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  UP polls: Widow of murdered BJP MLA Krishna Nand Rai blasts Mayawati for fielding Mukhtar Ansari

  Politics | January 27, 2017 15:19 IST

  Alka Rai, the widow of murdered BJP MLA Krishna Nand Rai, has said that Mayawati’s decision to field Mukhtar Ansari, who is accused of killing her husband, exposed how BSP was sheltering a criminal despite a court trail pending against him.

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  In letter to PM Modi, Akhilesh seeks Budget deferred till after polls

  Politics | January 27, 2017 13:51 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to defer presentation of the Union Budget till the completion of poll process in five states.

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  UP polls: Filing of nominations for third phase begins

  Politics | January 24, 2017 13:05 IST

  Filing of nominations for the third phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh began today with issuance of notification for the February 19 election. In the third phase, 69 assembly seats spread over 12 districts

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  Akhilesh, Rahul to kick off joint SP-Congress campaign in UP: Report

  Politics | January 24, 2017 9:04 IST

  it is now expected that UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will try to woo voters together.

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

  Politics | 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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  Gangster Atiq Ahmed not to contest Uttar Pradesh polls

  Politics | January 19, 2017 18:00 IST

  Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, who was declared Samajwadi Party candidate from Kanpur Cant assembly seat by then state president Shivpal Yadav , today said he would not contest polls. "I will not contest assembly polls.

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  Posters in Varanasi: Rahul Gandhi as Krishna, Akhilesh as Arjun

  Politics | January 19, 2017 11:06 IST

  While Samajwadi Party and Congress are finalising the nitty-gritty of a pre-poll alliance in Uttar Pradesh, posters have appeared at several places in the city depicting Rahul Gandhi as Lord Krishna and Chief Minister Akhilesh

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  Unhappy over ticket distribution, UP BJP leader Swami Prasad Maurya may join Congress

  Politics | January 18, 2017 15:13 IST

  Swami Prasad Maurya, the president of Uttar Pradesh unit of BJP, may switch over to Congress as he is reportedly unhappy over distribution of party tickets for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.

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  Consensus eludes UP’s ‘grand alliance’ as Ajit Singh’s RLD demands more seats

  Politics | January 18, 2017 12:05 IST

  Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal has so far failed to reach an agreement with the Congress and Samajwadi Party over distribution of seats in the grand alliance that the three parties are trying to stitch

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  'Behanji ko aane do’: BSP to foray into online video campaign ahead of UP polls

  Politics | January 11, 2017 12:58 IST

  In a bid to woo young voters ahead of the Uttar Pradesh polls, Bahujan Samaj Party will soon launch an online video campaign titled ‘Behanji ko aane do’ to reach out to a wide range

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  Samajwadi Party infighting ‘a cause of concern’, affecting UP: Rajnath Singh

  Politics | January 09, 2017 6:43 IST

  Union 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

  Politics | January 05, 2017 13:29 IST

  Opinion 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

  Politics | January 05, 2017 13:27 IST

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

  Politics | 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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  UP Polls: RLD, allies declare Jayant Chaudhary as CM candidate

  Politics | December 30, 2016 7:37 IST

  RLD leader and former MP Jayant Chaudhary was today projected as chief ministerial candidate for the party and its allies at a rally at Abairani crossing here.

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  PariWar intensifies? Defiant Akhilesh releases own list of 235 candidates for UP polls

  Politics | December 29, 2016 23:20 IST

  In a virtual rebellion against his father and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav late on Thursday released his own list of 235 candidates for the 2017 assembly

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

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

  Politics | 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.

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  BJP yet to decide whether to a project a CM candidate in UP: Amit Shah

  Politics | November 12, 2016 16:07 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah today said that his party is yet to decide whether to project anyone as chief ministerial candidate in upcoming Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.

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  BSP leaders invoke ‘Quran’ and ‘Hadees’ to win over Muslim voters ahead of UP Assembly polls

  Politics | October 20, 2016 13:23 IST

  Desperate to make a comeback to power in Uttar Pradesh, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BJP) leaders have devised a new strategy to win over around 18 per cent Muslim electorate in the state.