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  Sonia Gandhi intervenes to save SP-Congress alliance

  National | January 22, 2017 8:26 IST

  The alliance between the Congress and the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) for Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections hit an obstacle on Saturday as both parties failed reach a consensus on allotment of seats.

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  Ahead of polls, Mulayam’s close aide Ambika Chaudhary joins BSP, slams Akhilesh

  National | January 21, 2017 14:13 IST

  In a huge setback to Samajwadi Party, Mulayam Singh Yadav's aide Ambika Chaudhary today joined Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), saying he was saddened by the way the SP patriarch was treated by his son and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

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  Uncle Shivpal Yadav in Akhilesh’s list of 191 candidates

  National | January 20, 2017 16:38 IST

  Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav today succumbed to his uncle Shivpal Yadav’s demand of contesting the upcoming Assembly polls from his home constituency Jaswant Nagar in Etawah.

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  SP-Congress alliance eyes 35-37 per cent vote share in UP polls: Report

  National | January 20, 2017 12:41 IST

  With Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party and Congress set to join hands for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the strategists of the two parties have already started estimating the percentage of votes the ‘alliance’ might garner.

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  No truth in reports of joining BJP, says Kumar Vishwas; lashes out at media

  National | January 18, 2017 12:33 IST

  Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and poet Kumar Vishwas may join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) soon.

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  Day after, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav says ties with Netaji unbreakable

  National | January 17, 2017 12:33 IST

  A day after the Election Commission ruled in his favour, Samajwadi Party chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said that the poll body’s verdict ‘was not a matter of joy’ for him.

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  UP polls: Cong confirms alliance with SP, could contest 95-105 seats

  National | January 17, 2017 16:38 IST

  With the Election Commission recognising the faction led by CM Akhilesh Yadav as the Samajwadi Party, the alliance talks between the Uttar Pradesh’s ruling party and Congress have gained momentum.

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  UP Board exams deferred due to Assembly polls, to commence from March 16

  India | January 17, 2017 8:20 IST

  The class X and XII examinations of students of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education will be held between March 16 and April 21, an official said.

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  Won’t contest UP polls but will campaign against BJP: AAP

  National | January 08, 2017 9:42 IST

  Taking its fight against BJP to newer pastures, Aam Aadmi Party led by Arvind Kejriwal will actively campaign against the saffron party in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.

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  Congress needs to give greater autonomy to regional leaders for its revival, feel experts

  National | January 05, 2017 13:02 IST

  After losing Assam and Kerala Assembly polls last year, the upcoming elections in five states, including politically crucial Uttar Pradesh, are important for the Congress party as it looks to revive its lost fortune.

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  From all-women booths to candidates’ photos, 10 voter-friendly initiatives rolled out by EC

  National | January 04, 2017 18:01 IST

  The Election Commission of India on Wednesday announced the dates and phases of elections for five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa.

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  EC discusses poll preparedness, may announce schedule for 5 states tomorrow

  National | January 03, 2017 20:20 IST

  The Election Commission today convened a meeting of Chief Electoral Officers and Nodal officers of five poll-bound states to review final leg of preparedness before announcing the schedule of Assembly elections in five states – Uttar Pradesh, Uttarak

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  BJP not to project chief minister face for UP polls; to fight on development agenda: Venkaiah Naidu

  National | January 03, 2017 17:21 IST

  Union Minister and senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu today said that the party will contest the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh without announcing its chief ministerial candidate.

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  If not SP’s ‘cycle’, Akhilesh may opt for ex-PM Chandra Shekhar’s party symbol: Report

  National | January 03, 2017 11:08 IST

  It is reported that Akhilesh has a “Plan B” in place in case the family feud prevents him from fielding candidates in the coming Assembly polls on cycle symbol.

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  Power tussle within SP intensifies, Akhilesh may announce his own list of 167 candidates

  National | December 29, 2016 18:29 IST

  An undeclared tussle for power within the Samajwadi Party has begun once again, this time over ticket distribution. With Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav unhappy over the announcement of names of 325 candidates, overlooking his preferences, reports have

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  UP polls: Akhilesh Yadav convenes meeting of party leaders after Mulayam's snub

  National | December 29, 2016 10:51 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has convened a meeting of party leaders today following the announcement of list of 325 candidates by his father and Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav. According to reports,

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  UP Polls: Mulayam Singh drops son Akhilesh's aides; UP CM unaware till yet

  National | December 28, 2016 20:12 IST

  Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today declared a list of 325 candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.

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  UP Polls: PM Modi likely to make ‘headline grabbing’ policy in Lucknow rally, says report

  National | December 28, 2016 12:36 IST

  With an eye on upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to make a major announcement in a large political rally set to be held at Lucknow on January 2.

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  Miffed over Rahul Gandhi, Sheila Dikshit may pull out of UP election campaign: Report

  National | December 27, 2016 8:19 IST

  Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is contemplating to withdraw from the state Assembly election campaign.

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  Yadav ‘pari-war’ reignites, Akhilesh names 403 candidates against Shivapal’s 175

  National | December 26, 2016 15:31 IST

  The internal feud within Samajwadi Party (SP) doesn’t seem to end soon as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle and party president Shivpal Yadav are now at loggerheads over nomination of poll candidatures.