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UP Assembly elections: 25% candidates in second phase have criminal cases

According to an analysis released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) which has analysed affidavits of 584 out of 586 candidates, nearly 147 have criminal cases

Akhilesh Yadav's Rampur visit postponed due to bad weather

Yadav was scheduled to visit Rampur to campaign for party candidates Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam ahead of the assembly polls in the state

Akhilesh & I are giving people a new paradigm: Rashtriya Lok Dal chief

'We are putting up a good fight', said Jayant Singh Chaudhary

UP Assembly polls: A long yearning for a story of infra development

In the second of a three-part series, Nitin Kumar travels through the villages along the Bundelkhand Expressway, where water scarcity and the lack of infrastructure are the key concerns of the people

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UP Assembly elections: A call for 'badlav' on Mayawati's home turf

This time, says Dalit ideologue Chandrabhan Prasad, expect the unexpected

Connecting rural Uttar Pradesh with the rest: A road too far

In the first of a three-part series, Nitin Kumar explores hope vs reality around Purvanchal Expressway - the promise of job and plight of joblessness

Owaisi alleges shots were fired at his car while returning to Delhi from UP

'Bullets were fired on my vehicle near Chhajarsi toll plaza. Four rounds were fired,' tweeted AIMIM chief

Earlier govts wanted to use police as personal tool, usurped money: Yogi

He alleged that the Samajwadi Party (SP), which was in power from 2012 to 2017 in the state, only usurped money in the garb of building graveyards

Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls: Congress releases list of 27 candidates

The Congress on Wednesday released its seventh list of 27 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The list has 11 women, including four replacing candidates previously announced. The party has replaced its Lucknow East candidate, nominating Manoj Tiwari in place of Pankaj Tiwari. The Congress is contesting the state polls with women in focus and has also released a separate manifesto for youth, assuring them of employment opportunities and have laid down a roadmap of how to provide jobs, if elected to power.

UP Assembly polls: PM Modi likely to address digital rally on February 4

PM Modi is likely to address a digital rally on February 4 covering nearly 20 assembly constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh, BJP sources said

UP Assembly Elections: First phase is farmers' election, says Akhilesh

Addressing a joint press conference with Rashtriya Lok Dal president Jayant Chaudhary, the SP chief said that it was late Chaudhary Charan Singh who had awakened the farmers

EC extends ban on roadshows, 'padyatras', vehicle rallies till Feb 11

Physical public meetings for polls: EC increases cap from 500 to 1,000 people

Yogi's rise a new phase in Hindu nationalism, says Shashank Chaturvedi

'Yogi Adityanath as an MP from Gorakhpur maintained a distance from the RSS and ran his show through the Hindu Yuva Vahini', said Chaturvedi

Congress releases fourth list of 61 candidates in UP, 24 are women

The Congress released fourth list of 61 candidates including 24 women for the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh to be held in seven phases.

RLD's Jewar candidate flouts model code, Covid norms; legal actions start

Legal proceedings have been initiated against RLD candidate Avtar Singh Bhadana, who has prima facie been found violating the model code of conduct for UP polls and flouting Covid norms in Jewar

EC bans exit polls for UP assembly election

UP's CEO Ajay Kumar Shukla said that conducting the exit polls, its publication in print or electronic media or its publicity has been banned from 7.00 am on February 10 to 6.30 pm on March 7

People of UP fed up with politics of caste, religion: Bhupesh Baghel

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said people of Uttar Pradesh are fed up with politics of caste and religion and now they want a change. On a two-day visit here, Baghel told reporters that during his campaign for the Congress candidates in the city, he spoke to many people and all of them echoed the same need for change. "During my door to door campaigning I met people such as rickshaw pullers, vendors, women, and others, they all wanted change. "People are fed up with the caste and religion politics of other parties and are looking forward to Congress," Baghel said. He said Congress is the only party which is raising issues of women and employment for youths. "These days not one party is raising issues related to the common man. It is only the Congress party that's speaking about farmers, safety of women, and jobs to jobless," he said. Baghel began his door-to-door campaign from Kheria Mod and then moved to Meera Hussaini, Mantola, Ghatia and other areas, ...

Be wary of BJP: Akhilesh to farmers; Jayant says SP-RLD tie-up 'solid'

Akhilesh Yadav asked farmers to be wary of the BJP, saying the ruling party's government had withdrawn its controversial farm laws only for the sake of votes.

UP CM Adityanath targets Samajwadi Party on Pakistan and Jinnah

UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Friday hit out at Samajwadi Party and its leader Akhilesh Yadav, calling them supporters of Pakistan and "worshippers of (Muhammad Ali) Jinnah".