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Mayawati files nomination for Rajya Sabha

2012-03-13 05:17:17

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Tuesday filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha. BSP leader Munqad Ali also filed the nomination along with her. With 80 seats in the

2012-03-13 10:18:10

Amidst talks of several parties trying to constitute the Third Front and the possibility of mid-term elections, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has invited all the allies to attend a dinner on Tuesday evening. This came hours after the Pr

2012-03-11 06:41:03

Lucknow: Amid hectic activity in the Samajwadi Party (SP) camp for the swearing in of the new chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav, and government formation, outgoing Chief Minister Mayawati has called a meeting of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national e

2012-03-10 12:01:40

New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi on Friday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and offered to step down following the party`s poor performance in the state elections. "I have offered to resign," Joshi, who

2012-03-10 11:57:37

Lucknow: Rattled by incidents of violence in many parts of Uttar Pradesh and worried at them being attributed to workers of his victorious Samajwadi Party (SP), SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav onFriday summoned state police chief Atul Kumar and Chief

2012-03-09 10:17:34

Lucknow: Voters in Uttar Pradesh have elected a record 63 Muslim legislators to the 403-member state assembly in the just-concluded elections. This is seven more than the number of Muslims elected in the 2007, when the previous high of

Uttar Pradesh BJP chief offers to quit

2012-03-09 10:16:46

Lucknow: Taking responsibility for the dismal performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, state unit chief Surya Pratap Shahi has offered to resign. In a letter to pparty president Nitin Gadkari, Shahi

2012-03-07 12:14:56

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday tendered her resignation to Governor, BL Joshi after facing a rout in the assembly elections. The chief minister, apparently to avoid waiting news persons, chose to arrive from the back

2012-03-07 10:12:04

Lucknow: The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party`s (BJP) hopes for a revival in India`s most populous state were dashed as Uttar Pradesh`s 12.73 crore voters rallied behind the Samajwadi Party`s (SP) to hand it a stunning victory over Mayawati`s

2012-03-07 10:09:39

New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Tuesday said the Congress`s defeat in assembly elections, mainly in Uttar Pradesh, was due to its failure to curb corruption and bring back Indian black money stashed in foreign tax havens. "The Congres

2012-03-06 16:22:48

New Delhi: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday accepted responsibility for the party`s disastrous showing in Uttar Pradesh where he aggressively led the election campaign. "I fought, so it is my responsibility (for what happ

2012-03-06 15:49:36

New Delhi: With the Congress nowhere near power in Uttar Pradesh, union minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday said the party under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi has made a difference to the state and he will have no regrets. "It was his decision

Mayawati to resign as UP chief minister

2012-03-06 02:27:47

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati was expected to reach Raj Bhavan today at 3.30 p.m. to submit her resignation to Governor B.L. Joshi, official sources said. This follows her Bahujan Samaj Party`s defeat in the assembly electi

2012-03-06 02:11:05

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party’s elephant has given way to Samajwadi party’s cycle in Uttar Pradesh. India’s biggest reality show is playing out with dramatic twists and turns. The Samajwadi Party has emerged as the single largest pa

2012-03-06 02:10:26

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said the party`s strategy for government formation will be decided by the parliamentary board. He thanked the people of Uttar Pradesh for making the SP the leading party in the state elec

2012-03-06 01:02:17

Lucknow: With the Congress nowhere near power in Uttar Pradesh, the party sprung to its chief campaigner Rahul Gandhi`s defence Tuesday with state party chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi saying the onus for defeat lay with the state unit. "

2012-03-06 09:33:11

Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which might end up as the second biggest group in Uttar Pradesh, will not support any coalition government, BJP leader Muqtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday. With early trends from vote count showing th

2012-03-06 09:18:13

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh`s ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was headed for a rout with the Samajwadi Party leading the vote count that began Tuesday and the BJP making stunning gains. With trends available from 115 of the 403 assembly seats, the Sa

2012-03-06 07:26:53

Lucknow: For once, political pundits and astrologers seem to be mostly on the same side in Uttar Pradesh. Hours before the millions of votes cast in the state are counted today, leading astrologers were singing the tune of the exit polls.

