Up Elections
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UP polls 2027: Trouble in INDIA bloc over seat-sharing? SP MP says Congress should get 7-8 seats
Uttar Pradesh | Oct 03, 2026, 07:34 PM ISTShiv Pal Singh Patel, who is Samajwadi Party's Lok Sabha member from Pratapgarh, has said the Congress should be given seven or eight in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, rejecting the party's 15-seat demand.
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UP MLC polls: Samajwadi Party changes 2 candidates, names Akash Agarwal and Sanjayan Tripathi
Uttar Pradesh | Oct 03, 2026, 05:35 PM ISTSpeaking at a media briefing in Lucknow, Akhilesh Yadav said Akash Agarwal and Sanjayan Tripathi will be Samajwadi Party's candidates for the MLC elections in Uttar Pradesh, replacing Prakash Chandra Gupta and Kamlesh Yadav.
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Sahibabad recorded UP's biggest winning margins twice: What's the electoral equation for 2027 polls?
Uttar Pradesh | Oct 01, 2026, 11:29 PM ISTCurrently, Uttar Pradesh Minister Sunil Kumar Sharma represents the Sahibabad constituency in the Legislative Assembly. He has won twice from this seat and would be looking to retain Sahibabad for a third straight time for the BJP.
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Brij Bhushan rules out contesting 2027 UP polls, describes relations with Akhilesh Yadav as personal
Uttar Pradesh | Oct 01, 2026, 06:35 PM ISTWhile he has ruled out contesting the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, BJP's former MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has said his relationship Samajwadi Party's national president Akhilesh Yadav is 'personal'.
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Akhilesh's party may field 3 candidates in UP Rajya Sabha polls: Is SP relying on cross-voting?
Uttar Pradesh | Sep 28, 2026, 11:48 PM ISTAccording to sources, Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party will likely field three candidates in Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh. But notably, the party only has numbers to get two of its candidates elected to the Upper House.
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Akhilesh Yadav alleges SP votes were 'deliberately' deleted in 2022 UP polls; BJP ally hits back
Uttar Pradesh | Sep 27, 2026, 07:12 PM ISTSpeaking to reporters at party headquarters in Lucknow, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that votes of his party's supporters were 'deliberately' deleted by officials during the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
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UP polls 2027: Akhilesh's 'winnability' pitch triggers seat-sharing friction between Congress, SP
Uttar Pradesh | Sep 26, 2026, 04:40 PM ISTAddressing a public gathering in Raebareli on Thursday, Akhilesh Yadav confirmed the Samajwadi Party and the Congress would contest the 2027 Uttar Pradesh elections in an alliance, but pointed out that the seat-sharing formula will be derived by 'winnability'.
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Who will win Khatauli in UP Polls 2027? Key factors, past results and alliance arithmetic explained
Uttar Pradesh | Sep 25, 2026, 09:15 AM ISTThe 2027 elections in Khatauli are set to be quite interesting as the RLD will be contesting the elections in alliance with the BJP, which had contested the previous elections in alliance with the Samajwadi Party. Let's understand the electoral dynamics of Khatauli.
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Cracking the Jat code: Why Jayant Chaudhary's RLD remains key to conquering the 2027 UP battle
Explainers | Sep 21, 2026, 11:44 PM ISTUnion MoS Jayant Chaudhary-led RLD had contested the 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections in an alliance with Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party, but before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, it switched sides and joined the BJP-led NDA.
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'Don't want to contest alone': Owaisi signals AIMIM's alliance plans for 2027 UP polls | Exclusive
Uttar Pradesh | Sep 20, 2026, 08:24 PM ISTSpeaking to India TV in an exclusive interview, AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi has said that his party remains open to an alliance to stop the BJP from returning to power in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh polls. However, he targeted the opposition for describing AIMIM as BJP's 'B team'.
