UP Assembly Polls

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2024 | Last Update : 01:02 AM IST

BJP National President J.P. Nadda distributes pamphlets during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, in Shahjahanpur, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. (PTI)

13 ministers, 8 women in BJP's Uttar Pradesh list of 91

The party dropped co-operative affairs minister Mukut Bihari Verma, whose son Gaurav will be contesting from his Kaiserganj seat in Bahraich

29 Jan 2022 1:18 AM

BJP National President JP Nadda with UP CM Yogi Adityanath during a meeting in Lucknow, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. (PTI)

National leaders of BJP hold meeting with top party brass in UP ahead of polls

The core committee of the Uttar Pradesh unit of the BJP met at the party headquarters in the presence of Nadda

23 Nov 2021 10:10 AM

The Congress chief was addressing a public meeting here before returning to Delhi at the end of his two-day visit to his Lok Sabha constituency. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Nobody can stop us from removing Modi in 2019 LS polls: Rahul

Targetting Modi over demonetisation carried out in November 2016, Rahul said it was the biggest scam in Indian history.

24 Jan 2019 3:00 PM

Mayawati appoints brother Anand Kumar as BSP vice president but with a rider

Anand Kumar was appointed as BSP vice president on condition that he will never become MP, MLA or CM.

14 Apr 2017 2:47 PM

UP polls: Mayawati rubbishes talk of BJP pact

The CM’s comments came even after voting for the fifth phase of Assembly elections continues in Uttar Pradesh.

01 Mar 2017 2:02 AM

Even as the first phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls are over and campaigning for the second phase is to end on Monday, senior leaders synonymous with electoral politics in the state were nowhere to be seen. (Photo: Representational Image)

Battle for UP: Stalwarts go missing from campaign trail

While Mulayam has kept himself away in the first two phases, Sonia Gandhi has also not joined campaign due to health reasons.

12 Feb 2017 11:42 AM

The BJP, while focussing on the non-Yadav and non-Jatav vote banks, along with 21 per cent of the upper caste, is hoping for the Muslim votes to split between SP and BSP.

UP polls: BJP woos non-Yadav OBCs

BJP raises the contentious Ram Mandir, while SP, BSP fight for Muslim votes.

29 Jan 2017 1:32 AM

BJP President Amit Shah with UP BJP chief Keshav Prasad Maurya releasing party manifesto for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

Temple, sops mark BJP’s UP poll vows

Triple talaq, cow slaughter also on agenda.

29 Jan 2017 1:23 AM

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav (Photo: PTI)

UP polls: Catchy song to set the tone for Rahul, Akhilesh campaign

The song will be blaring across the state to lure the electorates, say party workers.

29 Jan 2017 12:51 AM

Sources said Congress was perturbed as none of the five candidates declared by its alliance partner earlier has been withdrawn by Samajwadi Party. (Photo: PTI)

UP polls: SP, Cong haggle over seats in Amethi, Rae Bareli

Congress is in no mood to give up its claim over all the ten seats in Amethi-Rae Bareli which is the parliamentary turf of Sonia and Rahul.

27 Jan 2017 11:07 AM

JD-U wants to support Congress-SP, RLD eyes BJP

Nitish Kumar wants to withdraw from the UP contest and even wants to campaign for the “secular” alliance.

25 Jan 2017 1:51 AM

Mulayam loyalist Shivpal Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav (Photo: PTI)

UP elections: Mulayam loyalist Shivpal Yadav features in Akhilesh's poll list

In an earlier meeting with Akhilesh, Mulayam Singh is said to have presented 38 names to his son which he said cannot be overlooked.

20 Jan 2017 12:39 PM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav (Photo: PTI)

Preparing for the Assembly race

The BJP believes this will predictably create confusion among the SP cadre and the voters and work to its advantage.

15 Jan 2017 2:10 AM

BSP supremo Mayawati said her party would not enter into any alliance and would contest the polls on its own. (Photo: PTI)

BSP releases second list for UP Assembly polls

In this second list, the BSP has given 27 tickets to people belonging from the Scheduled Castes.

06 Jan 2017 12:19 PM

BJP is projected to secure a majority by bagging between 206-216 seats in UP elections. (Photo: Representational Image)

Opinion poll: BJP is all set to gain in Uttar Pradesh

SP, currently busy with infighting, is likely to emerge as the second largest party bagging between 92-97 seats.

05 Jan 2017 10:48 AM

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and state Cabinet minister Azam Khan at the inauguration of a library at Vidhan Sabha in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

Eye on UP Assembly polls, Akhilesh adds 17 OBCs to SC list

The proposal that is aimed at wooing the OBCs in the upcoming elections will now be sent to the Centre for clearance.

23 Dec 2016 2:54 AM

Shah to discuss strategy for upcoming polls with office bearers

The meeting is also expected to discuss the BJP's strategy to communicate to people about the benefits of demonetisation.

15 Dec 2016 12:02 PM

BJP to face RSS wrath if they lose UP elections

If the party loses UP polls, then the RSS too would point fingers at the top leadership for ‘poor execution’ of the note ban.

12 Dec 2016 12:50 AM

JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav and RLD chief Ajit Singh. (Photo: PTI)

After Mulayam's no, RLD, JD-U and BS-4 form alliance in UP

SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav recently ruled out entering into any alliance for assembly polls.

21 Nov 2016 6:24 PM

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