Elections

Hindu-Muslim narrative being kept, says Rakesh Tikait

Aligarh: Bharatiya Kisan Union National Spokesperson, Rakesh Tikait has said that the “”Hindu-Muslim” and “Jinnah” rhetoric will be kept alive in the state only till the state Assembly elections.” He cautioned his supporters…
Villagers in UP’s Budhana shout slogans against BJP candidate

Muzaffarnagar: Umesh Malik, the incumbent BJP MLA from Budhana Assembly constituency and also the party’s nominee for the upcoming polls, faced the ire of the people as he walked through an alley…

UP polls: Man files papers wearing PPE kit, holding sanitiser, thermal scanner

Shahjahanpur: An Assembly polls candidate here on Tuesday filed his nomination papers wearing a PPE kit and holding a sanitiser and thermal scanner in hands. It is Sanyukt Vikas Party candidate Vaidhraj…
BJP leadership cutting him to size: Priyanka Gandhi on Adityanath

New Delhi: Days after the BJP fielded Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from his pocket borough of Gorakhpur for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said the…
Will ensure Covid-safe polling: Chief Election Commissioner

The Commission has made plans to organise “Covid-safe” election process in the five states holding Assembly elections, the Chief Election Commission informed on Monday. The presence of voters at polling stations strengthens…
Is it possible to defeat BJP in 2024? Prashant Kishor answers

Election strategist Prashant Kishor on Monday said that it is essential that a stronger opposition be formed as he believes it is highly unlikely to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2024…
Congress leader and former Union minister RPN Singh announces he is joining BJP

New Delhi: Former Union Minister and Congress leader RPN Singh on Tuesday said he is joining the BJP. Singh is the second big exit from the Congress in Uttar Pradesh after Jitin…

Battle for UP: AIMIM fields Umair Madani, intensifies fight for Muslim votes

Lucknow: With the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Asaduddin Owaisi, having fielded Maulana Umair Madani from the Deoband Assembly seat in Saharanpur district, the fight for Muslim votes in western Uttar…
Ready to contest against Adityanath in Gorakhpur, says Kafeel Khan

Lucknow: Paediatrician Dr Kafeel Khan, whose name surfaced in the 2017 BRD Medical college tragedy in which several children died allegedly for lack of oxygen, said on Tuesday that he may contest…
SC seeks Centre, EC response on plea against freebies before polls

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Centre and the Election Commission on a PIL against the promise or distribution of irrational freebies from public funds before polls, as…
UP polls: SP candidates Azam Khan, Nahid Hasan to contest from jail

Lucknow: Two Samajwadi Party candidates — Mohd Azam Khan and Nahid Hasan — will contest the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections from jail. Mohd Azam Khan, SP MP, has been named as the party…
Ram Temple chief priest says good that UP CM did not contest from Ayodhya

Ayodhya: At a time when all saints in Ayodhya wanted Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to contest the upcoming Assembly elections from Ayodhya, the chief priest of the Ram Temple, Acharya…
Battle for UP: Two SP leaders quit after being denied ticket

Lucknow: As the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections come near, more and more leaders are switching parties in search of tickets. The latest in the list are two sitting legislators of Samajwadi Party…
UP polls: Congress releases list of star campaigners for first phase

New Delhi: The Congress party on Monday released a list of 30-star campaigners for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. The list includes Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, former Prime…
ECI extends ban on election rallies, roadshows till January 31

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has extended the ban on physical rallies, padayatras, car and bike rallies, and roadshows in poll-bound states until January 31. Public gatherings are allowed by political…