Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017
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From biometric attendance to 100-day action plan, is Yogi Adityanath replicating the ‘Modi model’ in UP?
National | Mar 28, 2017, 04:04 PM ISTA look at 5 decisions by Yogi Adityanath that show he is walking in Modi’s footsteps
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Yogi Adityanath: Five-time MP, a Hindu-hardliner to head BJP government in Uttar Pradesh
National | Mar 18, 2017, 07:22 PM ISTHigh-profile BJP MP from Gorakhpur, Yogi Adityanath, is all set to be appointed as the next Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
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Yogi Adityanath elected BJP legislature party leader, to be sworn in as CM of UP tomorrow
National | Mar 18, 2017, 10:49 PM ISTNewly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs in Uttar Pradesh today elected Gorakhpur MP Yogi Adiyanath as their legislature party leader.
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UP's new CM to take oath on March 19. Here are the frontrunners
National | Mar 17, 2017, 07:10 PM ISTReports say senior BJP leader and Union minister Manoj Sinha could be the party’s final pick for the post of Chief Minister in the state, where the party will return to power after a gap of 14 years.
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Will governing UP be as comfortable as winning it? Key challenges the incoming BJP govt faces in Uttar Pradesh
National | Mar 17, 2017, 01:45 PM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have conquered Uttar Pradesh with two-thirds majority, but the challenges that will fall in its path of governance will indeed make things difficult for its leaders to deliver.
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Out of 403 new UP MLA’s, 322 are ‘Crorepatis’, 143 face criminal cases
India | Mar 12, 2017, 07:03 PM ISTA whopping 322 of the 403 new lawmakers elected to the Uttar Pradesh assembly are 'crorepatis' (multi-millionaires) while as many as 143 have criminal cases, including of murder, pending against them
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UP election results: CM Akhilesh Yadav submits resignation to Governor Ram Naik
National | Mar 11, 2017, 08:59 PM ISTUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today tendered his resignation to Governor Ram Naik after his Samjawadi Party's massive defeat in Assembly polls.
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UP election results: Congress loses 8 of 10 seats in Amethi, Rae Bareli
National | Mar 11, 2017, 08:53 PM ISTSix out of 10 assembly seats in Amethi and Rae Bareli parliamentary constituencies -- long considered Congress strongholds -- have gone to the BJP while two went to the Samajwadi Party, leaving the grand old party gasping with just two.
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Akhilesh concedes defeat, backs Mayawati on EVM probe demand
National | Mar 11, 2017, 08:46 PM ISTUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday conceded defeat in the state and said the loss of his Samajwadi Party would be analysed.
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Congress decimated ahead of 2019, will Rahul take responsibility?
National | Mar 11, 2017, 08:41 PM ISTTwo years after its worst defeat in Lok Sabha elections so far, the Congress party disappointed once again, managing to just bag seven of 104 seats it contested in the 403-strong Uttar Pradesh assembly.
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UP election results: Hope Ram temple will be constructed soon, says Shiv Sena
National | Mar 11, 2017, 05:05 PM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) key ally Shiv Sena today congratulated the former for its stunning victory in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
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‘Illegal’ slaughter houses, law and order: BJP's priorities after UP win
National | Mar 11, 2017, 08:37 PM ISTIn Uttar Pradesh, Shah said that the first decision of the government will be to impose a complete ban on illegal slaughter houses and strengthening the law and order situation.
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UP election results: BJP Parliamentary Board to decide on CM face, says Smriti Irani
National | Mar 11, 2017, 04:58 PM ISTThe Uttar Pradesh election results not only underline Rahul Gandhi's failure, but also that of Priyanka Gandhi who was part of the poll strategy, Union Minister Smriti Irani said today.
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UP election results: BJP's win bigger than 2014, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
National | Mar 11, 2017, 02:09 PM ISTThe 14-year-long exile of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh is set to finally end with the saffron party heading towards a big win in the 403-member House. As per the current trends available, the BJP was leading in more than 300 seats in the 403-member House
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UP election results: No question of Rahul stepping down, says Digvijaya Singh
National | Mar 11, 2017, 12:57 PM ISTIn the wake of the poor showing in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh today said that there was no question of party vice president Rahul Gandhi stepping down.
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UP election results: Don't single out Rahul Gandhi for loss, says Congress
National | Mar 11, 2017, 11:57 AM ISTWith trends showing a clear majority for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and a severe drubbing for the SP-Congress alliance limiting it below the 100-mark figure, the Congress party today jumped into the defence of
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UP election results: Verdict against politics of appeasement and discrimination, says Yogi Adityanath
National | Mar 11, 2017, 12:01 PM ISTReacting to the verdict, party MP from Gorakhpur Yogi Adityanath said that people in Uttar Pradesh have rejected the politics of appeasement and discrimination.
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UP election results: BJP credits PM Modi for party win, workers erupt in joy
National | Mar 11, 2017, 11:21 AM ISTOverjoyed BJP workers, leaders and supporters hugged each other, broke into brief jigs and raised victory slogans at the party headquarters in the national capital as well as the Lucknow office.
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Big question: Who will Modi pick as the next Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
National | Mar 11, 2017, 10:45 AM ISTTrends for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections predict a landslide win for the BJP. As the dust settles, we take a look at top contenders for the CM's post
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Exit polls will again prove wrong; SP-Congress will win: Lalu
National | Mar 11, 2017, 07:40 AM ISTTrashing exit poll projections on likely winners of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday said the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance will form the next government in the state.