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No bahubalis, only Bajrangbali in UP under Yogi govt: Amit Shah

'The bua-bhatija (aunt-nephew) government ran for many years in Uttar Pradesh. They did nothing except appeasement, casteism and dynastic politics,' says Shah

59 constituencies to vote in 3rd phase of UP polls; 627 candidates in fray

Campaigning for the third phase of the state elections ended on Friday, with senior leaders of the parties making a final effort to woo voters

Assembly polls: Uttarakhand BJP leaders to go to UP for election campaign

Uttarakhand BJP chief Madan Kaushik said, 'As many as 80 leaders from the state will go to Uttar Pradesh for the election campaign,'

Akhilesh Yadav shielded terrorists when he was CM of UP: J P Nadda

BJP president JP Nadda accused Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday of shielding terrorists.

Covid LIVE: 80% of India's adults are fully vaccinated, says Mandaviya

Over 20 mn adolescents in 15-18 age group fully vaccinated against Covid, says Union Health Minister

UP third phase election: SP fields 52 crorepati candidates, BJP 48

The UP Election Watch and the ADR said they have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 623 candidates out of 627 who are contesting the polls on February 20

Priyanka slams BJP, AAP; calls Modi 'bade miyan', Kejriwal 'chote miyan'

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra called PM Modi "bade miyan" and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal "chote miyan", and said their governance is only visible in advertisements.

UP polls: Theatre group stages plays in support of BJP in key constituency

Over a dozen artists of the theatre group from Delhi is staging street plays here to inform the public about the work done by the BJP government and Keshav Prasad Maurya

UP polls: SP takes jibe at Yogi over promises made to people of Jhansi

During his Jhansi visit, Adityanath paid obeisance at the Mahadev temple and said he wanted to visit the temple seven years ago but he was arrested before reaching there

'Will send Lakhimpur culprit and his protectors to jail', says Akhilesh

SP president Akhilesh Yadav condemned the state government over grant of bail to Union minister Ajay Mishra's son in Lakhimpur case

Akhilesh cares only about development of Saifai family, alleges Adityanath

While attacking Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said while the BJP believes in "development for all", Akhilesh Yadav "cares only about development of the Saifai family".

Twitter posts spike by 41% at the top end, ahead of UP elections: Study

Some parties more active than others shows study by IIIT Hyderabad and University of Michigan

'No farmer required to pay electricity bills for next 5 years': Amit Shah

Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that once the party is re-elected to power, farmers will not have to pay electricity bills for the next five years.

RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary emerges as a factor in UP politics

The battle for Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) president Jayant Chaudhary is almost over with the completion of the first two phases of polling in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022.

60% turnout in UP phase 2 polls; 79% vote in Goa, 62% in Uttarakhand

A high voter turnout of nearly 79 percent in Goa and moderate polling of 65.1 percent in Uttarakhand was recorded on Monday during assembly elections in the two states that passed off peacefully. Uttar Pradesh witnessed 60.44 percent voting till 5 PM in the second phase of the state polls held amid tight security. In all the three states, where the BJP is attempting to retain power, the voting percentage was marginally less than the last assembly polls in 2017, though election officials said the figures will be updated as the data was being compiled. Addressing a press conference in Panaji, Goa's Chief Electoral Officer Kunal said the highest voting was registered in Sankhalim constituency in North Goa at 89.61 percent, while the lowest voter turnout was 70.20 percent at Benaulim in South Goa. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is contesting from Sankhalim segment. The election official said the overall voting percentage in the election to 40 seats was 78.94 percent The turnout in

LIVE: Bengal withdraws ban on incoming int'l flights effective from Tuesday

However, international passengers either have to be fully vaccinated or go through an RT-PCR test within 72 hours from flight departure

In first 2 phases of polls, people have cooled down Yogi's garmi': Akhilesh

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said the people have subdued the garmi (haughtiness) of CM Yogi Adityanath in the first two phases of the UP assembly elections.

UP Assembly elections: Yogi Adityanath is coming back, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that people should prepare for a colourful Holi on March 10 since the BJP was returning to power in a big way.

UP polls 2022 phase 2 LIVE: Early Holi on March 10 with BJP win, says Modi

UP polls 2022 LIVE updates, phase 2: Elections will be held in Saharanpur, Bijnor, Moradabad, Sambhal, Rampur, Amroha, Badaun, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur. Catch updates on Uttar Pradesh polls phase 2

The political risks of low interest rates are high in an election year

Since 1989, governments have risked that the benefits of higher economic growth will offset the costs of higher inflation