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Akhilesh says SP to work to 'reduce BJP's vote by 27,000' in every seat; ruling party hits back
Uttar Pradesh | Sep 20, 2026, 04:10 PM ISTAddressing an event in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh's former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said the Samajwadi Party will work to reduce BJP's vote by 27,000 in each assembly constituency. However, the BJP has hit back at him and said his party has panicked.
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The Jat factor in Uttar Pradesh: Why the agrarian community remains crucial to winning elections
Explainers | Sep 15, 2026, 07:28 AM ISTJats account for 2 per cent of the total population in Uttar Pradesh, and around 99 per cent of them are concentrated in 26 districts of the western part of the state. However, they have strong influence in 35 to 40 assembly constituencies, and can swing the electoral outcome there.
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From 'P' for 'Pichhda' to 'Pandits': Decoding Akhilesh Yadav's Brahmin outreach for 2027 UP polls
Explainers | Sep 07, 2026, 11:54 PM ISTIt was not as though Akhilesh replacing the 'P' in 'PDA' from 'Pichhda' to 'Pandits' was an out-of-place move; rather, it was a calculated political step. In UP's electoral politics, there is a longstanding belief that Brahmins can play a decisive role in determining which party forms government.
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Eyeing 2027 Uttar Pradesh polls, BJP announces new teams for all six regions | Full list
Uttar Pradesh | Sep 04, 2026, 08:49 AM ISTEyeing the 2027 assembly elections, the BJP has unveiled its new teams for all six regions of Uttar Pradesh: Awadh, Kanpur-Bundelkhand, Braj, Paschim, Kashi and Goraksh. The teams were announced following an approval by BJP's UP unit chief Pankaj Chaudhary.
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In Deoria, CM Yogi targets SP, Cong over 'sick mentality', says UP has earned a respectable identity
Uttar Pradesh | Aug 29, 2026, 12:56 PM ISTChief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while addressing a rally in Deoria, has claimed that Uttar Pradesh had become a 'BIMARU' state under Samajwadi Party and Congress governments, but that situation has entirely changed. He also claimed that mafia rule has ended in Uttar Pradesh now.
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Nitin Nabin's BJP Strategy: Is the Modi-Shah Election Playbook Returning for UP 2027?
Originals | Aug 19, 2026, 02:02 PM ISTBJP chief Nitin Nabin's latest appointments signal a major strategy for the 2027 UP polls. Vinod Tawde will lead as UP in-charge, with Gujarat's Jagdish Patel as co-in-charge. The moves raise questions over a possible revival of the Modi-Shah election-management model.
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Mayawati gives Satish Chandra Mishra key role: BSP reviving its 2007 Brahmin outreach for UP polls?
Uttar Pradesh | Aug 19, 2026, 03:07 PM ISTBSP's national general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra is the party's man for legal, media and election-related affairs. The move is being widely seen as Mayawati's bid to woo Brahmin voters similar to what she did in the 2007 elections to become the UP chief minister.
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Owaisi seeks alliance with Samajwadi Party for UP polls; Akhilesh's party says tie-up 'difficult'
Uttar Pradesh | Jul 26, 2026, 11:52 PM ISTFor a second time in 10 days, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has reached out to Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party for a tie-up for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh elections. However, the latter has said an alliance at present is unlikely.
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Nitin Nabin confident of BJP's win in 2027 Uttar Pradesh polls, says 'Lotus will bloom here again'
Uttar Pradesh | Jul 04, 2026, 04:08 PM ISTFollowing arrival in Lucknow for a two-day visit to the state capital, BJP national president Nitin Nabin said he is confident that the saffron party will retain power in Uttar Pradesh for a third consecutive term, adding that the state has transformed under the Modi-Yogi duo.
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'INDIA bloc will remain': Akhilesh confirms Samajwadi-Congress alliance for 2027 UP polls
Uttar Pradesh | Apr 20, 2026, 10:54 AM ISTSpeaking to reporters on the sidelines of a wedding ceremony in Haryana's Rewari on Sunday, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has confirmed that his party will contest the 2027 Uttar Pradesh elections in alliance with the Congress.