Assembly elections 2017

Rajyavardhan Rathore claims wave for BJP in UP polls

Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Saturday said the kind of work Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done for the nation would result in the (BJP) enjoying and securing a huge wave of support in the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

Mar 04, 2017, 12:37 PM IST

Narendra Modi appeals to vote in Manipur, UP polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to the people of Manipur and Uttar Pradesh to vote in the ongoing state assembly polls.

Mar 04, 2017, 11:04 AM IST

Yogi Adityanath votes, claims wave for BJP

Gorakhpur Lok Sabha MP and firebrand Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mahant Adityanath was one of the early voters from his constituency on Saturday.

Mar 04, 2017, 10:31 AM IST

Clash of titans: Varanasi to host PM Narendra Modi, Rahul-Akhilesh, Mayawati today

Varanasi and neighbouring districts will go to the polls in the final phase on March 8.

Mar 04, 2017, 09:14 AM IST

Indo-Nepal border sealed a day before sixth phase of UP Polls

Voting for 49 Uttar Pradesh assembly seats will be held on March 4.

Mar 03, 2017, 19:10 PM IST

BJP to pay for fielding 'baagi' & 'daagi' candidates: Mayawati

BSP president Mayawati today attacked the BJP saying its own cadre would teach its leaders a lesson for fielding 'baagi' (rebels) and 'daagi' (tainted) candidates in the UP assembly elections.

Mar 03, 2017, 18:34 PM IST

Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Congress will get electric shocks on March 11: PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks at an election rally in the backward eastern region of Uttar Pradesh came amid a war of words on the supply of electricity in the state.

Mar 03, 2017, 15:34 PM IST

Akhilesh Yadav refutes PM Narendra Modi's claim of ISI role in Kanpur train mishap

Akhilesh Yadav alleged that the leaders of the saffron party were "used to seeking votes by misleading the people".

Mar 03, 2017, 15:11 PM IST

UP polls: Voting for 49 Assembly seats tomorrow

 Polling for 49 Uttar Pradesh Assembly seats.

Mar 03, 2017, 14:09 PM IST

Manipur polls: Congress eyes dominance, BJP promises end to economic blockade

The elections fever has gripped Manipur as it gears up for the 11th state assembly polls.

Mar 03, 2017, 13:53 PM IST

Cantt Assembly seats become force to reckon with in Uttar Pradesh polls

Of the 13 Cantonment assembly seats in the country, six are in Uttar Pradesh which various political parties want to grab.

Mar 03, 2017, 12:55 PM IST

Manipur goes to polls on Saturday

The polling will start at 7 am tomorrow in Manipur where elections are be held in two phases.

Mar 03, 2017, 12:33 PM IST

EC seeks BSP's reply on plea alleging huge deposits in party account post demonetization

Such allegations were levelled against the BSP supremo Mayawati earlier also but she refuted it while justifying that it was party`s money which they received in the form of donation.

Mar 03, 2017, 00:11 AM IST

Ibobi Singh playing communal card for political gains: Nagaland CM

Naga People's Front supremo Shurhozelie Liezietsu on Thursday accused his Manipur counterpart Ibobi Singh of "playing a communal card".

Mar 02, 2017, 23:38 PM IST

30% candidates in 2nd phase of Manipur polls are crorepatis

At least 30 per cent candidates in the second phase of the Manipur Assembly elections are millionaires, with the Congress topping the list as 10 of its 22 candidates (46 per cent) declared assets of over Rs 1 crore.

Mar 02, 2017, 22:53 PM IST

UP polls: Re-polling ordered for a booth of Sawaijpur seat in Hardoi

The Election Commission has cancelled the February 19 voting at booth number 154 of Sawaijpur assembly seat in Hardoi district and has ordered re-poll for it on March 8.

Mar 02, 2017, 19:25 PM IST

Campaigning ends for sixth phase of UP elections

The campaigning saw BJP state president KP Maurya likening rivals SP, Congress and BSP to different types of venomous "snakes" and "social cancer" and urging people to eliminate them by voting for the BJP.

Mar 02, 2017, 18:26 PM IST

Amit Shah promises to end economic blockade in Manipur

BJP national president Amit Shah has promised to end the crippling indefinite economic blockade in Manipur if BJP is voted to power.

Mar 02, 2017, 18:18 PM IST

Samajwadi Party candidate PD Tiwari broke out into tears in presence of Akhilesh Yadav on stage – Here's why

PD Tiwari is contesting from Barhaj seat in Deoria in eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Mar 02, 2017, 16:04 PM IST

UP polls: BJP writes to EC for deployment of lady police officials at booths to check voter ID of burqa-clad women

In a major development, BJP has written to Election Commission of India to deploy lady police officials at booths in 6th and 7th phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections to check voter ID of burqa-clad women.

Mar 02, 2017, 14:37 PM IST