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Ahead of UP Assembly polls, BSP MLA Ramveer Upadhyay joins BJP
Agra: Ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, former State Cabinet Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Ramveer Upadhyay on Saturday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Agra. Speaking about the…
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Rampur MP Azam Khan’s son Abdullah released from jail after 23 months
Lucknow : After 23 months long incarceration in Sitapur jail, Abdullah Azam, son of senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan, was released on bail on Saturday evening. Azam’s younger son Abdullah…
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UP polls: Chandra Shekhar Azad says efforts on to form third front
Lucknow: Azad Samaj Party chief Chandra Shekhar Azad on Saturday said efforts were being made to form a third front of several opposition parties for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls and if…
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UP polls: BJP’s candidate list aims to counter rivals’ OBC pitch
New Delhi: With the Samajwadi Party accusing the BJP of being anti-backward castes, the ruling party has deployed its own brand of ‘mandal’ politics to counter the narrative by giving the group…
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ECI extends ban on physical rallies, roadshows in five poll-bound states till Jan 22
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday extended the ban on physical rallies and roadshows in the five poll-bound states till January 22. However, the commission also granted relaxations…
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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…
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BJP has already sent Adityanath home, says Akhilesh after UP CM fielded from Gorakhpur
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday took a jibe at the BJP’s decision to field Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from the Gorakhpur constituency, saying the saffron party has…
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BSP releases first list of 53 candidates for UP Assembly polls
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has released the first list of candidates on 53 assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming polls. “We have finalized candidates on 53 seats in the…
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BJP names 107 candidates for UP polls, fields Adityanath from Gorakhpur City
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday announced names of 107 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls and fielded Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur city. The party has named candidates for…
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UP polls: OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya joins Samajwadi Party
Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister and prominent OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya on Friday joined the Samajwadi Party along with another rebel minister Dharam Singh Saini. Five BJP MLAs and Apna…
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Battle for UP: Samajwadi party faces problem of plenty
Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party, which has been happily inducting leaders from other parties, is now facing the problem of plenty.Too many claimants on every seat and the threat of the seat going to…
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EC holds meeting with election observers of 5 poll-bound states
New Delhi: With an aim to conduct free, fair and safe Assembly elections in five states, Election Commission of India is holding a meeting with the poll observers here on Friday. According…
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At least 10 ministers may resign from UP govt in coming days: Sanjay Raut
New Delhi: Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP and senior party leader Sanjay Raut on Friday slammed the Yogi Adityanath government and said that in the coming days, at least 10 ministers may…
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4 accused in Muzaffarnagar riots case acquitted for lack of evidence
Muzaffarnagar: A local court has acquitted the four accused in the Muzaffarnagar riots case due to lack of evidence. On September 28, 2013, the victims, Naeem and his two brothers, Nadeem and…
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NDTV journalist Kamal Khan passes away
Lucknow: Famous NDTV journalist Kamal Khan passed away on Thursday following a cardiac arrest at his residence at Butler Palace Colony in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He was 61 years old. Khan who…