2012-03-06 07:22:51

Lucknow: With the election counting is just to begin in few minutes all the political parties are claiming to win maximum number of seats and come into majority to form the government in Uttar Pradesh. Every political leader is giving his/her commen

2012-03-06 07:17:58

Lucknow: : Widely tipped to bag Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Monday declined to comment on the likely electoral outcome on Tuesday but said "all sections" supported his party. Even as his son A

2012-03-06 07:06:13

Millions of votes polled in five states in India`s biggest popularity test since the 2009 Lok Sabha battle will be counted today with political players keeping their fingers crossed. The mammoth counting exercise is set to begin at 8 a.m. in

2012-03-05 05:58:57

Lucknow: With just a day left for counting of votes, the Samajwadi Party on March 5 said it was hopeful of getting a majority in Uttar Pradesh and party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav will become the next Chief Minister. "We have a do

2012-03-05 02:39:37

Lucknow: A day before before vote count in Uttar Pradesh, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former chief minister Rajnath Singh on March 5 admitted that his party may not be in a position to form the next government in the state. &n

Read: Who will be the next CM of UP?

2012-03-05 14:15:05

Noida: As the nation is anxiously waiting for the results in Uttar Pradesh, stakes are highest for leaders like Bahujan Samaj Party Supremeo and Current Chief Minister Mayawati, ex UP CM and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, former Madhya P

2012-03-05 01:42:22

Lucknow: With the exit polls predict a clean sweep for the Samajwadi Party ( SP) in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BSP) leader Rajnath Singh on Sunday rejected the forecast saying that they may not always be right." &n

2012-03-05 12:24:12

Lucknow: Women are an integral part of any electorate. But despite increasing political awareness among women are still on the backfoot when it comes to their representation in elections. The elections in Uttar Pradesh registered huge w

2012-03-05 12:22:22

Lucknow: This year assembly elections saw huge voter turnout as compared to previous elections .It is a good harbinger of active participation of masses in government formation. If we have overview of voting turnout percentage in different phases it

2012-03-05 10:15:37

After hectic over two-month-long campaigningand seven-phase elections for the 403-member assembly in Uttar Pradesh, now wait begins for counting of votes to be taken upon March 6. The fate of 6,839 candidates would be decided by around

2012-03-05 10:12:58

Union Steel Minister and Congress leader Beni Prasad Verma on Sunday said that the Congress should forge an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh. "Mayawati is thousand times better than Mulayam Singh Yadav a

2012-03-05 10:01:48

New Delhi: Amidst a flood of exit polls ahead of assembly election results on March 6, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi on Sunday said exit polls should be limited to entertainment channels. Even as news channels continue to

2012-03-04 05:56:12

Lucknow: Distancing itself from union minister Beni Prasad Verma`s suggestion to tie up with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress on March 4 termed it his personal view and said any decision on alliances will be taken by the

2012-03-04 12:56:10

New Delhi: Exit polls on television channels on March 3 projected Samajwadi Party emerging as the single largest party in Uttar Pradesh Assembly poll with one of them giving it a clear majority while Congress is set to have a clear edge in Punjab, U

2012-03-04 12:33:21

Lucknow: Voters in Uttar Pradesh set an all-time record in polling percentage, with officials saying about 60 percent of its 127 million electorate exercised their franchise in the staggered polling that began February 8 and ended on March 3. The

2012-03-03 05:48:58

Lucknow: Political VIPs voted in the final and seventh phase of balloting in Uttar Pradesh Saturday, with each claiming victory for his party. One of the first to exercise her franchise was actor-turned-MP Jaya Prada and Bharatiya Janata Party

2012-03-03 05:47:31

A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed a plea seeking registration of a case against Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati, Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj and Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan for "shielding" Samajwadi Party chief Mula

2012-03-03 01:48:25

Rampur (Uttar Pradesh): Who will emerge the winner in Rampur? Actor-politician Jaya Prada or bitter rival and Samajwadi Party leader Mohammed Azam Khan? The `Battle Royale` in the erstwhile Nawabi estate has elicited a lot of interest all over

2012-03-03 10:09:32

Lucknow: Troubles for Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal in a model code of conduct violation case show no sign of abating. The Congress leaders have been embroiled in the case for continuing their road sho

2012-03-03 09:48:49

Lucknow: As many as 17 women constables headed for polling duty were injured Saturday in Moradabad when a mini-bus carrying them overturned. The women, who are undergoing police training, were on their way to polling stations for election duty wh

2012-03-03 09:45:46

Lucknow: Polling for the seventh and last phase of Uttar Pradesh’s staggered elections in 60 assembly seats spread across 10 districts began Saturday at 7 a.m. The total electorate numbering 18,227,281 (men 10,024,588, women 8,201,987 an

2012-03-02 07:19:09

Congress leader Beni Prasad Verma has written to the Election Commission saying he did not violate the poll code. The Election Commission had asked Verma to explain his minority sub-quota remarks during a rally in Uttar Pradesh. The Con

2012-03-02 07:02:26

The seventh and the last phase of balloting will take place on Saturday as 10 districts of Uttar Pradesh will go to the polls. The outcome is being keenly watched across India and even beyond. About 18.1 million voters spread over 60 co

