UP elections 2017

PM Narendra Modi offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered several litres of milk, Ganga jal and flowers at the fabled Kashi Vishwanath temple here and performed aarti at the sanctum sanctorum during a break in his road show.

Mar 04, 2017, 14:58 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi in Varanasi, BJP says its posters 'selectively' pulled down

 As the Prime Minister hits the campaign trail in his Lok Sabha constituency, the BJP here today charged the administration with "selectively" pulling down its posters in the name of implementing the poll code.

Mar 04, 2017, 13:00 PM IST

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

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

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

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

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

Both SP and BJP will lose in UP elections: Asaduddin Owaisi

As Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections head into the final stretch, AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi says he forsees both the ruling Samajwadi Party and BJP losing at the hustings.

Mar 02, 2017, 14:13 PM IST

Yogi Adityanath drives BJP Hindutva campaign in eastern Uttar Pradesh

Construction of the Ram temple may not be on the BJP's manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.

Mar 02, 2017, 14:09 PM IST

Focus on holy city of Varanasi as UP poll battle in last phase

Uttar Pradesh Assembly entering the last phase.

Mar 02, 2017, 13:07 PM IST

Voters should be able to control political narrative: Varun Gandhi

Voters should be able to control the political narrative in the country rather than being part of it only once in five years, BJP MP Varun Gandhi today said, asserting the right to recall is an idea whose time has come.

Mar 01, 2017, 18:48 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi's jibe at Rahul Gandhi over 'coconut juice' remark

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his "coconut juice" and "potato factory" remarks.

Mar 01, 2017, 18:46 PM IST

Note ban: PM Narendra Modi takes a dig at Amartya Sen, says `hard work more powerful than Harvard`

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took jibes at economists who criticised demonetisation.

Mar 01, 2017, 16:10 PM IST

Why Dimple Yadav's speech in which she gave new 'Kasab' acronym is trending – Watch here

BJP chief Amit Shah had coined the acronym matching the name of terrorist Ajmal Kasab - one of the perpetrators of 26/11 Mumbai attack.

Mar 01, 2017, 15:00 PM IST

No tickets for Muslims in UP polls; rethink in BJP now

The minority cell of the BJP worked overtime to establish close contact with Muslim voters, but when it came to giving tickets to them in the UP Assembly polls, it was a different story.

Mar 01, 2017, 13:58 PM IST

Gayatri Prajapati missing; UP Police on lookout for rape accused minister

Gayatri Prajapati was last seen in Amethi, where he is contesting on the Samajwadi Party ticket in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections.

Mar 01, 2017, 12:45 PM IST