UP polls

UP polls: Akhilesh Yadav to address six rallies in Sitapur

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will address six election rallies in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur on Monday.

Feb 06, 2017, 09:52 AM IST

UP polls 2017: Rahul Gandhi to address election rallies in Aligarh, Shamli, Mathura

With barely a week away for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh legislative Assembly elections to commence, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will on Monday address poll rallies in Aligarh, Shamli and Mathura. 

Feb 06, 2017, 09:45 AM IST

Smriti Irani tears into Rahul Gandhi for his retort to PM Modi's 'SCAM' jibe

Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani tore into Congress vice president on Sunday.

Feb 05, 2017, 22:48 PM IST

Govt may take step to ban triple talaq after UP polls: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said the government may take a major step to ban triple talaq after the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

Feb 05, 2017, 16:50 PM IST

UP polls: Gaurav Bhatia resigns from all posts of Samajwadi Party

With five days to go for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections, Gaurav Bhatia, Samajwadi party's spokesperson and president of its legal wing, announced a stunner by resigning from all posts of the party on Sunday.

Feb 05, 2017, 14:24 PM IST

Congress releases list of 11 more candidates for UP polls

The Congress on Saturday released another list of 11 party candidates for the seven-phase state assembly elections to be held from February 11 to March 8.

Feb 04, 2017, 19:34 PM IST

Throw out 'SCAM' from UP and vote for BJP: PM Narendra Modi in Meerut

Prime Minister Narendra Modi likened his first election rally in Uttar Pradesh with India's first war of independence in 1857 as he addressed Bharatiya Janata Party's Parivartan rally in Meerut on Saturday.

Feb 04, 2017, 17:20 PM IST

UP polls: Amit Shah attacks SP, says "Akhilesh not worthy, only BJP capable of changing UP's destiny"

: Leaving no stone unturned in wooing the electorates of the politically crucial Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Saturday trained guns at Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and said that a dispensation which cannot control the law and order of the state does not deserve to remain in power.

Feb 04, 2017, 16:15 PM IST

Assembly elections: Victory in UP with Cong' help will only elevate Netaji's stature, says Akhilesh Yadav

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday defended his decision of forging an alliance with Congress, claiming that the coalition will win an overwhelming majority in the polls and get more than 300 seats in the 403-member House.

Feb 04, 2017, 16:04 PM IST

BJP will waive off all dues of farmers if voted to power in UP: PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing an election rally in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, which is scheduled  to vote in seven phases starting February 11.

Feb 04, 2017, 14:41 PM IST

UP elections 2017: Mulayam Singh will campaign for Shivpal first and not Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav announced that he will first campaign for his brother Shivpal Yadav and then for son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

Feb 03, 2017, 19:16 PM IST

Two 'Shehjadas' joined hands in UP, one looted country, other plundered state: Amit Shah

“There is no law and order in UP, it is like 'take money and give order',” Shah said.  

Feb 03, 2017, 17:42 PM IST

Amit Shah cancels his Meerut padyatra over murder of trader's son

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Friday cancelled his padyatra in Meerut, that was scheduled for later in the day.

Feb 03, 2017, 16:27 PM IST

UP polls 2017: Things to know

The seven-phase polling for 403 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh announcement has the stage is set for yet another bitter electoral battle between the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and its political rivals. 

Feb 01, 2017, 16:01 PM IST

#Elections2017: UP spends least on health, reflects in its ill-health

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Feb 01, 2017, 15:27 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017: Issues that will have an impact

It's an all out battle between the major players in Uttar Pradesh, which is essentially a three-cornered fight between Samajawadi Party-Congress combine, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the BSP.

Feb 01, 2017, 00:52 AM IST

UP Assembly polls 2017: Stakes are high for BJP and PM Modi

There are other states and then there is Uttar Pradesh – the most coveted of all trophies as far as elections go.

Jan 31, 2017, 16:39 PM IST

UP polls: Aparna Yadav is richest candidate to file nomination, five crore Lamborghini part of her assets

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav`s younger daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav is the richest among those who filed their nominations for the third phase of high-voltage Uttar Pradesh Assembly selections.

Jan 31, 2017, 11:23 AM IST

BJP MLA Suresh Rana booked for hate speech by Uttar Pradesh Police

Controversial BJP MLA Suresh Rana was on Monday booked by Uttar Pradesh Police on charges of inciting hatred after he said that curfew will be imposed in Kairana, Deoband and Moradabad if he is elected again in assembly polls next month.

Jan 30, 2017, 19:49 PM IST

UP polls: Samajwadi-Congress alliance can't cause any harm to BJP, says Keshav Prasad Maurya

Belittling the freshly stitched alliance of the Samajwadi Party and Congress, Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday said the tie-up cannot cause any harm to the saffron party.

Jan 30, 2017, 15:37 PM IST