UP polls

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

Indo-Nepal border sealed a day before sixth phase of UP Polls

Voting for 49 Uttar Pradesh assembly seats will be held on March 4.

Mar 03, 2017, 19:10 PM 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

UP polls: Voting for 49 Assembly seats tomorrow

 Polling for 49 Uttar Pradesh Assembly seats.

Mar 03, 2017, 14:09 PM IST

UP polls: Re-polling ordered for a booth of Sawaijpur seat in Hardoi

The Election Commission has cancelled the February 19 voting at booth number 154 of Sawaijpur assembly seat in Hardoi district and has ordered re-poll for it on March 8.

Mar 02, 2017, 19:25 PM IST

Campaigning ends for sixth phase of UP elections

The campaigning saw BJP state president KP Maurya likening rivals SP, Congress and BSP to different types of venomous "snakes" and "social cancer" and urging people to eliminate them by voting for the BJP.

Mar 02, 2017, 18:26 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

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

Over 57 per cent voting in UP polls fifth phase: EC

Over 57 percent voting was recorded during the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh elections on Monday.

Feb 28, 2017, 00:43 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh: Huge explosives haul from ex-serviceman's house in Banda

Huge quantity of explosives were recovered from the residence of an ex-serviceman during a raid in Patraha village in the district.

Feb 27, 2017, 12:29 PM IST

UP polls: Mukhtar Ansari's parole plea rejected by Delhi HC, barred from campaigning

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the parole plea of gangster-turned-politician and Mau MLA Mukhtar Ansari. 

Feb 27, 2017, 11:38 AM IST

People are with the 'Praja-pati', not with queens of Amethi: Gayatri Prajapati SP leader

Samajwadi Party leader Gayatri Prajapati on Monday expressed confidence and said that he will again siphon a win from his constituency.

Feb 27, 2017, 10:58 AM IST

Over 1.84 crore to vote in 51 UP constituencies on Monday

Over 1.84 crore voters will on Monday exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 617 candidates in 51 constituencies during the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.

Feb 26, 2017, 22:32 PM IST

Mulayam punctured 'cycle', Shivpal broke chain: Rajnath Singh

SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav has punctured the 'cycle', while Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's feuding uncle Shivpal has broken its chain.

Feb 26, 2017, 20:07 PM IST

''Insensible'' Akhilesh can't understand PM's ''Mann Ki Baat'': Amit Shah

Polling for Alapur Assembly seat was postponed till the 9th of next month following the death of a Samajwadi Party candidate

Feb 26, 2017, 20:03 PM IST

SP-Congress alliance will change course of national politics: Akhilesh Yadav

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said the alliance between the Congress and Samajwadi Party is a tie-up between two youngsters.

Feb 26, 2017, 17:41 PM IST