2012-03-01 07:17:45

Lakhimpur Kheri: As Uttar Pradesh geared up for the last lap of Assembly polls on March 3, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on March 1 said the youths will decide the next government in the state. "Youths forms 90 percent of t

2012-03-01 07:06:00

New Delhi: The seventh and the last phase of the staggered Uttar Pradesh assembly polls are to be held Saturday. Following are the facts: Number of seats - 60 Voters - 18,227,281 (men 10,024,588, women 8,201,987 and others 706)

2012-03-01 03:37:20

Lucknow: Thursday is the last day of campaigning in Uttar Pradesh with just 48 hours to go before state go to polls. This will be Uttar Pradesh`s seventh and final phase of the assembly elections. But Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister

2012-03-01 11:50:06

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party will not go for a post-poll alliance with Congress if it falls short of the numbers in Uttar Pradesh elections, SP leader Akhilesh Yadav has said and took a dig at Rahul Gandhi claiming that his hands "are tied"

2012-03-01 10:24:46

Amar Singh is all set to launch a new party called Rashtriya Lokmanch with announcing Manoj Yadav as the candidate from Sikanderpur seat for the 2012 state Assembly elections. "The process of getting the new party registered and al

2012-02-29 06:35:58

Bhimnagar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked SP chief Mulayam Singh accusing him of doing nothing for Muslims in Uttar Pradesh despite being the chief minister thrice. "Mulayam Singh Yadav calls himself leader of Muslim

2012-02-29 05:02:49

Lucknow: With just a day left for the marathon Uttar Pradesh campaign to end, Samajwadi Party leader and the man who is now being seen as the game changer, Akhilesh Yadav, has made a stunning allegation against the Congress. In an

Mulayam shower poll sops to woo voters

2012-02-29 03:01:45

Barielly: Flexing his muscle at a rally in Bareilly on Tuesday, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday said that if voted to power, the party would provide reservation to Muslims, if the Centre failed to do so. While add

2012-02-29 11:43:58

Ghaziabad: Thousands of people, including Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal, were turned away from polling booths in Ghaziabad and could not vote in the state assembly polls as their names were missing from the electoral rolls. Although the admini

2012-02-29 10:46:08

Lucknow: In poll-bound Uttar Pradesh congress has attempted a different kind of social engineering for a bid to beat Mayawati and Mulayam Singh Yadav in their own game. The party has attempted to dent the watertight caste compartments of UP politics

2012-02-29 10:41:35

Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday slammed opposition SP, BSP and BJP “for fooling the people with bogus assurances. “During the last 22 years, SP, BSP and BJP have been fooling the people with bogus assurances in health, education and employment s

2012-02-28 12:54:59

Ghaziabad: Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal was on his way to Goa on Tuesday but returned from the airport to vote in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections from Ghaziabad and find his name missing from the list. Kejriwal, a resident of Kaushambi i

2012-02-28 12:25:01

Lucknow: Thousands of voters queued up outside polling booths in western Uttar Pradesh Tuesday for the sixth and penultimate round of the assembly elections being held in 68 assembly constituencies across 13 districts. About 38 percent of the

2012-02-28 10:37:26

Lucknow: Rejecting the state Lok Ayukta`s recommendation for a CBI probe against her most trusted minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Monday contended that the nature of the charges against the minister did not merit

Polling begins on a sedate note in Agra

2012-02-28 10:30:25

Agra: Polling began in Agra Tuesday amid tight security arrangements as part of the sixth phase of UP assembly elections covering 68 seats spreading over 13 districts. Early morning walkers turned up at some of the polling booths to press the

2012-02-27 18:42:11

Noida: The sixth and penultimate phase of Uttar Pradesh`s staggered assembly polls are to be held Tuesday. Following are the facts: Number of seats - 68 Voters - 21,481,399 (men 11,960,901 women 9,519,804 and others 694) Total candi

2012-02-27 05:52:51

Lucknow: BSP supremo and Chief Minister Mayawati has claimed that her party has fielded maximum candidates belonging to Muslim community, and the promise of reservation by the Congress and SP is nothing but `canard` meant to grab votes.

2012-02-27 05:22:18

Kanpur: The fate of 223 candidates has been locked in 3,116 electronic voting machines. As many as 14 EVMs had gone out of order on the polling day. Thus, there are a total of 3,130 EVMs that have been kept in the strong rooms in the polytechnic.

