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- 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…
- India
UP Congress nominee Salman Imtiaz barred from entering Aligarh
Aligarh: Congress candidate from Aligarh city Salman Imtiaz has been slapped with an order barring him from staying in the district, authorities said on Saturday. The externment order which was pasted on…
- 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…
- Elections
Azam Khan moves SC seeking interim bail to campaign in UP Polls
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has moved the Supreme Court seeking interim bail to campaign in upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. In his plea, Khan stated that the State has…
- 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…
- Elections
UP polls: BJP leader breaks down after being denied ticket, quits party
Mathura: After being denied a ticket by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the run-up to the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Satish Kumar Sharma, who resigned from the party on Tuesday,…
- 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…
- India
Petition in SC to ensure political parties publish details of candidates with criminal background
New Delhi: A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission to ensure that all political parties publish details regarding criminal cases of candidates along…
- India
Amid mass defections, Mayawati calls SP ‘anti-Dalit’ party
Lucknow (UP): As several leaders from the BJP shifted allegiance to the Samajwadi Party (SP) saying it worked for the Dalits and backward classes, BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday pooh-poohed the claim…
- India
Another four BJP MLAs are leaving the party today: Sharad Pawar
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday took a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and claimed that four BJP MLAs are leaving the party today itself. Briefing…
- India
Priyanka Gandhi releases Congress’ first list of 125 candidates for UP polls
Lucknow: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday released the party’s first list of 125 candidates for Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls that are due to start on February 10. “Today the…
- India
Around 50 staff members test positive for COVID-19 at BJP Delhi headquarters
New Delhi: Around 50 staff members tested positive for COVID-19 at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in the national capital, sources said on Wednesday. “Around 50 people have been found positive for…
