Tag: UP polls

UP Assembly winners won with 47% vote share on an average: ADR

85 winning candidates won with 50 per cent votes and above of the total votes polled in their constituency while 149 winners won with less than 50 per cent of the total votes.

April 7, 2022

Om Prakash Rajbhar to mediate in Shivpal-Akhilesh feud

Shivpal skipped the meeting of allies that SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had convened earlier this week, making it clear that he was in no mood for rapprochement.

April 1, 2022

Jai Ram congratulates Yogi Adityanath on being sworn as UP CM

Thakur also attended the oath taking ceremony of Yogi Adityanath held at Lucknow

March 25, 2022

UP poll results not verdict of people: Mamata

"There have been incidents of EVM loot in Uttar Pradesh. The District Magistrate of Banaras has been transferred. That is what I have come to know from the newspapers. Why were there no forensic test of the EVMs after that?"

March 12, 2022

PM Modi’s interview before UP polls draws flak from opposition leaders

"Hello EC. You must have seen the political interview of Modiji. Now, please ensure voting tomorrow. There is nothing else you can do."

February 10, 2022

BJP’s Central Election Committee meets to discuss candidates for UP polls

The discussion primarily veered around finalizing candidates for the first and second phase of the elections.

January 13, 2022

Congress screening committee for UP polls announced

The members are Jitendra Singh (chairman), Deepender Hooda and Vaishali Gaikwad.

September 17, 2021

BJP will return to power in UP with massive majority: Shah

The union minister said that the BJP does not work for any particular caste or family but works for the poorest of the poor.

August 1, 2021

Early trends show big win for BJP in Uttar Pradesh civic polls

The ruling BJP today established early gains in the Uttar Pradesh civic polls as counting of votes was in progress for all the 652 urban local bodies. For the mayoral elections, the saffron party forged ahead on almost all the 16 seats from where trends were available after an hour of counting. BJP’s mayor candidates...

December 1, 2017

Mayawati may approach other parties for help on EVM issue

BSP chief Mayawati on Friday said she has no reservations in shaking hands with other parties in her struggle against the BJP on the issue of EVM tampering in the recent Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. "The BSP now has no reservations in taking the help of anti-BJP parties in its fight against EVM...

April 14, 2017

Western UP finds place in Yogi Adityanath’s cabinet

Western Uttar Pradesh gets it's due in the form of cabinet minister Chetan Chauhan and six ministers of state, including Muzzaffarnagar riot accused Suresh Rana, in the in the state.  In the state cabinet which  took oath of office on Sunday with the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, seven MLAs have been included as minister and MoS. Senior...

March 19, 2017

Yogi Adityanath’s father fails to attend swearing-in of CM

It is festive time in Yogi Adityanath’s native village Panchur in district Pauri. As the name Yogi was announced as new UP Chief Minister, media invaded the remote village. The big gathering of journalist and villagers from different corner of the district coming, forced Yogi’s father Anand Singh Bisht to drop his idea to visiting...

March 19, 2017

Poll verdict fallout: Cheers and jeers

Parliament’s last week was just after the Assembly election results of five states were declared. Not surprisingly, therefore, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed as “lion of Gujarat” when he arrived for Thursday’s Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha. He received  asimilar welcome from BJP MPs in the Lok Sabha. Although the Congress had the Punjab victory...

March 19, 2017

Fresh tension in ruling Bihar alliance post UP poll results

A palpable warmth between the JD-U headed by chief minister Nitish Kumar and the BJP in the aftermath of elections to five states where the saffron party emerged as the “giant killer” has led to fresh tension in the ruling alliance. Even as both RJD and the Congress are shocked after poor show of the...

March 14, 2017

Hope Ram temple will be constructed soon: Shiv Sena

The Shiv Sena congratulated on Satutday BJP for its stunning victory in Uttar Pradesh and hoped that the Ram temple will now be constructed soon in Ayodhya. "Ram's period of exile has ended. We now hope that Ram temple will be constructed soon in Ayodhya," Sena MP Sanjay Raut told reporters here. The ties between...

March 11, 2017

BJP sold dreams to win UP: Congress

The BJP "sold dreams" to win Uttar Pradesh and voters would soon realise when the party fails to deliver on its election promises, Congress leader Tom Vadakkan said Saturday. "The BJP won elections in UP because of selling dreams and the reality will come soon when they fail in delivering these dreams," Vadakkan told. His comments...

March 11, 2017

It is a victory of corruption-free governance: Amit Shah

Jubilant over the massive wins for the party in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, BJP chief Amit Shah on Saturday termed it a victory of corruption-free governance as well the BJP's ideology. "It is the victory of corruption-free governance and pro-poor policies under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Shah said in a tweet. "It is a...

March 11, 2017