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- India
Akhilesh Yadav defends decision to give tickets to Azam Khan, Nahid Hasan
Lucknow : Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday defended the party’s decision to give tickets to some candidates facing criminal cases and said most of these cases had been filed by…
- India
Villagers in UP’s Budhana shout slogans against BJP candidate
Muzaffarnagar: Umesh Malik, the incumbent BJP MLA from Budhana Assembly constituency and also the party’s nominee for the upcoming polls, faced the ire of the people as he walked through an alley…
- India
SC seeks Centre, EC response on plea against freebies before polls
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Centre and the Election Commission on a PIL against the promise or distribution of irrational freebies from public funds before polls, as…
- India
A day after being named as star campaigner, RPN Singh resigns from Congress
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader R.P.N. Singh resigned from the party on Tuesday, a day after being named as one of the party’s star campaigners. Sources said he was miffed over the…
- Politics
Battle for UP: SP announces candidates on 159 seats
Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party on Monday announced candidates on 159 seats for the seven-phase Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh to be held from February 10 to March 7. Shivpal Singh Yadav has…
- India
Desertion of OBC ministers will not impact BJP’s UP poll prospects: Keshav Maurya
Lucknow: Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday said desertion of OBC ministers and MLAs from the BJP will have no impact on the party’s poll prospects in Uttar Pradesh as…
- Elections
Amarinder to contest from Patiala, releases list of 22 candidates
Chandigarh: Capt Amarinder Singh on Sunday announced the Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) candidates from 22 constituencies for the February 20 polls, with a clear focus on winnability while ensuring due representation across…
- Opinions
J&K’s polls in 2022 will depend on outcome of UP elections?
Arun Joshi The Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for which the process got underway with the announcement of the poll schedule on January 8, hold great importance for the residents of Jammu and Kashmir, as…
- India
BJP shuts door on Parrikar’s son, offers ‘compromise’ seat to Speaker
Panaji: Closing its gates on former Goa CM late Manohar Parrikar’s disgruntled son Utpal Parrikar, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday announced the candidature of Assembly Speaker Rajesh Patnekar as the party’s…
- India
SC considers hearing plea seeking disclosure of criminal background of candidates
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would consider listing for hearing a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to ensure that political parties publish details regarding criminal…
- Hyderabad
UP Assembly polls: AIMIM releases second list of candidates
Hyderabad: AIMIM released the second list of candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on Monday.The second list includes the names of eight candidates. Earlier AIMIM released the first list of…
- Opinions
Opinion: Akhilesh Yadav emerges as main challenger to BJP in UP polls
Kalyani Shankar By Kalyani Shankar Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has emerged as the primary challenger to the BJP for the February Assembly polls now that…