BJP takes poll management, ground work to next level in UP
If the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could pride itself on professional poll management in the run-up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, for the 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls the ruling party at the Centre seems to have bettered itself.
Feb 09, 2017, 13:22 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh elections 2017: PM Narendra Modi to hold election rally in Ghaziabad today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday hold an election rally in Uttar Pradesh`s Ghaziabad.
Feb 08, 2017, 11:19 AM IST
After backing PM Narendra Modi, Mulayam's favourite 'bahu' Aparna Yadav opposes quota
Samajwadi Party mentor Mulayam Singh Yadav's younger daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav has courted controversy by reportedly opposing the caste-based reservation.
Feb 07, 2017, 16:34 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh elections 2017: Mulayam to hit campaign trail for SP-Congress alliance from today
Veteran politician Mulayam Singh Yadav will begin campaigning from Tuesday for the SP-Congress alliance led by his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, nearly a week after he expressed displeasure over the tie-up between the two parties and stated that he would not canvass for the combine.
Feb 07, 2017, 09:02 AM IST
UP polls 2017: 'Ram Temple' features in BJP manifesto, evokes sharp criticism from Congress
The building of Ram Temple in Ayodhya which was brought up by BJP in its manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections has drew sharp criticism from its political opponents.
Feb 02, 2017, 12:50 PM IST
Delhi HC agrees to hear plea against pre-poll freebies
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea seeking to restrain all political parties from making promises of offering freebies to people if they are voted to power.
Feb 01, 2017, 12:11 PM IST
After Shivpal's announcement to float new party, Akhilesh says no place for uncle's loyalists in SP
It appears that the Yadav family feud is far from over. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav has warned that there was no place for loyalists of his uncle Shivpal Yadav in the party.
Feb 01, 2017, 10:14 AM IST
BJP's Swati Singh to contest against Mulayam's nephew Anurag Yadav from Sarojni Nagar seat
Setting the stage for a high-profile clash, BJP's Swati Singh will challenge Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav's nephew Anurag in Lucknow's Sarojni Nagar constituency during the upcoming Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.
Jan 31, 2017, 17:05 PM IST
Samajwadi Party candidate beats himself with shoe as he begs for votes; video goes viral - WATCH
With just days left for the Assembly polls to begin in Uttar Pradesh, those contesting the electoral battle are using all sorts of tricks to woo voters.
Jan 30, 2017, 18:10 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi projected as 'Jai', Akhilesh as 'Veeru' in Congress' new 'Sholay' poster
A day after Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi held a road show in Lucknow to announce their alliance, new posters have come up in Allahabad depicting the camaraderie between the two young generation leaders of the two parties.
Jan 30, 2017, 15:23 PM IST
UP Elections 2017: Can Akhilesh-led Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance defeat BJP, BSP in UP?
The Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance has ensured a fierce multi-cornered contest in Uttar Pradesh.
Jan 26, 2017, 17:21 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 polls 2017: FIR against Sangeet Som for showing riot clipping in election campaign
An FIR was on Wednesday registered against controversial BJP leader Sangeet Som and two others for violating the poll code by screening a documentary containing parts of his speech related to the Dadri lynching case and his arrest during the Muzaffarnagar riots.
Jan 18, 2017, 23:39 PM IST
It's a big responsibility, confident of good results: Sheila Dikshit on becoming Congress' CM face in UP
Veteran Congress leader Sheila Dikshit on Thursday thanked her party high command for making her the party's official chief ministerial candidate for 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
Jul 14, 2016, 16:25 PM IST
