Up Assembly Elections 2017
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UP polls: SP minister stokes controversy by calling PM Modi, Amit Shah ‘terrorists’
National | Feb 20, 2017, 06:38 PM ISTSamajwadi Party minister in UP government, Rajendra Chaudhary , today created a controversy by calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah “terrorists”.
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Mayawati defines Narendra Damodardas Modi as ‘Mr Negative Dalit Man’
National | Feb 20, 2017, 05:35 PM ISTIn a tit-for-tat response to PM Modi’s jibe at BSP by calling it as ‘Behenji Sampatti Party’, party supremo Mayawati today said that said the prime minister has compelled her to define Narendra Damodardas Modi as “Mr Negative Dalit Man”.
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Don't promote donkeys of Gujarat, Akhilesh tells Amitabh Bachchan
National | Feb 20, 2017, 04:55 PM ISTIn what is been seen as an apparent dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Narendra Modi today asked Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan not to promote donkeys of Gujarat.
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Akhilesh Yadav to campaign for tainted UP minister Gayatri Prajapati in Amethi today
National | Feb 20, 2017, 01:45 PM ISTAkhilesh Yadav to campaign for tainted UP minister Gayatri Prajapati in Amethi today
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Congress to approach EC over PM Modi's ‘graveyard-cremation ground’ remarks
National | Feb 20, 2017, 11:31 AM ISTThe Congress party said that it will approach the Election Commission (EC) against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘controversial’ remarks of ‘graveyard and cremation ground’ during a recent rally.
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Akhilesh will become CM again, Shivpal will be a minister: Mulayam
National | Feb 20, 2017, 08:06 AM ISTPutting speculations to rest that Shivpal Yadav may launch a new political party once the elections are over, Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday made it clear that his younger brother will be a minister in the new Samajwadi gover
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‘If you supply power during Eid then do it on Holi as well’: PM Modi slams Akhilesh on 'discrimination'
National | Feb 19, 2017, 08:27 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi today slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for following a policy of discrimination along religious and caste lines in the state.
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Voting for third phase of UP Assembly elections today: 10 points
National | Feb 19, 2017, 07:51 AM ISTVoting for 69 seats in the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections is underway.
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UP Assembly elections: 61 per cent voters turnout in third phase of polling
National | Feb 19, 2017, 08:44 PM IST69 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh’s 12 districts will vote in the third phase Assembly elections today where the ruling Samajwadi Party will seek to repeat its performance of the last election.
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UP will elect its own daughter, not adopted son: Mayawati
National | Feb 18, 2017, 10:06 PM ISTTaking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BSP supremo Mayawati today said that the people of Uttar Pradesh will ensure the victory of their "own daughter" rather than the "adopted son" .
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UP Polls: 189 crorepatis, 116 with criminal cases in phase-4
National | Feb 18, 2017, 08:04 PM ISTA total of 189 candidates who will be entering the poll fray in the fourth phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh to be held on February 23 are crorepati, while 116 have declared criminal cases
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By joining hands with Cong, Akhilesh has conceded defeat: Shah
National | Feb 18, 2017, 02:38 PM ISTBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah today termed the fledgling Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance as a ‘last minute stop gap arrangement’.
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Only your wife stands by you in tough times, says Akhilesh Yadav
National | Feb 17, 2017, 03:48 PM ISTPraising Dimple Yadav for her support during the family-feud in Samajwadi Party involving his father and uncle, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said that in difficult times, a person can only rely on his wife.
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I am leading ‘real’ Samajwad Party, says Akhilesh; warns ‘detectors’ including uncle Shivpal
National | Feb 17, 2017, 02:59 PM ISTIn a clear reference to his estranged uncle Shivpal Yadav, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav told the electorate that he was leading the ‘real’ SP and warned those out to weaken him.
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Does UP need to adopt anyone for development? Priyanka takes a jibe at PM Modi in Raebareli
National | Feb 17, 2017, 06:20 PM ISTAfter weeks of dilly-dallying, postponements and cancellations, Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is all set to hit the campaign trail for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections today.
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'I have learnt to ride bicycle,' Akhilesh hits back at Modi on 'inexperience' barb
National | Feb 16, 2017, 10:04 PM ISTAkhilesh said he has learnt to cycle fast so that neither BSP's elephant nor BJP's lotus can come anywhere near the SP.
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Kairana not a Hindu-Muslim issue, don't know meaning of love jihad: Rajnath Singh
National | Feb 16, 2017, 08:54 PM ISTHome Minister Rajnath Singh today said he does not recognise alleged migration in Kairana as a Hindu-Muslim issue and showed ignorance for the term love jihad.
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I am 'adopted son' of UP, says PM Modi; vows end to ‘goondaraj’ if voted to power
National | Feb 16, 2017, 09:40 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi today assailed the ruling Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state.
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UP polls: PM Modi to address election rallies in Hardoi, Barabanki today
National | Feb 16, 2017, 12:11 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will today make a final push to woo voters ahead of third phase polling in Uttar Pradesh. As per the schedule, he will be addressing election rallies in Hardoi and Barabanki.
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Putting political differences aside, Dimple Yadav, Aparna share dais during poll campaign
National | Feb 16, 2017, 12:19 PM ISTSamajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav, wife of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, on Wednesday shared dais with her sister-in-law Aparna Yadav, the wife of Mulayam Singh Yadav's second son Pratik and the SP candidate from Lucknow Cantt.