2012-02-27 02:46:18

Lucknow: In a frontal attack on Uttar Pradesh`s ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday pointedly blamed the state government for swindling Rs.9,000 crore earmarked for the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in

2012-02-27 10:49:31

Ghaziabad: An Independent candidate for Ghaziabad city assembly constituency was injured when unidentified assailants shot at her Sunday night, police said. Her condition is said to be stable. The incident occurred in Kaila Bhatta area

2012-02-27 10:47:16

Lucknow: The Election Commission on Sunday denied any damage to the electronic voting machines (EVMs) due to seepage from an overhead water tank in a strong-room where the machines were kept after the voting here Feb 19. Poll panel observers Arvi

2012-02-26 07:12:42

Pilibhit: BJP leader Varun Gandhi predicts that Samajwadi Party will emerge as the single largest party in the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh where two phases of voting are still left to be completed. Varun, who is a Lok Sabha MP f

2012-02-26 07:08:36

Lucknow: Following reports of water seepage into a strong room where EVMs of two constituencies in this district are kept, the Election Commission on February 26 said the electronic voting machines would be checked this evening in presence of the ca

2012-02-26 04:11:24

Muzaffarnagar: Authorities have registered cases against Congress MP from Moradabad and former Indian cricketer Mohammad Azaharuddin, state Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi and two others for violating the model code of conduct in the poll-bound s

Rahul takes out roadshow in Hathras

2012-02-26 04:04:33

Hathras: In a bid to garner support for party candidates, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took out a roadshow in the district covering a distance of around eight kilometers. Rahul landed at the Bangla degree college gr

2012-02-25 05:56:53

Agra: Terming corruption the chief issue in the Uttar Pradesh elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on February 25 said it was time for the people to vote out the corrupt parties. Appealing to the people "to use thei

You will lose: Team Anna warns public

2012-02-25 05:50:01

Greater Noida: In its public awakening programme in Greater Noida on February 25, Team Anna warned people that they were going to be defeated and that political parties would the only winners. "We should have no illusions about a

2012-02-25 01:09:11

Bulandshahr: Slamming Congress over providing reservation to minorities, BJP chief Nitin Gadkari on February 24 Friday said his party will never allow the "nefarious designs" of Congress in tampering with OBC quota. Opposing

2012-02-25 01:01:36

Ghaziabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on February 24 demanded a criminal case be filed against Home Minister P. Chidambaram for his alleged role in Delhi Police`s midnight crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramadev and his assembled followers at the

2012-02-24 05:40:06

Bulandshahr: Rashtriya Lok Manch (RLM) chief Amar Singh has supported Congress leader and Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal for his president``s rule remark with reference to the post-poll scenario in Uttar Pradesh. "I suppor

2012-02-24 05:34:49

Ghaziabad: "If farmers fight for their rights in Uttar Pradesh, they are branded Naxals and showered with bullets," Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on February 24 lamented. At an election meeting here, he said that on

2012-02-24 05:21:31

Addressing an election rally on Thursday, Chief Minister Mayawati stated that Rashtriya Lok Dal president Chaudhury Ajit Singh believed in the politics of opportunity. Using the same tool, she said, he always stays close to power quarte

2012-02-24 10:54:21

Ghaziabad: On the day of the fifth round of polling for a new Uttar Pradesh assembly, Congress star Rahul Gandhi on Thursday told thousands not to trust Chief Minister Mayawati or Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav, saying neither was worthy

2012-02-24 10:53:37

Samajwadi Party on Thursday threatened to lodge a complaint with the Election Commission against Union Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal for saying that if Congress did not get majority in the UP polls, there was a possibility of President`s rule. &quo

2012-02-23 07:12:09

Lucknow: The fifth round of polling in UP`s seven-phased assembly elections in 49 constituencies on Thursday witnessed a 59.4 percent turnout, an official said. "Today`s turnout was an impressive 59.4 percent. In fact, it would have gone eve

Swift polling in fifth phase of UP poll

2012-02-23 11:52:59

Lucknow: Brisk polling was reported on February 23 from most of the 49 assembly constituencies that voted in the fifth round of the seven-phased Uttar Pradesh elections, including areas considered the state`s badlands. "Polling began at 7

2012-02-23 11:44:32

Mainpuri/Firozabad: Long queues of voters were seen at polling booths in Mainpuri and Firozabad districts in the fifth round of the seven-phased Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on February 23. Polling began at 7 a.m. across 49 constituencies

Mayawati stirs Jat fire in western UP

2012-02-23 10:27:15

Bulandshahr: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on February 22 blamed the Congress-led central government for dilly-dallying on the issue of reservation for Jats. Addressing a massive rally in the heart of this Jat dominated belt, she said

2012-02-23 10:18:10

Lucknow: Polling for the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh`s staggered elections in 49 assembly seats spread across 13 districts began on February 23 at 7 a.m. The total electorate numbering 1,56,54,936 (men 86,53,345, women 70,01,279 and other

