Uttar Pradesh polls

Nitish asks Akhilesh to come out of family shadow, says 'you take the risk, I will back you'

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday made an overture to his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Akhilesh Yadav,.

Oct 17, 2016, 23:16 PM IST

UP seems headed for a hung Assembly in next year's polls: Survey

The "Mood of UP Survey" conducted by a monthly magazine says that that the ruling Samajwadi Party seem to be losing heavily by as many as 150 seats.

Sep 17, 2016, 17:14 PM IST

BSP to be largest party in fractured UP house: Survey

The BSP, with 169 seats, will emerge as the largest party in a hung Uttar Pradesh assembly after state elections in six months -- followed by the Bharatiya Janata Party and the ruling Samajwadi Party, a survey has found.

Sep 08, 2016, 22:17 PM IST

Making Sheila its face in UP indicates Congress accepts defeat: AAP

AAP leader Dilip Pandey said people across the nation have cornered Congress which has no credible and clean face available in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.

Jul 14, 2016, 20:29 PM IST

Ahead of crucial assembbly polls, RSS holds three-day meet in Kanpur

A RSS leader said the meeting will deliberate on various issues and challenges facing the country.

Jul 11, 2016, 19:05 PM IST

BJP does not want to polarise UP polls; SP govt must probe Hindu exodus from Kairana: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said BJP does not want to "communalise or polarise" the UP elections, but the state government must address the issue if there is "even some evidence of migration" from Kairana.

Jun 17, 2016, 23:43 PM IST

With UP polls in mind, BJP national executive to meet in Allahabad

With an eye on the crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national executive will begin its two-day meet here tomorrow which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah among others

Jun 11, 2016, 15:12 PM IST

Ram temple an issue of faith, not plank for Uttar Pradesh polls: BJP

BJP's newly-appointed state unit chief Keshav Prasad Maurya alleged that SP government has failed on all fronts and law and order situation was very poor in Uttar Pradesh.

Apr 12, 2016, 16:35 PM IST

AAP says it will contest UP local body polls in 2018

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will contest local body polls in Uttar Pradesh in 2018 and take a call soon on fighting the state Assembly Elections next year, a party spokesman said on Wednesday.

Feb 17, 2016, 16:17 PM IST

BSP Rajya Sabha MP Jugal Kishore joins BJP

Bahujan Samaj Party MP Jugal Kishore on Friday joined BJP, a move the saffron party claims will help it woo crucial Dalit voters in Uttar Pradesh, which will go to the polls early next year.

Jan 15, 2016, 14:53 PM IST

Work on Ram temple to start this year-end: Subramanian Swamy

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today claimed that work on the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya would start before this year-end and an action plan for that would be unveiled at a conference on January 9.

Jan 06, 2016, 22:46 PM IST

Poll candidate shot dead in Uttar Pradesh

A Panchayat poll candidate was shot dead by unidentified motorbike-borne assailants near Badanpur village in the district, police said on Friday.

Oct 30, 2015, 13:21 PM IST