Up Assembly Elections 2017
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Comprehensive alliance in UP would have altered results dramatically: Nitish Kumar
National | Apr 03, 2017, 04:58 PM ISTCalling upon national parties to take the lead in bringing political parties opposed to the Bharatiya Janata Party on one stage, Kumar said that the responsibility lies with the Congress since it is a big national party
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What transpired at UP BJP MLAs' meeting where Yogi Adityanath was elected CM: Blow by blow account
National | Mar 19, 2017, 08:02 AM ISTYogi Adityanath was elected the BJP legislature party leader at a meeting of the newly elected MLAs.
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Dinesh Sharma: What we know about UP's deputy CM-designate
National | Mar 19, 2017, 06:58 AM ISTDinesh Sharma will be one of the two deputy Chief Ministers of CM Yogi Adityanath in UP.
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Yogi Adityanath sworn in as 21st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh; two deputies also take oath
National | Mar 19, 2017, 05:13 PM ISTFirebrand Hindutva leader Yogi Adityanath was sworn in as the Chief Minister of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh today.
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Ravi Shastri likens BJP’s UP win to ‘Tracer Bullet’, PM Modi returns favour
National | Mar 17, 2017, 02:53 PM ISTRavi Shastri on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah for the BJP’s landslide victory in the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
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EVMs are tamper-proof as ever, allegations 'wild and baseless,' asserts EC
National | Mar 16, 2017, 08:18 PM ISTThe Election Commission today asserted that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) are fully tamper-proof, as ever.
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Rajnath to be next UP CM? BJP MLAs to decide on March 18
National | Mar 16, 2017, 09:17 PM IST312 MLAs of the BJP will meet on March 18 to elect the Legislative Party leader.
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Clamour grows for change in Congress after poll debacle. Who said what
National | Mar 16, 2017, 07:01 PM ISTThere has been an increase in the number of Congress leaders asking for a change in leadership, albeit not directly blaming party vice-president Rahul Gandhi.
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BJP’s victory in Assembly polls has implications for Sino-Indian ties: Chinese media
World | Mar 16, 2017, 01:33 PM ISTBJP’s landslide victory in state Assembly elections has “implications” for the Sino-Indian ties, said the state-run Chinese media.
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Who will be the next UP CM? Here are the top three probables
National | Mar 15, 2017, 06:55 PM ISTAfter registering a historic win in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now in the process of zeroing in on a credible face for the post of the Chief Minster.
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Shocked over massive defeat in UP Assembly polls, BSP to observe ‘black day’ on 11th of every month
National | Mar 15, 2017, 03:59 PM ISTFinding it difficult to come to terms with the massive drubbing it got in the UP Assembly polls, BSP supremo Mayawati today said that her party will observe ‘black day’ on the 11th of every month.
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We lost as people of UP preferred BJP over SP, admits Ram Goal Yadav
National | Mar 15, 2017, 02:19 PM ISTSenior Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav today conceded that his party lost the UP Assembly elections because the people of the state voted against it.
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Rajnath Singh denies reports of his taking over as UP CM, says these talks are ‘unnecessary and futile’
National | Mar 15, 2017, 12:08 PM ISTUnion Home minister Rajnath Singh today denied reports of being a frontrunner in the race for becoming the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
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Archived or deleted? Tweets from official govt handles go ‘missing’ after Akhilesh Yadav’s loss in UP elections
National | Mar 14, 2017, 04:10 PM ISTThe tweets from official Uttar Pradesh government handles are not to be found anywhere.
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UP electorate favour only five of eight relatives of former CMs, PM
National | Mar 14, 2017, 08:03 AM ISTOnly five of the eight candidates in the recently concluded UP Assembly polls, who belonged to the families of former chief ministers and even of a former prime minister, managed to win their seats.
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Amit Shah to decide UP, U'khand CMs after observers' report
National | Mar 13, 2017, 02:07 PM ISTBJP President Amit Shah has been authorised by the party's Parliamentary Board to pick chief ministerial nominees for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Manipur after central observers hold meetings with local MLAs.
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UP Assembly election results: Modi wave unprecedented in 40 years
National | Mar 12, 2017, 01:33 PM ISTBJP won 312 in 403-member Assembly in India’s most-populous state.
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BJP's win in UP, U'khand will help it in presidential polls: Maths here
National | Mar 12, 2017, 02:31 PM ISTBJP's historic mandate in UP and Uttarakhand will help the party in the upcoming presidential election.
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Election results 2017: How win in UP, Uttarakhand will work in BJPs's favour in Rajya Sabha
National | Mar 12, 2017, 01:56 PM ISTThe massive victory scored by the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Assembly elections has boosted its chance to become the single largest party in the Rajya Sabha next year.
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UP election results: CM Akhilesh Yadav submits resignation to Governor Ram Naik
National | Mar 11, 2017, 08:59 PM ISTUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today tendered his resignation to Governor Ram Naik after his Samjawadi Party's massive defeat in Assembly polls.