2012-02-22 06:05:25

Lucknow: The war of words has intensified among political parties in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh. Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of playing communal politics. "All the sage and s

UP gears up for fifth phase of polls

2012-02-22 06:01:23

Lucknow: Polling for the fifth phase of UP Assembly election covering 49 seats spread over 13 districts would be held on Thursday that would decide the fate of several stalwarts, including firebrand BJP leader Uma Bharati. More than 1.5

2012-02-22 12:06:07

Ghaziabad: Candidates find novel ways to attract voters and supporters of Congress-RLD combine candidate Sudesh Sharma on Tuesday weighed him against laddoos which were later distributed among people. Sharma had lost with a n

2012-02-22 11:21:53

Lucknow: Campaigning for the crucial fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections came to an end on Tuesday evening where polling in 49 seats spread out in 13 districts would be held on February 23. The fifth phase covers the sensitive politi

2012-02-22 11:15:58

Gurgaon: If you love democracy, do not hate politicians. This is the message from Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating a philatelic exhibition in Gurgaon on Tuesday, Quraishi said that many express

2012-02-22 11:02:35

Agra: "I hold the master key to power," thundered Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati at an election rally on Tuesday in which she blasted Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi. Addressing thousands at Kothi Meena Bazar ground,

2012-02-21 12:42:55

Kanpur: Blaming Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, the Congress on February 21 said it would approach the high court for quashing a police complaint against party leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly violating rules during a roadshow here. C

2012-02-21 09:46:33

Lucknow: In Uttar Pradesh, the campaigning has intensified in the fifth phase areas. Several political heavyweights from all major political parties are in the area, campaigning for their party candidates. The election for 49 Assem

2012-02-21 09:35:24

New Delhi: Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma has told the Election Commission he was not guilty of violating the model code of conduct as his comments on a quota for minorities were made in context of his party`s manifesto, Congress sources sai

2012-02-20 05:51:39

Lucknow: A notice has been issued to Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Jayant Chowdhury, son of Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh, for allegedly violating the model code of conduct at an election meeting in Mathura on February 20. "W

Mayawati slams Congress on corruption

2012-02-20 05:31:04

Hathras: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on February 20 attacked the Congress on the issue of corruption asking why the party was not uttering a single word on graft and price rise. "The Congress is not uttering a word on

2012-02-20 05:21:35

New Delhi: The Congress party on February 20 said it would reply to the Election Commission on Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma`s sub-quota comment within the stipulated time, adding that there was no intent to disrespect the commission.

2012-02-20 10:24:21

Farrukhabad (Uttar Pradesh): Louis Khursheed, Congress leader and wife of union Law Minister Salman Khursheed, had a narrow escape Sunday evening as a group of people pelted stones at a polling booth, from where she is contesting the Uttar Pra

2012-02-20 10:19:57

Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati said that "gunda and mafia raj" would return to the state if the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party came to power in the asse

2012-02-20 10:19:14

Lucknow: The voter turnout in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh`s assembly elections, across 56 constituencies, on Sunday was recorded at 57 percent, the poll panel said. The turnout on Sunday was higher than the 43.84 percent polling percentage

2012-02-19 05:58:17

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh saw brisk polling by Sunday afternoon, with a large number of voters exercising their franchise in the fourth round of the seven-phase elections to choose a new assembly. Balloting was done in 56 constituencies, including in L

2012-02-19 05:50:52

Agra: Bhartiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley Sunday charged Congress ministers Salman Khurshid and Beni Verma with "repeatedly offending" the Election Commision by violating the poll code. "The two are repeatedly offending th

2012-02-19 12:44:00

Lucknow: The morning chill initially kept many voters in the confines of their homes in Uttar Pradesh, but picked up as the day progressed on February 19 when the fourth round of seven-phased assembly elections was held in 56 constituencies. O

2012-02-19 11:20:11

New Delhi: At least 128 of the 360 candidates for the sixth round of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls Feb 28 have criminal background, a report from a think tank said on February 18. A total of 210 candidates are billionaires. This is 36 percent o

UP polls: Slow start to fourth phase

2012-02-19 10:58:54

Lucknow: The fourth round of the seven-phased Uttar Pradesh polls in 56 constituencies got off to a slow start on February 19, with nippy temperatures keeping many voters away. By 9 a.m. around 8.7 percent had voted, election officials said.

