Sources said that Aditayanth's Cabinet will have two Deputy CMs and 48 ministers. In total, 51 ministers including the CM will take oath today. Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma will continue as Deputy Chief Ministers.
The BJP stormed to power in Uttar Pradesh for a second consecutive term under the leadership of Yogi Adityanath. The party alone won 255 seats, placing it in a comfortable position to form the next government in the 403-member Legislative Assembly.
Union Minister and BJP's Karhal candidate SP Singh Baghel alleged that Samajwadi Party has always been involved in booth capturing in this region as they want to threaten people not to vote.
Two months after a Dalit woman in Unnao had gone missing, police recovered her decomposed body near an ashram owned by the son of late Fateh Bahadur Singh (SP leader), a former Uttar Pradesh minister.
UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya on Thursday filed nomination from the Sirathu seat of UP. He spoke to India TV on the same, while also addressing the recent attack on Owaisi's convoy and promised speedy action against the preparators.
Sirathu seat in Kaushambi district will go to polls on February 27 in the fifth phase of the seven-phase assembly polls.
Polling in Sirathu will take place in the fifth phase on February 27. The fifth will cover 60 assembly seats including Sirathu in 11 districts. Result will be declared on March 10.
The BJP has alleged that Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party has given poll tickets to tainted candidates for the upcoming UP assembly elections. UP deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya went on to call SP's list of candidates as 'list of criminals'.
"Akhilesh used to claim that his government had started several developmental works. But now he does not have the courage to fight elections from any of these constituencies," Keshav Prasad Maurya said today.
Keshav Prasad Maurya also made clear that he was not referring to the entire Muslim community when he mentioned the “Jaalidar” caps but only the criminal elements.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya had last week tweeted that preparations were underway for constructing a grand temple in Mathura on the lines of Ayodhya and Varanasi.
Taking into account Akhilesh Yadav's speech where he listed Jinnah among India's freedom fighters, UP CM Keshav Prasad Maurya slammed Akhilesh Yadav in his recent statement. Maurya said that he has nicknamed the SP leader 'Akhilesh Ali Jinnah'.
UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya in his statement today talked about Mathura, Kashi and Ayodhya. He said that he wants to see a temple on Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura. Is BJP targeting Hindu votes with such a statement?
The SP supremo also took a swipe at the BJP's slogan of forming a "Damdaar Sarkar" (powerful government) in Uttar Pradesh again, saying they only speak "damdaar jhooth" (big lies).
In what could have a significant impact on Uttar Pradesh Assembly election 2022 campaign, Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday dropped a hint that Mathura could be at the center of BJP's UP campaign. Watch Kurukshetra with Saurav Sharma.
Significantly, Maurya's tweet has come just five days ahead of December 6, the date when Babri Masjid was demolished in 1992.
Maurya further warned the Samajwadi Party that Jinnah would not win them elections. He also targeted Akhilesh Yadav over his party's link with gangster-turned-politicians.
Built in 1540, 'Badi Kothi' is a palatial building made of sandstone with 24 rooms, a hall, restaurant, and a terrace swimming pool.
Lakhimpur Kheri violence is making rounds in the news since last evening. However, what instigated the clashes? Watch exclusive ground report of India TV.
At least 8 people were killed as violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur during a farmers' protest over state Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit, administration sources said.
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