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Indian women stand in a queue to cast their votes outside a polling station, at Kamaseke village, about 40 kilometers from Amritsar, in the northern Indian state of Punjab. (Photo: PTI)

Assembly polls: 57.03% voter turnout in UP; 84% in Manipur

In UP, the districts where polling is going on are Mau, Gorakhpur, Maharajganj, Kushinagar, Deoria, Azamgarh and Ballia.

4 March 2017 7:47 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Mega rallies of PM, Rahul, Akhilesh, Mayawati in Varanasi; admin on...

In what is likely to cause jitters to admin and affect traffic is that the PM's tour will be coinciding with Gandhi and...

3 March 2017 2:47 PM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi during an election campaign rally in Varanasi. (Photo: PTI)

Modi ji strikes deal with Ganga maa, says Rahul in Varanasi

If Congress-SP alliance forms government in UP, it will give Rs 20 lakh to youths for starting their own business, says...

3 March 2017 10:53 AM IST

Muslim girls show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting vote at a polling station during the fourth phase Assembly elections in Allahabad. (Photo: PTI)

UP polls: BJP for Election Commission check on burqa-clad voters

UP has witnessed high voter turnout this time and women voters, especially from the minority community.

3 March 2017 6:47 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav waves at people during an election rally in Ballia district, UP. (Photo: PTI)

Sixth phase campaign ends in UP, rebels worry SP

BJP MP Yogi Adityanath has influence in Gorakhpur and some other districts in this phase.

3 March 2017 1:58 AM IST

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UP polls: How cremation ground led to downfall of a don

Rajesh Tripathi, a minister in the Mayawati govt, left the BSP a few months ago to join the BJP.

3 March 2017 12:25 AM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi addresses an election rally in favour of party candidate Ajay Rai in Varanasi. (Photo: PTI)

Fruit war: Congress says PM lied, misquoted Rahul Gandhi

In order to set the record straight, the Congress released a video it called Jhooth ka Juice (the Juice of lies).

3 March 2017 12:17 AM IST

Triple talaq has been distorted in India, and its far more important to ban this than use it as a wedge to encroach on Muslim personal laws. (Photo: PTI)

Will Muslim vote split help BJP to win UP?

Caste identity and in some contexts religious identity is shaping the choices of voters in UP.

3 March 2017 6:31 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election campaign rally in Maharajgan district. (Photo: PTI)

BJP has clinched UP, last leg a bonus, says Modi

The PM referred to a UP government website, which, according to him, states that life in UP is short and uncertain.

2 March 2017 12:47 AM IST

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav addressing party workers at party office in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

New party puts focus on caste seeking SC tag

Dhananjay Singh, former BSP MP, is contesting Malhani Assembly seat in Jaunpur as a NISHAD candidate.

1 March 2017 7:07 AM IST

Dimple Yadav, wife of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav (Photo: AP)

UP polls: In crisis, Dimple turns SP's star vote-catcher

When the alliance with the Congress was formalized, Akhilesh realized that he had no campaigners left in the party.

1 March 2017 3:57 AM IST

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal along with supporters during an election rally in Patiala. (Photo: PTI)

Govt bid to ensure win: Note ban data after Assembly polls

The elections in Uttar Pradesh are to be held in seven phases with the first phase set to begin on February 11.

13 Jan 2017 12:52 AM IST