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UP Assembly elections: BJP ensures Karhal is no cakewalk for Akhilesh

Though the caste equation is completely tilted in favour of Akhilesh, the BJP is banking on non-Yadav OBCs for support

Uttarakhand elections: 17% candidates have criminal record, says ADR

The Supreme Court had specifically instructed political parties to give reasons for such selection and why other individuals without criminal antecedents could not be selected as candidates

Will make Uttarakhand international spiritual capital for Hindus: Kejriwal

Kejriwal stated the elevation of Uttarakhand as an international spiritual capital will give a boost to tourism in the state, besides providing employment opportunities to thousands of youth

UP polls: PM Modi's rally in Bijnor cancelled due to weather issues

The polling in Uttar Pradesh will be held on February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27 and March 3 and 7 in seven phases.

No MLA's kin will get chairmanship if I remain Punjab Congress chief: Sidhu

Sidhu made the remark during a rally in Ludhiana in which Rahul Gandhi declared sitting Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi as Congress chief ministerial face for the ensuing Punjab polls on Sunday

Battle for UP: BJP's sun will start setting, says Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has said that the BJP's sun will start setting with the polling in western Uttar Pradesh during the first phase of the elections.

Mamata to embark on two-day visit to UP today, will seek support for SP

The Trinamool Congress is seeking to increase its footprint nationally ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Rahul's virtual rally watched by over 1.1 million people: Congress

The social media department of the Congress claimed that the rally was watched live by 90,000 people

Declaring CM face won't help Cong's poll prospects in Punjab: BJP

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also took jibes at the ruling party in the state over the announcement

UP Assembly elections: A call for 'badlav' on Mayawati's home turf

This time, says Dalit ideologue Chandrabhan Prasad, expect the unexpected

Connecting rural Uttar Pradesh with the rest: A road too far

In the first of a three-part series, Nitin Kumar explores hope vs reality around Purvanchal Expressway - the promise of job and plight of joblessness

Charanjit Singh Channi to be Cong CM face for Punjab polls: Rahul Gandhi

The other main contender for the party's CM face was Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, a Jat Sikh face.

Never lived for any post: Sidhu; hails Channi's elevation as Punjab CM

Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday said he never lived for any post and hailed the decision of making Charanjit Singh Channi as the chief minister of the state.

PM for Adityanath as UP's CM, says will make up for time lost in pandemic

Prime Minister Modi indicated that Yogi Adityanath is the BJP's choice as the next chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, saying if his government is formed again he would make up for the time lost

Sonia Gandhi not among Congress' star campaigners for Rae Bareli poll phase

Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who represents the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat, does not figure among the party's star campaigners for the fourth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh

Goa polls: Congress releases manifesto; assures resumption of mining

The Congress released its manifesto for upcoming Goa Assembly polls, and senior party leader P Chidambaram promised resumption of mining activities in the coastal state if his party comes to power.

Punjab polls: BJP questions Rahul's locus standi to name Cong CM face

The BJP questioned the locus standi of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to announce his party's chief ministerial face for Punjab Assembly polls, saying he doesn't hold any position in party right now.

EC notice to BJP Uttarakhand for tweeting morphed photo of Harish Rawat

The said tweet has since been removed

Congress set to announce chief ministerial candidate for Punjab on Sunday

Punjab will go to the polls on February 20. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.

Battle for UP: On protest for 26 years, ex-teacher to contest against Yogi

'I am contesting against Yogi Adityanath and will also distribute pamphlets in Karhal against Akhilesh Yadav'