Varanasi Election Results 2017: BJP candidates win
Varanasi Election Results 2017 will be declared on March 11.
Mar 08, 2017, 16:04 PM IST
Sure of our victory, asserts PM Modi at Varanasi roadshow as he vows to build UP into prosperous state
With Hindus comprising 80 percent of Varanasi population, BJP is once again relying heavily on Modi to deliver the goods in UP where it has been out of power for 15 years.
Mar 04, 2017, 23:25 PM IST
EC extends ban on exit polls for assembly elections 2017 till March 9
The Election Commission on Saturday extended the ban on exit polls for the assembly elections in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh by a day to March 9, following the death of two contesting candidates.
Mar 04, 2017, 20:57 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017, Phase 2: As it happened
Around 65 percent polling was recorded in the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on Wednesday, Election Commission officials said.
Feb 15, 2017, 18:48 PM IST
UP elections 2017: Akhilesh Yadav to address rallies in Sambhal, Amroha
Kick-starting the campaigning for the second phase of Uttar Pradesh elections, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will on Sunday address two election rallies in Sambhal and Amroha.
Feb 12, 2017, 11:22 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh sees 64 percent turnout in 1st phase of Assembly Elections, polling peaceful
In the 73 constituencies where polling was held, SP and BSP had bagged 24 seats each in the 2012 polls, BJP 11, RLD nine and Congress five.
Feb 11, 2017, 22:00 PM IST
Shahi Imam of Delhi Jama Masjid backs BSP in Uttar pradesh polls
A day after the Rashtriya Ulema Council pledged its support to BSP, Shahi Imam of Delhi Jama Masjid Maulana Ahmad Bukhari today announced his backing for Mayawati's party in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and accused SP of going back on its words.
Feb 09, 2017, 17:31 PM IST
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
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 2017: BJP to launch 'aggressive' campaigning after Amit Shah releases party manifesto
With barely a fortnight left for the Uttar Pradesh polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plans to go full throttle with its campaigning after BJP chief Amit Shah releases the party manifesto here on Saturday, party sources said here.
Jan 28, 2017, 14:43 PM IST
Samajwadi Party feud: Shopkeepers selling party posters, banners in distress, suffer loss
The rift in the Samajwadi Party (SP) is not only affecting the people directly associated with the party, but also those who are indirectly connected with the same.
Jan 15, 2017, 11:18 AM IST
BJP's Central Election Committee meeting today, candidates for Uttarakhand, UP polls expected
The Bharatiya Janata Party`s Central Election Committee meeting is scheduled to take place on Saturday, in order to select the candidates for the upcoming Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.
Jan 15, 2017, 10:55 AM IST
Remove hoardings, posters of political leaders from poll-bound states before elections, says EC
In the wake of assembly elections in five states, the Election Commission on Tuesday asked the poll machinery in the poll-bound states to either remove or cover suitably photographs of political leaders on all hoardings and advertisements that seek to project the achievements of any living political functionary or political party.
Jan 10, 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
EC changes picture format ahead of Uttar Pradesh polls
Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has made pasting of photographs on nomination papers of candidates mandatory, an official said on Saturday.
Nov 12, 2016, 13:17 PM IST
UP should not suffer because of SP's internal rift: Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the people of Uttar Pradesh should not suffer because of the internal rift within the Samajwadi Party.
Nov 07, 2016, 19:24 PM IST
Samajwadi Party feud: Events as they unfolded on October 24, 2016
Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party was in turmoil on Monday as party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav publicly pulled up his son and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at a meeting which ended on a fiery note with sacked minister Shivpal Yadav calling Akhilesh a "liar".
Oct 24, 2016, 23:46 PM IST
Simultaneous polls likely in Uttar Pradesh, 4 other states in February-March
While the term of the Uttar Pradesh assembly ends on May 27, 2017, those of Goa, Manipur and Punjab end on March 18.
Oct 23, 2016, 20:38 PM IST
Akhilesh Yadav's photo on ration cards leads political storm, Oppn calls it 'cheap publicity stunt'
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday launched a programme for distributing new ration cards bearing his photograph and name, which the rival parties dubbed as a "cheap political gimmick" in view of the Assembly polls due next year.
Oct 19, 2016, 20:15 PM IST
