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PM Modi, Adityanath got people of UP rid of mosquitoes, mafias: Amit Shah

With the launch of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, PM Modi, and UP CM Yogi Adityanath got the people of Uttar Pradesh rid of mosquitoes and mafias, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah

21.39% voting registered till 11 am in 5th phase of UP Assembly elections

Around 21.39 per cent voter turnout was registered till 11 a.m. in the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.

Climate change, promise of clean air and water missing from UP poll agenda

The vital issue of clean air and water is missing from the Uttar Pradesh elections though several cities here often figure in the list of the world's 10 most polluted. Despite clean water and air being the mainstay of life, major political parties, except for the Samajwadi Party, Congress and the Rashtriya Lok Dal, have not included the issue of environmental protection prominently in their election manifestos. Even for the parties that mentioned it, the concern for environment remains on paper as everyone is busy talking about Jinnah, Pakistan, vote bank politics and 'pariwarvad' to sway voters to their sides. Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has a degree in environmental engineering from Australia but his party manifesto just has a reference about climate issue sans any major announcement to deal with the problem. Even the Congress has touched on some aspects of climate change in its manifesto, but has not spoken of any concrete initiative. The issue hasn't got much ...

UP polls 5th phase: PM Modi pleaded voters to exercise their franchise

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to voters to exercise their franchise in the fifth phase Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2022.

UP elections 2022: Yogi should go on pilgrimage, says SP's Jaya Bachchan

Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan has asked Uttar Pardesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to go on a pilgrimage ahead of UP Assembly elections 2022.

BJP will sweep Prayagraj, win over 300 seats in UP: Rita Bahuguna Joshi

BJP MP Rita Bahuguna on Sunday cast her vote in the fifth phase of the ongoing polls in Uttar Pradesh and asserted that her party would win more than 300 seats in the 403-seat Assembly in the state.

UP elections: People will make 'son of Sirathu' win big, says Keshav Maurya

UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday offered prayers at his residence saying that the people will make 'son of Sirathu' win with a big margin of votes as voting for phase 5 assembly polls start

UP polls: Voting begins for 5th phase; Deputy CM Keshav Maurya in fray

Voting for the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls began on Sunday morning, with state Keshav Prasad Maurya among 692 candidates, who are contesting on 61 seats spread across 12 districts

Akhilesh Yadav made terrorist friends for vote bank politics, says JP Nadda

The BJP president said that 200 riots happened under SP chief Akhilesh Yadav's regime in Uttar Pradesh while not a single riot happened in the last five years of Yogi Adityanath

UP polls: Amit Shah slams SP, BSP for promoting 'mafia raj' in Pratapgarh

The SP and the BSP were the target of his attacks, signalling the BJP is not counting the grand old party much in the ongoing high-decibel electoral battle for Uttar Pradesh

BJP sure to win over 300 seats in UP Assembly polls, says Hema Malini

The Adityanath government symbolises security, prosperity and good governance, she said, adding that it has put an end to corruption, malpractices and atrocities

UP Polls: Rape cases reduced by half during Yogi's tenure, claims Shah

Senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Friday said in five years of the party's rule in Uttar Pradesh incidence of rape have gone down by 50 per cent. Addressing a public rally in Pratapgarh's Rampur Khas area, Shah claimed Yogi Adityanath's government ended the mafia raj in the state bringing down the number of violent crimes substantially. Dacoity reduced by 72 per cent, loot went down by 62 per cent, murders by 31 per cent, kidnapping by 29 per cent, while rape cases went down by 50 per cent. This has been done by the BJP government, Shah said. He attributed the nurturing of criminal elements to previous governments of SP and BSP, and asked people to vote for the BJP if they wanted criminals to stay behind bars. This SP-BSP, BSP-SP, the governments of 'bua and bhatija' pushed the state into control of strongmen and mafia. The BJP government in just five years relieved the state of mafia, Shah said, referring to Mayawati as 'bua' and Akhilesh Yadav as 'bhatija'. The leader referred to .

Akhilesh slams BJP over inflation, says fuel price set to rise after polls

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav attacked the ruling BJP over inflation, saying the government will increase the fuel price once the Assembly elections are over.

No electricity on Holi, Diwali but always on Eid, Muharram in SP govt: Yogi

UP CM Adityanath claimed the Akhilesh Yadav government did not provide electricity to people on Holi and Diwali, but there was always power on Eid and Muharram

Oppn sees development works in Ayodhya, Kashi through communal lens: PM

PM Narendra Modi took a swipe at rival political parties alleging they see development works in Ayodhya and Kashi through communal lens.

No 'baahubali' can be seen even using telescope: Shah praises UP govt

BJP had promised to improve law and order in the 2017 election campaign and Adityanath, after becoming the chief minister, has eradicated mafia elements

57.83% voter turnout recorded in fourth phase of UP Assembly elections

The fourth phase of Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday witnessed a voter turnout of 57.83 per cent, according to the data released by the Election Commission.

Fourth phase of UP Assembly elections records around 60% polling

With the completion of the fourth round of polling, 231 Assembly constituencies out of 403 in the state have been covered

UP's economy grew 3-fold during last 5 years; BJP real samajwadi: Rajnath

In an apparent dig at the Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party, he said, 'The BJP is real samajwadi as the meaning of samajwad is to free society from fear, hunger and corruption,'

Good of Shah to acknowledge BSP will get Dalit votes, says Mayawati

Shah had recently said in a television interview that Mayawati remained relevant in Uttar Pradesh, where the fourth round of polling for the assembly took place on Wednesday