Up Elections 2017
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Demonetisation side-effects gone, India to grow at 7.5 pc in FY'17: Moody’s
May 31, 2017, 12:27 PM ISTIn its Global Macro Outlook, Moody's Investors Service said the ruling BJP's victory in Uttar Pradesh elections indicates that the ruling party has remained politically popular despite the demonetisation exercise
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Alliance with SP made us appear like a ‘Muslim party’: Congress reviews UP debacle
National | Apr 21, 2017, 10:32 AM ISTFar from the introspection that surgeries that we heard after the poll debacle in the recently concluded 2017 UP Assembly elections, the Congress has chosen to point fingers at anyone and everyone – including its alliance partner.
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From wife, caste to criminal cases: Top Internet searches on Yogi Adityanath
National | Mar 22, 2017, 03:08 PM ISTUnexpected as his rise to the post of the Chief Minister of the politically crucial state is, the people’s interest in getting to know more about the leader have also seen a sharp rise.
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Azam Khan gets a taste of UP roads, vents it out on govt official
National | Mar 16, 2017, 04:44 PM ISTEven if you are among those who failed to follow former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s campaign closely, there was no way you could have missed his claims of having constructed roads.
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It's 'BJP tsunami' in UP, opposition should forget 2019 elections: Omar Abdullah
National | Mar 11, 2017, 12:22 PM ISTIt's a BJP "tsunami" in Uttar Pradesh and not a ripple in a small pond, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today said and advised the opposition to forget 2019 and start planning for the 2024 general elections.
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UP polls: In blow to Mukhtar Ansari, Delhi HC dismisses parole plea for campaigning
National | Mar 02, 2017, 04:09 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court today set aside a trial court order granting custody parole to BSP strongman MLA Mukhtar Ansari for canvassing in the UP Assembly polls.
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UP Assembly elections: 57.36 pc turnout recorded in fifth phase
National | Mar 02, 2017, 04:11 PM ISTNearly 57.36 per cent of 1.81 crore voters today cast their votes amid tight security during the fifth phase of polling in UP Assembly elections.
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Mayawati's campaign goes digital in UP, ropes in Bollywood star
National | Feb 14, 2017, 04:56 PM ISTPeople change with times. In Uttar Pradesh, where voters are being wooed left and right, the most striking election campaign although low profile is of the Bahaman Samaj Party (BSP). Raring to wrest power from
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SP govt moved to conceal 19 cases against political leaders: Report
National | Jan 31, 2017, 08:53 AM ISTA shocking revelation about the ruling party’s government has raised serious questions on the alliance’s theme of progress, prosperity and clean governance.
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Samajwadi Party infighting ‘a cause of concern’, affecting UP: Rajnath Singh
National | Jan 09, 2017, 06:43 AM ISTUnion Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the infighting in Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party was "a cause for concern" as it affected the state.
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UP Elections: Opinion polls split on election outcome, Akhilesh still preferred CM
National | Jan 05, 2017, 01:29 PM ISTOpinion polls by media houses in collaboration with independent research agencies, have started making predictions as to which party could sweep to power in the politically-crucial state.
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Opinion poll shows BJP set to win UP with clear majority, 76 pc support ‘note ban’: Report
National | Jan 05, 2017, 01:27 PM ISTWith only a month left for Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, an opinion poll from an Indian weekly has suggested that the Bharatiya Janata Party may sweep to power in the politically-crucial state.
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No 'murdabad' slogans against PM Modi at Congress meetings, our fight is political: Rahul Gandhi
National | Dec 19, 2016, 10:14 PM ISTAt a rally in Jaunpur in Eastern UP, Gandhi stopped people from hurling invective against Modi, saying he is the Prime Minister and we must not say murdabad for anyone.