Elections

‘Babaji’ under pressure due to fear of historic defeat in UP polls: Akhilesh

Lucknow: Taking a jibe at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that the BJP leader is under a lot of “pressure” due to…
Bullets fired at Asaduddin Owaisi’s car in UP, one arrested

Hyderabad: Some unknown miscreants have fired three to four rounds of bullets on the car of AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi while he was passing through the Dasna area in Uttar Pradesh. However,…

UP polls: Congress, SP practise ‘anti-social’ politics: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

New Delhi: Ahead of the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday launched an attack on opposition parties in the state saying the Congress and Samajwadi Party…
Akhilesh govt will build Ayodhya temple faster, better: Ram Gopal Yadav

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Wednesday refuted Home Minister Amit Shah’s statements on the SP’s stand on the construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya, saying the temple…
UP Polls: Rahul, Priyanka among Congress 30-star campaigners for second phase

New Delhi: Congress on Tuesday released the list of star campaigners for the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections to be held on February 14. The list of 30 leaders…
Battle for UP: Criminals out, wives in

Lucknow: Even as it mounts a blistering attack on the Samajwadi Party for giving tickets to criminals, the BJP itself has fielded the wives of two convicted criminals in the Uttar Pradesh…
Hema Malini confident of BJP’s victory in UP Polls

New Delhi: Ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Mathura Hema Malini expressed confidence in her party forming the government in the state once…

AIMIM no B-Team of BJP: Asaduddin Owaisi

Ghaziabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday mocked the allegation that his party was working as a B Team of the BJP to divert Muslim votes away from the Samajwadi Party, saying that…
Election Commission extends ban on roadshows, padyatras till Feb 11

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday extended the ban on roadshows, ‘padyatras’, vehicle rallies and processions till February 11, but enhanced the number of people allowed in door-to-door campaigning from the…
UP Polls: Priyanka has appeal and crowd-pulling ability, but will that be enough?

Kalyani Shankar Every leader takes advantage of a crucial moment to settle down. The current UP Assembly elections will be a decisive moment for the political future of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Once…
BJP weaves cobwebs in Jat minds in hope of stalling SP spread in western UP

Kulsum Mustafa It is another of those queer political ironies that arrest one’s attention. The ‘just one seat’ winner of the 2017 assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh -Rashtriya Lok Dal, is being…
Hitlershahi: BJP Ally after NDA refuses party a single seat in MLC polls

National President of the Vikassheel Insaan Party, Mukesh Sahani, on Sunday, hit out at the NDA alliance parties, Janata Dal (United) (JDU) and BJP in Bihar, calling it “Hitlershahi” after they did…
BJP one short of hitting century of candidates facing criminal cases: Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow: The BJP is one short of hitting a century of tickets given to candidates with a criminal history, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged on Sunday. In a tweet, the former…
UP: Angry residents wave black flags, throw stones at BJP candidates

Residents of Western Uttar Pradesh are visibly disappointed with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of the state as they express their disappointment by driving away candidates from constituencies, waving black flags,…
Assembly polls: Political parties misusing WhatsApp to woo voters

New Delhi: As India prepares for the Assembly elections in five states, including the all-crucial Uttar Pradesh, Meta-owned WhatsApp is being heavily misused by various political parties as well as individual candidates…