alloted to Congress

Claiming that party chief Akhilesh Yadav has given his consent, Ribu Shrivastava today filed her nomination papers as SP candidate from Varanasi Cantonment Assembly seat, alloted to Congress following an alliance between the two parties.

Feb 16, 2017, 22:38 PM IST

This UP election is to end dynastic, caste-based politics, says Amit Shah in Amethi

The ongoing Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh is to end dynastic and caste-based politics, BJP chief Amit Shah said on Thursday in Amethi, the pocket borough of the Nehru-Gandhi family.

Feb 16, 2017, 19:53 PM IST

Akhilesh Yadav does 'kaam ki baat' not 'mann ki baat': Dimple Yadav

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is more interested in doing "kaam ki baat" (practical work) rather than "mann ki baat", SP candidate and his wife Dimple Yadav said on Thursday in an apparent dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat'.

Feb 16, 2017, 18:48 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi doesn't need to form government in Uttar Pradesh to waive off farmers' loans: Rahul Gandhi

Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the former only wants to stay in power, adding that he doesn`t need to form government in Uttar Pradesh in order to waive off the loans taken by farmers.

Feb 16, 2017, 18:23 PM IST

Mulayam, Dimple Yadav campaign for Aparna Yadav

Putting political differences aside, Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav, the wife of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, on Wednesday sought votes for her sister-in-law Aparna Yadav, the wife of Mulayam Singh Yadav`s second son Pratik and the SP candidate from Lucknow Cantt.

Feb 16, 2017, 00:18 AM IST

Higher turnout in 2nd phase UP election than first, highest ever in U'khand

The second phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh today saw 65.5 per cent voting while at 68 per cent, Uttarakhand recorded its highest ever turnout, Election Commission today said.

Feb 15, 2017, 22:39 PM IST

Mayawati happy with UP's phase two polling trend, says BSP to get majority

BSP chief Mayawati expressed satisfaction over the polling trend in the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on Wednesday, saying it indicated that her party was surging towards getting a majority.

Feb 15, 2017, 21:23 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh assembly elections: 65% polling registered for second phase

Around 65 per cent polling was recorded in the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on Wednesday, officials said.

Feb 15, 2017, 19:17 PM IST

PIL on manipulation of land records: Allahabad HC issues notices to Mayawati

Social worker Sandeep Bhati had alleged that in Badalpur village of Gautam Buddh Nagar district, a large tract of agricultural land had been declared as "abadi".

Feb 15, 2017, 15:40 PM IST

Congress asks four UP candidates to withdraw in favour of SP

Worried at the confusion in over a dozen seats where both it and alliance partner had named candidates, the Congress on Monday asked four of its candidates to back out in favor of the Samajwadi Party.

Feb 13, 2017, 23:02 PM IST

Blazing guns fall silent as campaign ends for UP phase-2 polls

Blazing guns fell silent as campaigning drew to a close this evening in 67 constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh figuring in the second phase of the seven-phase Assembly election in the state on February 15.

Feb 13, 2017, 17:06 PM IST