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UP Assembly polls: PM Modi to interact with BJP workers in Varanasi today

PM Modi will virtually interact with BJP workers in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi, in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.

UP Polls: BJP's core committee discusses possible seat-sharing with allies

A meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) core committee on the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls was held on Monday where discussions took place on possible seat-sharing with alliance partners

Akhilesh offers SP ticket to BJP's Gorakhpur Urban MLA, BJP slams him

Radha Mohan Agarwal has been the MLA from Gorakhpur Urban seat since 2002

Yogi Adityanath second UP CM to contest from Gorakhpur district

Yogi Adityanath, who has been declared BJP candidate from Gorakhpur, will be the second leader to contest from the district

UP polls: BJP meeting to discuss poll strategy, election manifesto today

BJP is scheduled to hold an important meeting on Monday in the national capital to discuss poll strategy and election manifesto for Uttar Pradesh polls.

No support extended to SP-RLD alliance in UP polls, says Rakesh Tikait

Even as BKU president Naresh Tikait has announced extending support towards SP-RLD alliance in the upcoming UP Assembly polls, his brother and BKU spokesperson Rakesh Tikait has denied this

UP poll: Doctors, engineers find place in AAP's 1st list of 150 candidates

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday released a list of 150 candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Doctors and engineers were among the candidates.The AAP will contest on all 403 seats in the Assembly elections. Party's Uttar Pradesh in-charge and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh announced the names of candidates contesting on 150 seats out of 403 seats.Announcing the candidates after holding a press conference with State President Sabhajit Singh, he said that to sweep the dirt of politics in Uttar Pradesh, education, health, employment and agriculture should be brought to the centre of politics.Singh said that AAP, in its first list, has fielded good and deserving candidates. These include 8 MBAs, 38 postgraduates, 4 doctors, 8 PhD candidates, 7 engineers, 8 BEd degree holders, 39 graduates, 6 diploma holders and 8 women candidates.He also added that equal share was given to different communities. 55 candidates from Other Backward Class (OBC), 31 from Scheduled ..

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections: Observing road safety, virtually

The mainstream political parties, especially the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Samajwadi Party (SP), and Congress have set up their digital war rooms to pilot their canvassing road map

Parties hope to gain from lucky number 7' in seven-phase UP polls

Some politicians in Uttar Pradesh are making much of the number 7 in the seven-phase assembly elections, saying the "auspicious" numeral will help them win.

Ahead of UP polls, former IPS officer Asim Arun joins BJP in Lucknow

Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, former IPS officer Asim Arun on Saturday joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Lucknow.Speaking to ANI, Arun said that he is impressed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has given a new path of development to the nation."BJP gave me a suggestion to join politics to contribute more towards social work. There is a lot that I couldn't do during my job tenure, so I decided to enter politics. I am also impressed with PM Modi who has given a new path of development," said the former IPS officer.Meanwhile, BJP had released its first list of 107 candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in which it denied tickets to 20 sitting MLAs and fielded 21 new candidates.The party has released the list for the first and second phase of elections scheduled to be held on February 10 and 14.Keeping the caste arithmetic balance and to gain voters, Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded women on 10 seats, OBC candidates on 44 seats and scheduled castes (SC) ...

Former minister, BSP MLA Ramveer Upadhyay joins BJP ahead of UP polls

Former Uttar Pradesh minister and BSP MLA Ramveer Upadhyay joined the BJP on Saturday

2 nominations filed so far for first phase of UP assembly elections

Two nomination papers have been filed so far for the first phase of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Saturday. One aspiring candidate filed nomination from the Sahibabad assembly constituency in Ghaziabad district on Saturday, while Samajwadi Party MLA from Kairana Nahid Hasan submitted his papers on the first day of the nomination on Friday. According to the Election Commission, in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, 58 assembly constituencies spread over 11 districts will go to polls on February 10. The last date of filing nominations is January 21. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on January 24, while January 27 is the last date for withdrawal of nominations. Counting of votes will be held on March 10. The districts which are going to polls in this phase are Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura and Agra. In all, 2,27,83,739 voters -- 1,23,31,251 male voters,

BJP will return to power in UP with overwhelming majority: CM Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday thanked the BJP leadership for choosing him as the candidate from the Gorakhpur Urban seat in the assembly election

UP Assembly polls: Akhilesh Yadav urges SP workers to follow Covid norms

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday appealed to party workers to follow Covid-19 norms.

EC changing rules to register new party at BJP's behest, claims AAP

There was no immediate reaction either from the EC or the BJP on the AAP's accusation

BJP finalises candidates for 172 seats in UP; CM, his deputies may contest

The party's seat-sharing talks with Apna Dal (S) and Nishad party are also in final stages

Covid LIVE: 28,867 new cases in Delhi; NEET-UG counselling from Jan 19

Delhi's positivity rate is 29.21 %

BSP supremo Mayawati announces two candidates for western UP

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday announced two candidates, including former Congressman Imran Masood's brother, for western Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming polls.

Postal ballots in UP Assembly elections for Covid patients, elderly voters

UP State Election Commission said that voters above the age of 80 years, physically challenged persons and those recovering from Covid would be given the facility of casting their ballots from home

UP polls: BJP's election committee meeting underway to finalise candidates

The meeting of BJP's CEC is underway to finalise the names of the candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls