Page 2 - Up Bypolls

Bihar bypolls: 7.4% voting in Samastipur LS seat; 8.14% in 5 Assembly seats

A total of 32,27,282 voters including 17,00,333 males, 15,26,867 females and 82 of the third gender would decide the fates of 51 candidates, including six women, in 3,258 polling stations

UP's dispirited opposition has given Yogi Adityanath a much-needed breather

His government is so confident of victory in the coming bypolls to 11 Assembly seats that he hasn't begun canvassing in these constituencies yet

Assembly bypoll results: Congress leading in Dantewada, NCP in Pala

As per the early trends, Congress candidate Devti Karma was leading by a margin of 6,108 votes (total 18,505 votes) in the Dantewada assembly bypoll against her closest rival

UP bypolls a test for Opposition parties, they go to battle united or not

After the rout, the SP-BSP alliance has already fallen apart, while the Congress is in disarray, not only in UP but nationally

Yogi Adityanath govt wooing minority among minority in Uttar Pradesh

YP govt has been trying to earn the goodwill of the Shias, who constitute 15-20% of India's Muslim population

Was a caste coalition alone responsible for BJP's defeat in UP bypolls?

Adityanath and Maurya campaigned for the UP polls at the beginning of 2017

Letter to BS: What to make of reversal of fortunes for BJP in by-elections

he loss of all the three Lok Sabha seats in the Hindi heartland, supposed to be the saffron party's stronghold, sent out the message that a united Opposition can give the BJP a run for its money

UP bypoll results is the beginning of end of BJP rule in the country: CPI

The BJP last week lost the Lok Sabha bypolls in Gorakhpur and Phulpur constituencies in Uttar Pradesh and Araria in Bihar

After Gorakhpur DM, UP govt transfers top cop from Yogi Adityanath bastion

K Vijayendra Pandiyan has been made the new district magistrate of Gorakhpur

Bypolls results: Rajnath speaks on BJP's loss, says even this could happen

Adityanath had said the results were a "lesson" and cited overconfidence and inability to understand the SP-BSP tie-up

What to make of reversal of fortunes for BJP in three by-elections

In order to win the next election at a similar scale, the BJP would have to either replicate its 2014 distribution and performance, or make up for losses in the north and west elsewhere in the country

For Modi, recent bypoll verdict is bad news but so it is for Rahul as well

Regional parties are hoping to forge a united front without the Congress as an alternative to BJP in 2019 elections

UP bypolls: Pravin Kumar Nishad is the David who beat Goliath in Gorakhpur

A protege of the BSP creator-builder, Kanshi Ram, Dr Nishad's plank was carving out a sub quota for the Nishads within the 28 per cent reservation earmarked in education and jobs for the OBCs

After by-poll loss, BJP leader Giriraj says Araria will become 'terror hub'

RJD on Wednesday won the Araria Lok Sabha bypoll by 61,788 votes

UP bypoll result fallout: Yogi miffed with babus, mass transfers in offing

Last year, Adityanath and deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya had resigned from the Gorakhpur and Phulpur constituencies respectively after they were elected to Vidhan Parishad

Samajwadis end Yogi raj in Gorakhpur: 5 facts why BJP lost prestige war

The fact that the BJP lost both the seats - Gorakhpur was vacated by Adityanath and Phulpur by his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya - is a reason for review

After UP by-polls win, Akhilesh drives to Mayawati's residence to thank her

The meeting between Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav has triggered speculation about a possible tie up between the two parties

BJP lost Lok Sabha bypolls due to Naresh Agrawal, says Shiv Sena's Raut

Agrawal quit the SP to join the BJP after he lost out to actor-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan in the race for re-nomination to the upper house

UP, Bihar by-poll results show voters are angry with BJP: Rahul Gandhi

He also said the Congress was keen to rebuild the party in Uttar Pradesh but that would not happen overnight

Uttar Pradesh bypoll results: Template of opposition (dis)unity

If the experiment of the SP-BSP tie-up works, it could provide a base for the battered and scattered opposition to join forces against the BJP before the big battle in 2019