2012-02-18 05:47:28

New Delhi: Hours after the Election Commission on February 18 issued notice to him for promising Muslims a sub-quota if the Congress was voted to power in Uttar Pradesh, Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma said he has all respect for the poll panel but

2012-02-18 05:35:48

Agra: Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari on February 18 said if his party was voted to power in Uttar Pradesh, the reservation for backward classes would be protected. Talking to reporters in Agra, Gadkari said his party was

2012-02-18 03:47:32

The Election Commission Saturday issued notice to Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma and said it was evident that the Congress leader "deliberately and wilfully" made the sub-quota remark. In its notice, the commission said the

2012-02-17 06:00:55

Farukhabad: Separate cases have been registered against Union Minister Salman Khurshid`s wife and Congress candidate Louis Khurshid, BJP candidate Sunil Dutt Dwivedi and two others for allegedly violating the model code of conduct.

2012-02-17 05:25:55

Kanpur: Attacking the Mayawati government ahead of the fourth phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on February 17 charged it with misusing the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) funds as well as neglecting development.

2012-02-17 05:11:29

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on February 17 complained to the Election Commission against Congress leader and Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma, and sought stringent action against him for promising sub-quota for Muslims if his party w

2012-02-17 04:49:21

Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj on February 17 accused the Gandhi family of indulging in theatrics and `filmi masala` to gain public support in the Uttar Pradesh elections. Taking pot-shots at Priyanka and Rahul Gand

2012-02-17 10:57:37

Lucknow: Congress star campaigner Rahul Gandhi zoomed through different parts of Lucknow in an unusual three-and-a-half-hour roadshow on Thursday. In keeping with his own brand of politics, Rahul Gandhi chose to drive through each of the si

PM to start his UP campaign Today

2012-02-17 10:56:59

Lucknow: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will start his election campaign in Uttar Pradesh on Friday with a public rally in Kanpur. Congress leader R.P. Tripathi said Manmohan Singh will address another rally at Amroha Feb 27. The prim

2012-02-16 06:23:21

Lucknow: The fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh`s staggered assembly polls are to be held on Sunday February 16. Following are the facts: Number of assembly seats - 56 Total voters - 1,74,14,545 (men 95,83,429, women 78,30,718 and others 398)

2012-02-16 04:32:29

Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on February 16 that Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma`s promise of increased quotas for Muslims in Uttar Pradesh was another manifestation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s "deafening silence"

2012-02-16 04:22:01

Lucknow: Congress leader and Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma has reignited the row over reservations for minorities in Uttar Pradesh by promising sub-quotas for Muslims if the party was voted to power in the state. Addressing a political

2012-02-16 09:59:13

Lucknow: As Uttar Pradesh voted in the third phase of assembly polls on Wednesday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi kept up his attack on Chief Minister Mayawati in his maiden rally at the state capital, accusing her of neglecting the common man.

2012-02-16 09:55:31

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav onWednesday indicated a post-poll tie-up with the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, but only if needed to prevent the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from coming to power. The Congress reacted cautiousl

2012-02-15 06:36:22

Lucknow: The third round of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections ended on a peaceful note on Wednesday with an estimated 57-58 percent of the 1.77 crore electorate in 56 constituencies exercising their franchise, officials said. Polling in the 56

2012-02-15 04:02:28

Rae Bareli: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her daughter Priyanka made a joint appearance for the first time in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election on Tuesday. Priyanka pinched her mother’s cheek and followed up the affectionate gesture w

2012-02-15 02:19:24

Amethi: Better known as the family bastion of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, Amethi follows a unique tradition -- polling began at the Ram Nagar Primary School centre Wednesday only after the local `dhobi` (washerman) cast his vote.

2012-02-15 12:29:19

Lucknow: UP`s third phase of polls promises to have a bit of everything: dynasty and royalty, crime and corruption. Nearly 31 percent of candidates fielded by political parties for the third phase have criminal cases pending against them. There a

2012-02-15 12:16:55

Lucknow: Balloting proceeded briskly and steadily on Wednesday with more than 20 percent of the 1.77 crore voters exercising their franchise in the first four hours of the third round of the Uttar Pradesh elections in 56 assembly constituencies.

2012-02-15 10:04:30

Lucknow: Polling for the third phase of Uttar Pradesh`s staggered elections in 56 assembly seats began Wednesday at 7.00 a.m. The total number of candidates in this phase are 1,018, of whom women candidates number 77. The political parties con

2012-02-14 05:59:48

Agra: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appealed to voters to bring his party to power to radically transform Uttar Pradesh. He said the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party had m

2012-02-14 03:50:17

Lucknow:Polling for the third phase of UP Assembly elections for 56 seats in 10 districts would be held on Wednesday that will decide the fate of three cabinet minister, a minister of state, 29 sitting MLAs and 14 former ministers. More

2012-02-14 02:54:53

Rae Bareli: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her daughter Priyanka Tuesday made a joint appearance for the first in the Uttar Pradesh election campaign and urged people to vote for the Congress. Sonia Gandhi, the MP from here, said Congress works

2012-02-14 10:19:40

Lucknow: The Election Commission Monday ordered immediate removal of nearly a dozen officials, including some IAS and IPS officers, from certain key positions after they were accused of working as "agents" of the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party

2012-02-14 10:18:45

Lucknow: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Monday expressed the hope that the row between Law Minister Salman Khurshid and the Election Commission on his statement on the sub-quota for Muslims will be sorted out.

