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
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
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
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: 15 cartons of liquor seized from Congress candidate Amarpal Sharma's office in Sahibabad
Despite model code of conduct being enforced, money and liquor seem to play an important role in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections.
Feb 10, 2017, 13:53 PM IST
Baghpat: Ajit Singh faces challenge from former confidants
With his prestige at stake, Ajit Singh is leaving no stone unturned to win back the seat.
Feb 10, 2017, 12:37 PM IST
Allies, mother-son fighting each other in Allahabad
Allahabad (North), which covers a major part of the city, has the highest number (26) of candidates while Handia in trans-Ganga region of the district has the lowest (9).
Feb 10, 2017, 12:18 PM IST
Minus + Minus = Minus: Rajnath Singh's definition of Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance
Home Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rajnath Singh on Friday took a dig at Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017.
Feb 10, 2017, 12:04 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh elections: Rahul-Akhilesh Varanasi road show cancelled
The much-awaited road show on Friday by UP CM Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi in Varanasi has been cancelled due to the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas.
Feb 10, 2017, 11:48 AM IST
Priyanka Gandhi to campaign in Amethi, Raebareli
Amethi will go to polls on February 27, while Raebareli votes on February 23.
Feb 10, 2017, 10:04 AM IST
Raincoat barb row: Amit Shah reminds Rahul Gandhi of Sonia Gandhi's remark against PM Narendra Modi
Amit Shah's reference was Sonia Gandhi's remark "Maut ka Saudagar" (merchant of death) comment made against Modi during the 2007 Gujarat Assembly election.
Feb 09, 2017, 14:47 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh Elections 2017: Sonia Gandhi to campaign in Raebareli
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday announced that she will campaign in Raebareli for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017.
Feb 09, 2017, 13:41 PM IST
EC allots symbols to Congress, SP nominees for UP's Purkazi seat
The Election Commission has allotted party symbols to the candidates of Congress and Samajwadi Party from Purkazi assembly constituency, the seat which was given to Congress after a pre-poll alliance between the two parties for high-stakes Uttar Pradesh polls.
Feb 08, 2017, 14:40 PM IST
Punjab polls: Action recommended against three candidates for MCC violation
Returning Officer has written to the Election Commission recommending action against three poll candidates for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct here.
Feb 07, 2017, 16:22 PM IST
Samajwadi Party, Congress, BSP fighting last battle for existence: BJP's Noida candidate Pankaj Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's son Pankaj Singh is contesting the upcoming 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket from the high-profile Noida constituen
Feb 06, 2017, 16:54 PM IST
Punjab Elections 2017: More women vote than men
In the February 4 elections to 117 assembly seats, while 80,54,558 men voted, 73,26,384 women cast their votes.
Feb 06, 2017, 14:51 PM IST
Mulayam Singh Yadav now ready to campaign for SP-Congress alliance, says Akhilesh will be next UP CM
Earlier, Mulayam Singh Yadav had told media that he would campaign for his younger brother Shivpal Singh Yadav first.
Feb 06, 2017, 11:39 AM IST
Congress expels 26 rebels in Uttarakhand
Acting against rebel candidates ahead of the February 15 Assembly polls in Uttarakhand, the Congress on Friday expelled 26 state leaders for six years for anti-party activities.
Feb 03, 2017, 17:04 PM IST
Punjab polls: Candidates at doorsteps to woo voters amid tight security
Nearly 1.99 crore voters will decide the fate of 1,145 candidates, including 81 women and a lone transgender candidate, in polls from 117 Assembly constituencies from 8 am onwards.
Voting in Punjab on Saturday amid tight security
Over 200 companies of paramilitary forces have been deputed for the election in Punjab which saw a car blast barely two days before the campaign was to end in which six people were killed.
Feb 03, 2017, 12:07 PM IST
