Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi to release Common Minimum Programme tomorrow
Taking a step further to consolidate their alliance, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will tomorrow release a joint list of ten commitments to the people of Uttar Pradesh.
Feb 10, 2017, 20:33 PM IST
EC orders transfer of IGs, DIGs in poll-bound UP
The Election Commission today ordered the transfer of the Excise Commissioner, two IGs, as many DIGs, four district magistrates and six SPs in poll- bound Uttar Pradesh.
Feb 10, 2017, 20:28 PM IST
Assembly Elections: High-decibel campaign with stalwarts in action ends in west UP
Campaign in the first of seven phased Assembly elections ended today in 73 seats of western Uttar Pradesh where Prime Minister Narendra Modi staked his all in the fight against SP-Congress alliance and BSP making it essentially a triangular contest.
Feb 09, 2017, 18:56 PM IST
Rural areas to get 24x7 power supply after assembly elections: UP CM Akhilesh Yadav
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said rural areas of the state will get round the clock power supply after the Assembly polls.
Feb 09, 2017, 18:48 PM IST
BJP's Yogi Adityanath accuses Akhilesh Yadav of protecting mining mafias in Uttar Pradesh
Gorakhpur MP and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mahant Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav of protecting and patronising mining mafia in the state.
Feb 08, 2017, 16:31 PM IST
UP polls: Alternate regime of the Samajwadi Party, BSP has ruined Uttar Pradesh, says Amit Shah
Lambasting both the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) and the opposition Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Wednesday said that 15 years of alternate rules by the two regimes has ruined the state."The alternate rules of the SP and the BSP has ruined UP.
Feb 08, 2017, 16:15 PM IST
UP polls: Gaurav Bhatia resigns from all posts of Samajwadi Party
With five days to go for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections, Gaurav Bhatia, Samajwadi party's spokesperson and president of its legal wing, announced a stunner by resigning from all posts of the party on Sunday.
Feb 05, 2017, 14:24 PM IST![UP polls: Amit Shah attacks SP, says "Akhilesh not worthy, only BJP capable of changing UP's destiny"](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/styles/zm_700x400/public/2017/02/04/568432-amit-shah-zee-news.jpg "UP polls: Amit Shah attacks SP, says "Akhilesh not worthy, only BJP capable of changing UP's destiny"")
UP polls: Amit Shah attacks SP, says "Akhilesh not worthy, only BJP capable of changing UP's destiny"
: Leaving no stone unturned in wooing the electorates of the politically crucial Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Saturday trained guns at Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and said that a dispensation which cannot control the law and order of the state does not deserve to remain in power.
Feb 04, 2017, 16:15 PM IST
Samajwadi Party opted for 'lesser evil' Congress in UP to take on BJP: Azam Khan
The decision to ally with the Congress in Uttar Pradesh is like choosing the "lesser evil" because of the need for secular forces to come together to take on the BJP, feels senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan.
Jan 29, 2017, 12:37 PM IST
UP Elections 2017: Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav to begin joint poll campaign on Sunday
The Congress and Samajwadi Party have stitched up an electoral alliance for the UP Assembly polls starting from February 11.
Jan 28, 2017, 10:24 AM IST
UP assembly elections: All polling booths declared no smoking zones
In an encouraging initiative aimed at protecting people from the health hazards of passive smoking, the Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh has declared all polling stations as no smoking zones in the upcoming UP state assembly polls.
Jan 25, 2017, 14:57 PM IST
UP Assembly polls: Sonia Gandhi steps in to revive Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance talks, speaks to Akhilesh Yadav
As the parleys between the Congress and the ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh appeared to collapse over seat-sharing, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday intervened.
Jan 22, 2017, 00:16 AM IST
Assembly polls: Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance in trouble in Uttar Pradesh; Akhilesh Yadav not ready to give over 100 seats
The Samajwadi Party on Saturday said that the alliance with the Congress failed to establish because of the sheer arrogance of the grand old party.
Jan 21, 2017, 21:20 PM IST
UP Assembly polls: Fate of SP-Congress alliance hangs in balance
The fate of the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls continued to hang in balance on Saturday.
Jan 21, 2017, 18:09 PM IST
BJP's Central Election Committee meeting today, candidates for Uttarakhand, UP polls expected
The Bharatiya Janata Party`s Central Election Committee meeting is scheduled to take place on Saturday, in order to select the candidates for the upcoming Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.
Jan 15, 2017, 10:55 AM IST
Samajwadi Party's poll symbol may be frozen if EC can't take decision before Jan 17
Cycle, the symbol of Samajwadi Party, faces the threat of being frozen before the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls if the Election Commission is not able to decide which of the two factions of the party commands majority in the organisation.
Jan 08, 2017, 14:59 PM IST
UP polls 2017: Rajnath Singh expresses confidence about BJP sweeping Assembly election
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday expressed confidence about the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sweeping the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections next year with an absolute majority.
Dec 24, 2016, 14:02 PM IST
Congress, SP close to seal alliance for UP assembly polls
“Seat sharing has been discussed and both parties have almost come to a settlement on the issue,” IANS quoted a state Congress leader as saying.
Dec 19, 2016, 22:29 PM IST
This Bollywood actress to contest against Mayawati in UP Assembly polls?
Ramdas Athawale said that the Republican Party of India (A) was hoping to contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh polls in alliance with the BJP.
Nov 14, 2016, 12:45 PM IST
UP Assembly polls: BJP not yet decided on projecting CM face
BJP national president Amit Shah on Saturday said his party has not decided whether to project anyone as its chief ministerial candidate in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
Nov 12, 2016, 16:08 PM IST