2012-02-13 02:29:08

Lucknow: The campaigning for the third phase of assembly elections covering 56 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh will end on Monday at 5 pm, as a total of 1,021 candidates are in fray for this phase. The third phase polling, which spreads

2012-02-13 02:16:13

Farukhabad: A notice has been issued to Congress MP and former cricketer Azharuddin for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by distributing shawls in an election meeting in Farukhabad, officials said on Monday. The notice

2012-02-13 09:41:04

Lucknow: Attacking Law Minister Salman Khurshid over his defiant stand on a quota for backward Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley Sunday accused the Congress leaders of indulging in communal politics for

2012-02-13 09:39:59

Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday blamed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for the sorry plight of women in the state. "Even though this state is ruled by a woman chief minister, there is no one to hear the

2012-02-12 04:10:13

Lucknow: Distancing itself from the controversy over the poll panel writing to the president on Law Minister Salman Khurshid`s defiant stand on quota for backward Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress on February 12 said that the minister should fo

2012-02-12 03:33:03

Lucknow: Accusing the Mayawati government of instructing officials in Rae Bareli and Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj (CSM) Nagar to act in a "blatantly biased manner" in the assembly elections, the Congress on February 11 urged the Elect

2012-02-12 03:21:51

Lucknow: The polling percentage in the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls on February 11 may go up to 59 percent, the Election Commission said, adding that the balloting was nearly 36 percent higher than in the 2007 polls in the nine d

2012-02-11 05:41:14

Lucknow: The second phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh Saturday saw an estimated voting of over 60 percent, an election said. Chief Electoral Officer Umesh Sinha told that the percentage was between 60-61 percent. Polling was held in

2012-02-11 04:26:33

Lucknow: Twenty-five peons at the Directorate of Census Operations have been handpicked to be "micro observers" in the fourth round of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections to be held on February 19. The Directorate of Census Operations offi

2012-02-11 12:01:34

Lucknow: Nearly 35 percent of the major candidates in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh polls scheduled Feb 19 have criminal background, a report from a thinktank said. According to a report by Association for Democratic Research (ADR) a

2012-02-11 09:48:33

Lucknow: Polling in UP began amidst tight security at 7 am in 59 constituencies spread across nine districts-Azamgarh, Gorakhpur, Ballia, Ghazipur, Maharajganj, Deoria, Mau, Sant Kabir Nagar and Kushinagar. It will end at 5 pm. A total of 20,426 pol

2012-02-10 06:31:30

Lucknow: Polling for the second phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for 59 seats in 10 Districts would be held on Saturday. Over 1.92 crore voters are expected to cast their votes in Sant Kabir Nagar, Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Kushi

2012-02-10 03:25:27

Mirzapur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the heavy voter turnout in first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh indicated that people in the state want change. "Whenever the poll turnout crosses 60 per cent, it indi

2012-02-10 10:12:08

Amethi: Urging voters of Uttar Pradesh to give the Congress a majority in the assembly polls so that it does not have to depend on other parties, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thursday said it was time people changed the politics of the state for their own

2012-02-10 10:11:07

Lucknow: The Election Commission on Thursday charged Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) general secretary Satish Misra of violating the model code of conduct. A show cause notice was issued to Misra late Thursday evening, asking him to explain his con

2012-02-09 05:32:45

Agra: Allegations of corruption against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati find no takers in large parts of this Dalit land where people from socially marginalised communities braved the cold to vote in large numbers. A day after th

Priyanka campaigns in Amethi with kids

2012-02-09 05:19:47

Amethi: The presence of young Rehan and Miraya, the two children of Priyanka Gandhi in electioneering in Amethi and Rae Bareli on Thursday revived among old Congress supporters here memories of days when late Rajiv Gandhi used to bring his family fo

2012-02-09 10:23:52

Lucknow: In Uttar Pradesh electioneering in 59 assembly constituencies spread over 9 districts of eastern region of the state from Basti, Gorakhpur, Azamgarh and Varanasi divisions comes to an end on Thursday evening. Polling will be held in these c

