UP assembly polls

UP assembly polls 2022: BSP worker breaks down after being denied ticket, says 'I was asked to arrange Rs 50 lakh - Watch

Rana bitterly cried in front of the media claiming that he was promised a ticket in UP elections and is being denied the ticket at the last moment despite putting up hoardings and working for the same.

Jan 14, 2022, 17:58 PM IST

2nd BJP minister quits UP cabinet in 24 hours. 'Rethink', says Deputy Chief Minister

Dara Singh Chauhan slammed the UP govt saying it failed to serve Dalits and backward communities. 

Jan 12, 2022, 16:16 PM IST

UP Assembly polls: Amit Shah holds BJP Core Committee meeting amid resignations in the state unit

The Bharatiya Janata Party`s Core Committee meeting was held to discuss the poll strategy and to deliberate on the names of probable candidates for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls that will begin on February 10.

Jan 12, 2022, 07:11 AM IST

Akhilesh Yadav promises free laptops for youth, students ahead of UP elections

This comes days after Yadav promised 300 units of free electricity to households if his party won the assembly elections.
The SP chief also took strong objection to the BJP media cell posting his picture on social media with the claim that the

Jan 08, 2022, 16:51 PM IST

Income Tax raids on Samajwadi Party MLC Pushpraj Jain to continue; BJP targeting Jain community, alleges Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party MLC Pushpraj Jain, who was brought home amid police protection, avoided answering media questions. Reports say that some incriminating facts have been found during the interrogation late on Sunday evening, due to which Jain's interrogation may continue even today.

 

Jan 03, 2022, 11:06 AM IST

BJP sets up committee to woo Brahmins in Uttar Pradesh ahead of assembly polls

According to sources, BJP had on Sunday constituted a committee that will look after the party`s campaign on wooing Brahmin voters in the UP elections. 

Dec 27, 2021, 12:30 PM IST

Eyeing assembly polls, Yogi Adityanath govt to give free smartphones, tablets to UP students on AB Vajpayee's birth anniversary

Around one lakh smartphones and tablets will be given to final year students of B.Tech, B.A, B.Sc, MA, ITI, MBBS, MD, M.Tech, PhD and skill development course, among others, at Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

Dec 20, 2021, 09:16 AM IST

In Jallianwala, British fired from front; in Lakhimpur Kheri BJP ran over farmers from behind: Akhilesh Yadav

The former UP CM, who is in Rae Bareli on a two-day tour as part of the seventh leg of 'Samajwadi Vijay Yatra', claimed that the BJP will be wiped out in the upcoming 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

Dec 18, 2021, 13:24 PM IST

UP polls 2022: Will Akhilesh Yadav appoint Muslim deputy CM if SP wins UP Assembly election? asks AIMIM chief Asaddudin Owaisi

AIMIM chief Asaddudin Owaisi said his party will contest 100 seats in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections, adding that AIMIM is open to forming an alliance while addressing a public rally in Kanpur on Sunday.

Dec 13, 2021, 06:59 AM IST

Priyanka Gandhi promises 40% job quota for women in Congress’ ‘Shakti Vidhan’ manifesto for UP polls

The points covered in the manifesto are 'swabhiman' (self-respect), 'swawlamban' (self-sufficiency), 'shiksha' (education), 'samman' (respect), 'suraksha' (security) and 'sehat' (health).

Dec 08, 2021, 17:00 PM IST

UP assembly polls: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to release first-of-its-kind Congress manifesto for women today

The manifesto will also pay special attention to all sections of the society, including youths, women, farmers, traders and various deprived sections of the society, a party statement quoted Gandhi as saying after chairing a meeting of various panels to prepare the pre-poll promise document.

Dec 08, 2021, 11:20 AM IST

Congress to releases 'charge sheet' to expose rival parties ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections

In a meeting held in the presence of Priyanka Gandhi, it was decided that the shortcomings of the successive non-Congress governments led by the BJP, SP and the BSP be effectively highlighted ahead of the Assembly elections.

Dec 07, 2021, 22:29 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates AIIMS, fertiliser plant in UP's Gorakhpur, says 'double engine govt works with double speed'

Besides the fertiliser plant and AIIMS, the PM also inaugurated is a Regional Medical Research Centre of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The three big-ticket projects are worth over Rs 9,600 crore.

Dec 07, 2021, 14:12 PM IST

AIIMS, fertiliser plant: PM Narendra Modi to launch development projects worth Rs 9,600 crore in Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is the home turf of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, which he has represented in the Lok Sabha five times. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gorakhpur and dedicate national development projects worth over Rs 9,600 crore on December 7, according to an official release by PMO.

Dec 07, 2021, 10:18 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi to launch three mega projects in UP CM Yogi Adityanath's home turf Gorakhpur today

The three ambitious projects, set to give further impetus to the growth of underdeveloped eastern Uttar Pradesh, also include ICMR's regional unit Regional Medical Research Centre here.

Dec 07, 2021, 06:08 AM IST

UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya's 'Mathura temple' tweet triggers political storm, Akhilesh Yadav says 'BJP has sensed its defeat'

Maurya had on Wednesday stirred the political cauldron saying the party is preparing to build a grand temple in Mathura, as construction of temples in Ayodhya and Kashi is underway.

Dec 02, 2021, 11:18 AM IST

With eye on UP assembly polls, BJP plans 6 yatras to highlight Narendra Modi govt's achievements

During the six yatras, the BJP will tell people about the achievements of the central government in the last seven-and-half years and of the state government in the last five years, Adityanath said.

Dec 01, 2021, 07:05 AM IST

'Wave of change' in UP will 'wipe out' BJP in 2022 Assembly polls: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

In a dig at Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Akhilesh Yadav claimed that it was "bulls and bulldozers that were moving around in the state" and asked the people would not they "wipe out bulls and bulldozers". 

Nov 18, 2021, 10:05 AM IST

UP polls 2022: Akhilesh Yadav banks on ‘scent of socialism’, launches Samajwadi perfume

This is the first time that a political party has launched a perfume to woo voters.

Nov 09, 2021, 19:19 PM IST

UP CM Yogi Adityanath lays foundation of 20 development projects worth Rs 64 crore in Rampur

The CM said his government does not discriminate against anyone and works to please any specific community for increasing our vote bank. 

Nov 08, 2021, 22:13 PM IST