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BJP set for big win in Uttar Pradesh, party alliance leading in 269 seats

The ruling BJP seems to be on course to retain power in Uttar Pradesh, with poll trends on Thursday showing the party alliance leading in 269 seats as against 121 of its nearest rival Samajwadi Party

UP CM Yogi Adityanath leads from Gorakhpur Urban in early trends

Initial counting of votes cast in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections revealed that CM Yogi Adityanath is leading from the Gorakhpur Urban constituency

38.9% vote share for BJP in Uttar Pradesh, 40.3% for AAP in Punjab: EC

The BJP is showing an upper hand in Uttar Pradesh with around 38.9 per cent of total vote share as it leads in 48 seats and Samajwadi Party trails in 24 seats, as per the Election Commission website.

Election Results 2022: Countdown begins for results of UP's great battle

Election Results 2022: After a month-long fierce political battle, the much-awaited results of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls will be declared on Thursday

Top headlines: 5 states to know election results, Op Ganga nears finish

Indian Railways to spend Rs 1 trn on developing and procuring assets, the ministry planned to begin capital expenditure in April itself, said senior officials

EC makes elaborate arrangements for counting of votes in 5 states

The Election Commission said that elaborate arrangements for counting of votes in 690 constituencies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh and bypoll to Assam's Majuli have been made

Our fight has just begun: Priyanka Gandhi to Congress workers in UP

Noting that the basis of democracy is the vote of the people, Priyanka Gandhi said whatever the result may be tomorrow, it will be according to the wisdom and understanding of the people

UP polls: Akhilesh asks party workers to foil all conspiracies by BJP

The SP president had on Tuesday accused the ruling BJP of trying to steal votes and claimed a truck carrying EVMs was 'intercepted' in Varanasi

BJP demands EC action against Akhilesh Yadav over remarks on poll process

The BJP petitioned the EC demanding action against Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav for allegedly trying to "incite anti-social elements" over the electoral process.

EC acts over EVM complaints, three UP officials removed from poll duty

Three officials were removed from election duty in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, a day after the Samajwadi Party alleged that electronic voting machines were being shifted in an unauthorised manner.

Assembly polls: Stage set for counting of votes in Uttar Pradesh

Almost all the exit polls have predicted that the BJP will return to power, and an increase in Samajwadi Party's tally but not enough to form the government

Varanasi official admits 'lapses' in EVM row, claims Samajwadi Party

A day after Akhilesh Yadav alleged that EVMs were moved illegally in Varanasi, his party tweeted the on-camera statement of an official conceding there were 'lapses'.

Raising questions on EVM is anti-democratic: BJP hits out at Akhilesh Yadav

Hitting out at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, the BJP said that raising questions on EVM is anti-democratic.

SP, BSP workers create ruckus in Mathura, allege attempt of EVM tampering

SP and BSP workers created ruckus after a person entered the Mandi Committee of Mathura without an ID card where Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have been kept

Poll violence drastically down in 2022 compared to 2017 in UP: Police

Uttar Pradesh has registered a sharp decline in the cases of poll violence during the just-concluded assembly elections compared to the one held in 2017, police said on Tuesday.

BS Number Wise: In Indian elections, the rich win the vote

Politicians own wealth that the people whose support they seek will take decades to earn

UP polls: Akhilesh alleges tampering with EVMs, seeks intervention of EC

The exit polls have predicted BJP getting a comfortable majority in the state

UP Assembly elections: 2,145 FIRs lodged for poll code violations

Apart from this, 10,233 arms, 10,582 cartridges, 232 explosives and 336 bombs were seized, while 186 factories manufacturing illegal weapons were busted by the police till March 7, the officer said

Tejashwi predicts handsome victory of SP in UP; return of Akhilesh as CM

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday predicted a resounding victory for the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls and the return of Akhilesh Yadav as the Chief Minister.

UP Assembly elections: 46.40% voter turnout till 3 pm in seventh phase

An average voter turnout of 46.40 per cent was recorded in the seventh and the final phase of the ongoing Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on Monday, according to the Election Commission of India.