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Digvijay Singh Rubbishes Exit Polls
India | Mar 04, 2012, 07:28 AM ISTNew Delhi, March 4 : Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Saturday rubbished the exit polls while the ruling BSP in UP described them to be a "waste of time". "These polls are not correct.
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Kejriwal Fails To Cast Vote As Name Missing From Voters' List
India | Feb 28, 2012, 09:44 PM ISTGhaziabad, Feb 28: Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal faced some protests today as he decided to leave for Goa for campaigning without casting his vote in the UP polls but in an anti-climax he could
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Digvijay Says Congress Would Prefer To Sit In Opposition In UP
India | Feb 16, 2012, 01:43 PM ISTLucknow, Feb 16 : In a bid to clear the air after Mulayam Singh Yadav's flip-flop over supporting Congress in post-poll Uttar Pradesh, Congress today said it would like to sit in the opposition rather
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56 Pc Turnout In Third Phase Of UP Polls
India | Feb 15, 2012, 06:30 PM ISTLucknow, Feb 15: Around 56 per cent of the 1.75-strong electorate today exercised its franchise for 56 seats in the third phase of the UP assembly polls in which Mayawati's ruling BSP is facing a
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UP Polls Semi-Finals For Jan Lokpal Bill Says Kiran Bedi
National | Feb 10, 2012, 12:09 PM ISTVaranasi, Feb 10 : Team Anna member Kiran Bedi on Thursday said the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls are the “semi-final” for Jan Lokpal Bill, whose “final” will the general elections of 2014.India Against Corruption and
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Robert Vadra's Bike Rally In UP Stopped, Poll Observer Shifted
India | Feb 07, 2012, 07:49 AM ISTCSM Nagar (Amethi), Feb 7 : A controversy broke out on Monday over the transfer of a poll observer, an IAS officer, who allegedly ordered the stopping of a motorcycle rally of Congress campaigner and
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BJP Rules Out Tie-Ups After UP Polls
India | Feb 05, 2012, 10:36 PM ISTJaunpur(UP), Feb 5: BJP would prefer sitting in the opposition if it did not get the majority in Uttar Pradesh rather than forging alliance with any political party, its chief Nitin Gadkari today said.“BJP will
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109 Candidates In Phase One UP Polls Have Criminal Background
India | Jan 28, 2012, 05:01 PM ISTLucknow, Jan 28: As many as 109 candidates contesting the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections have criminal cases pending against them, according to a monitoring group.Of the total 867 candidates in fray for
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BJP, JD(U) To Compete On 'Bihar Model' In UP Polls
National | Jan 22, 2012, 12:49 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 22 : After failing to firm up a pre-poll arrangement for Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, NDA allies BJP and JD(U) are competing with each other to sell the ‘Bihar model' of
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Chouhan To Campaign For Uma In UP Polls
National | Jan 21, 2012, 04:56 PM ISTBhopal, Jan 21: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will not only campaign in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, but also in Charkari next month in favour of his once bete noire, Uma Bharti.“Umaji is
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Rahul Gandhi Says, Uma Bharti An Outsider, Will Disappear After UP Polls
India | Jan 20, 2012, 08:16 PM ISTBanda (UP), Jan 20: Firing a fresh salvo at BJP leader Uma Bharti on the issue of being an “outsider”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said people should be cautious of her as she came
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Won't Enter Into Post Poll Alliance With SP, BSP in UP: BJP
National | Jan 13, 2012, 09:29 AM ISTLucknow, Jan 13 : The BJP on Thursday said that it will not enter into a post-poll alliance with SP and BSP in Uttar Pradesh and asked the Congress to announce the same. Claiming that
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Team Anna Campaign Will Not Have Much Impact In UP, Says Congress
India | Jan 03, 2012, 07:40 AM ISTAllahabad, Jan 3 : Lashing out at Team Anna for its anti-Congress propaganda, UPCC president Rita Bahuguna Joshi on Monday asserted that Anna Hazare's decision to campaign against the party in poll-bound states will not
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UP Polls To Be Litmus Test For Young Scions
National | Jan 01, 2012, 05:10 PM ISTLucknow, Jan 1: The coming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh would turn out to be a litmus test for many scions of political families, including Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and his cousin BJP's Varun
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UP Polls : RJD To Field Candidates On 130 Seats
National | Dec 30, 2011, 04:53 PM ISTLucknow, Dec 30: Lalu Yadav's Rastriya Janata Dal (RJD) will contest 130 of the 403 Assembly seats in the coming Uttar Pradesh elections.“The party has decided to field candidates on 130 constituencies identified by it,”
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UP Polls : Kalyan Releases First List Of Party Candidates
National | Dec 22, 2011, 11:37 PM ISTFaizabad (UP), Dec 22: Launching his party's poll campaign for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Jankranti Party chief Kalyan Singh today said it will contest on all the 403 seats in the state.Singh said
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May Hold UP Polls In Short Span : EC
India | Dec 22, 2011, 09:33 AM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 22 : Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi on Wednesday said the poll panel may try to “squeeze in” the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh if schools are not available during the
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Rahul Says, Congress Fighting UP Polls In Real Sense After 20 Years
National | Dec 10, 2011, 09:57 PM ISTLucknow, Dec 10: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today said it was for the first time after 1991 that the party was contesting polls in Uttar Pardesh in a “real sense” and appealed to party
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Govt's Quot-In-Quota Move Is Keeping In Mind UP Polls : BJP
National | Dec 01, 2011, 10:29 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 1: BJP today alleged the government's move to provide quota within quota to Muslims under OBC category is aimed at creating misconceptions in the community ahead of assembly elections in some states
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Congress Fears, FDI In Retail Can Mar Rahul's Prospects In UP Polls
India | Nov 27, 2011, 09:37 AM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 27: The Congress leadership appears to be divided over the issue of FDI push in retail sector aas a section of the leadership feels that the decision may affect the party's prospects