JD(U) to support SP in Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls
Janata Dal (United), former Uttar Pradesh Governor Aziz Qureishi and Raj Ratn Ambedkar, the great grandson of Bhim Rao Ambekdar, today came out in support of the SP-Congress alliance in the Assembly polls.
Feb 12, 2017, 17:44 PM IST
UP Assembly Elections: Three-cornered contest in Allahabad West seat
A young BSP MLA seeks to retain the Allahabad (West) Assembly seat for the third time amid challenges thrown by a still younger student leader-turned- politician fielded by SP and a Delhi-based BJP heavyweight.
Feb 12, 2017, 13:47 PM IST
UP elections 2017: Top leaders gear up to address poll rallies, campaigning in peak for second phase
The campaigning in Uttar Pradesh has started peaking in the areas where polls are slated for Wednesday. In the second phase, 11 districts having 67 assembly seats will go for polls.
Feb 12, 2017, 12:44 PM IST
People of Uttar Pradesh will show 'horoscope' to BJP on March 11: Congress
The Congress Party on Sunday took swipe on Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s remark on the grand old party and said that people of Uttar Pradesh will show the `horoscope` to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on March 11.
Feb 12, 2017, 12:30 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh manifestos: Sops to farmers stay put, tech makes inroads
Freebies galore in the manifestos of political parties in Uttar Pradesh where laptops and smart phones are being promised even as loan waivers to farmers remain the mainstay of the assurances.
Feb 12, 2017, 12:03 PM IST
BSP goes all out to woo Muslims in UP, gets backing of clerics
Failing to revive its tested "social engineering" formula which saw it victorious in the 2007 Uttar Pradesh polls, BSP is going all out to woo Muslims through various clerics and organisations for regaining power.
Feb 12, 2017, 11:55 AM IST
51% voting in Noida
About 51 per cent votes were polled in Noida Assembly constituency, from where Home Minister Rajnath Singh's son Pankaj Singh is contesting, in the first of the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh polls.
Feb 11, 2017, 22:14 PM IST
Vote BSP or suffer atrocities: Mayawati to minorities, Dalits
BSP chief Mayawati today appealed to minority and backward communities to vote for her party, warning that BJP will "abolish reservation and inflict atrocities" on them if it comes to power.
Feb 11, 2017, 21:05 PM IST
Mulayam addresses first rally, seeks votes for Shivpal, no mention of SP-Congress alliance
Mulayam, who was removed as party president with his son Akhilesh Yadav taking over the reins just before the polls, also made no mention of the SP-Congress alliance which he had publicly opposed.
Feb 11, 2017, 19:29 PM IST
UP sees over 63% turnout as polling ends for first phase of state elections
Around 54 per cent voters exercised their franchise till 4 PM in 73 assembly constituencies in the first of the seven-phase UP polls, with some stray incidents reported from Baghpat and Meerut.
Feb 11, 2017, 17:41 PM IST
Akhilesh govt playing with aspirations of youth for political gains: PM Narendra Modi
Launching a scathing attack at the Samajwadi Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Uttar Pradesh government is playing with aspirations of youth of the state for political gains.
Feb 11, 2017, 15:43 PM IST
UP Elections 2017: BSP-SP supporters clash in UP's Meerut city
Supporters of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) clashed on Saturday in Meerut city of Uttar Pradesh over issues relating to voting.
Feb 11, 2017, 12:11 PM IST
EC's ''third eye'' monitoring UP polls
As voting got underway in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, the Election Commission is extensively using information technology to ensure free and fair polling, an official said.
Feb 11, 2017, 11:34 AM IST
UP polls: Voting picks up within hours
Voting picked up in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections within hours of its start at 7 am
Feb 11, 2017, 11:02 AM IST
UP polls: Narendra Modi, Akhilesh Yadav appeal to vote
Akhilesh Yadav also appealed people to "Be a part of Uttar Pradesh`s development" and "vote for development".
Feb 11, 2017, 09:54 AM IST
UP polls: Modi, Akhilesh Yadav appeal to vote
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh(UP) Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday appealed to the people to cast their ballots in the first phase of state assembly polls.
Feb 11, 2017, 09:53 AM IST
UP Elections 2017: Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi to release Common Minimum Programme today
The 10-point commitment will include some of the promises made by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi during his state-wide Kisan Yatra, such as loan waiver to farmers.
Feb 11, 2017, 09:17 AM IST
UP Elections 2017: Mulayam Singh Yadav to address his first rally in Etawah today
Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav will on Saturday address his first election rally for brother Shivpal Yadav in Jaswantnagar Assembly constituency in Etawah.
Feb 11, 2017, 08:48 AM IST
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
