Assembly elections 2017

Manipur: Phungzathang Tonsing quits Congress, joins National People's Party

Phungzathang Tonsing, a veteran Congress leader of Manipur, has resigned from the primary membership of Congress.

Feb 11, 2017, 14:44 PM IST

People know real faces of Congress, SP and BJP: Mayawati

Expressing confidence over sweeping the Uttar Pradesh elections, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday said the people of the state know the real faces of the Congress, Samajwadi Party and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Feb 11, 2017, 14:03 PM IST

Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi release Common Minimum Programme – Here are the SP-Congress alliance's 10 commitments

In a joint press conference in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi released a list of 10 commitments to the people of the state.

Feb 11, 2017, 13:51 PM IST

UP polls: 25.71% voting recorded in Ghaziabad till 11:00 am

Ghaziabad district witnessed 25.71 per cent voter turnout in five assembly constituencies till 11 am

Feb 11, 2017, 13:41 PM IST

98-year-old woman cast vote in Baghpat's Chhaprauli

The voting for the politically crucial state Uttar Pradesh has begun on Saturday.

Feb 11, 2017, 13:16 PM IST

BJP MP Sanjeev Balyan casts vote in Muzaffarnagar

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sanjeev Balyan casted his vote in Muzaffarnagar on Saturday.

Feb 11, 2017, 13:07 PM IST

BJP records huge victory, wins all three MLC seats in Uttar Pradesh

The three seats won by BJP are graduate MLC seats.

Feb 11, 2017, 13:01 PM IST

UP Elections 2017: BSP-SP supporters clash in UP's Meerut city

Supporters of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) clashed on Saturday in Meerut city of Uttar Pradesh over issues relating to voting.

Feb 11, 2017, 12:11 PM IST

EC's ''third eye'' monitoring UP polls

As voting got underway in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, the Election Commission is extensively using information technology to ensure free and fair polling, an official said.

Feb 11, 2017, 11:34 AM IST

UP polls: Voting picks up within hours

Voting picked up in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections within hours of its start at 7 am

Feb 11, 2017, 11:02 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi retorts, says PM Narendra Modi `likes peeping into bathrooms`

Compulsions of realpolitik made Samajwadi Party and Congress seal a pre-poll pact last month to contest the UP Assembly Elections together.

Feb 11, 2017, 10:44 AM IST

UP polls: Queues grow longer in Noida

Queues at polling booths in Noida grew longer as the day progressed during the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls on Saturday.

Feb 11, 2017, 10:42 AM IST

BJP MLA kin held with pistol in polling booth

Gagan Som, brother of senior BJP leader and Sardhana legislator Sangeet Som was detained on Saturday after a pistol was recovered from him

Feb 11, 2017, 10:39 AM IST

UP polls: Candidates confident of win

Prominent candidates in the fray in the first phase of Uttar Pradesh elections on Saturday exuded confidence of victory.

Feb 11, 2017, 10:35 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017: 8 interesting facts

Etah's Jalesar is the smallest constituency in terms of electorate, and Ghaziabad's Sahibabad is the largest.

Feb 11, 2017, 10:16 AM IST

UP polls: Narendra Modi, Akhilesh Yadav appeal to vote

Akhilesh Yadav also appealed people to "Be a part of Uttar Pradesh`s development" and "vote for development".

Feb 11, 2017, 09:54 AM IST

UP polls: Modi, Akhilesh Yadav appeal to vote

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh(UP) Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday appealed to the people to cast their ballots in the first phase of state assembly polls.

Feb 11, 2017, 09:53 AM IST

UP election: Red roses for women casting vote in Baraut

In an unique attempt to appreciate women coming out to cast their vote.

Feb 11, 2017, 09:27 AM IST

UP election is an election of nationalism, not nepotism: BJP

As voting begins in the crucial and politically-bound Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday categorically stated that it is an election of nationalism and not nepotism.

Feb 11, 2017, 09:23 AM IST

UP Elections 2017: Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi to release Common Minimum Programme today

The 10-point commitment will include some of the promises made by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi during his state-wide Kisan Yatra, such as loan waiver to farmers.

Feb 11, 2017, 09:17 AM IST