2012-02-09 09:40:12

Lucknow: At least 60 percent voter turnout was recorded in Uttar Pradesh`s first phase of assembly polls in 55 constituencies on Wednesday and the figure is expected to rise, the Election Commission said here. "Initial estimate is 6

2012-02-08 05:50:44

Lucknow: There was an estimated turnout of 62 percent in the first phase of the staggered Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Chief Electoral Officer Umesh Sinha told after polling ended at 5 p.m. Sinha said that the percentage was low due to heavy ra

2012-02-08 05:34:56

Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said, the Congress was trying to find allies in Uttar Pradesh as it was losing some of its partners in the central government. "Becoming the tail of the SP or BSP in

2012-02-08 11:31:54

Lucknow: Polling in 55 Uttar Pradesh Assembly constituencies is under way. The early voters’ turnout has been poor, especially in some constituencies of Bahraich, Faizabad, due to overnight rains. People started to queue up early

2012-02-08 09:50:32

Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to express his views on black money stashed abroad and how to bring it back. Replying to a question on Gandhi targeting BJP leader L.K. Advani for laughing at

2012-02-08 9:40:10

Lucknow: Polling began on a moderate to brisk note amid tight security for the first phase of the high-voltage Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections that will decide the fate of two ministers, 31 MLAs and 15 former ministers. Th

2012-02-07 05:54:21

Lucknow: Tight security is expected for the first phase of the seven-phased Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh that is to take place on Wednesday. About 862 candidates will be contesting for 55 seats in 10 districts. Over 1.70 lakh vot

2012-02-07 03:47:08

Lucknow: The Election Commission has issued the notification for seventh and the final phase of the Uttar Pradesh election in March 3. During the round 60 constituencies in western UP mainly in Roohelkhand in ten districts- Bijnor, Moradabad, Bheem

2012-02-07 11:17:46

Allahabad: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on February 6 targeted Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for making "not a single utterance against BJP and Sangh Parivar" during election campaign and claimed Yadav may not hesi

UP poll battle begins on Wednesday

2012-02-07 10:39:58

Lucknow: The high-decibel battle for the ballot in Uttar Pradesh, India`s most populous and politically crucial state starts on Wednesday, when 55 assembly constituencies go to polls in the first phase. A total of 1.70 crore people

Not obsessed about becoming PM: Rahul

2012-02-06 06:05:26

Varanasi: Making his stand loud and clear on the question of donning the prime minister`s mantle, Congress general secretary and the party`s star campaigner Rahul Gandhi asserted on Monday that he was "not obsessed" with a job even as

2012-02-06 05:59:10

Bahraich: The Indo-Nepal border along Uttar Pradesh`s three districts, which will go for polls on February 8, was sealed on Monday to prevent movement of anti-social elements during the state Assembly elections. SSB Commandant, Ma

PM to hold 2 rallies in Uttar Pradesh

2012-02-06 05:55:37

Lucknow: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold two public rallies in election-bound Uttar Pradesh, official sources said on Monday. While the places where he will address the meetings have not been identified, one rally will be in eas

2012-02-06 04:29:25

Lucknow: The politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh is expected to witness intense electioneering on Monday as the campaigning for the first phase of assembly elections ends on Monday evening. In a bid to woo voters before the

2012-02-06 12:05:03

Varanasi: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Monday said poll results for his party would be "solid" in Uttar Pradesh where elections to elect a new government begin Wednesday. "Elections results for the Cong

2012-02-06 11:35:06

Rae Bareli: Combining wit with sarcasm, Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday dared her party`s political rivals in Uttar Pradesh to state if she should join politics and said she took no offence to allusions of her election-eve visits to a Hindi proverb a

2012-02-06 11:27:34

Amethi: Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday said that her brother, Rahul Gandhi`s aim was not becoming the prime minister or the Congress chief but building up the party, though she also stressed that he would not shirk away from any responsibility entrusted

Congress is my home: Sanjay Dutt

2012-02-05 12:34:19

Allahabad: Sanjay Dutt who had a feud with sister Priya Dutt and Congress Party and made sharp comments against the two after joining Samajwadi Party in 2009, has now taken a 360 degree turn claiming Congress as his home. Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt

2012-02-05 11:08:45

Ayodhya: Bhartiya Janata Party leader Lal Krishna Advani reiterated his commitment to a grand Ram temple in this Hindu holy town as he kicked off the party`s campaign on Saturday for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. Even as BJP has seen

2012-02-05 11:07:31

Lucknow: A woman hurled a slipper at Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on February 4 at an election rally in Baberu area of Banda district but it fell short of the leader. Yadav was leaving after addressing the rally when Murti Si

2012-02-04 06:30:57

Lucknow: As many as 118 candidates contesting the second phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections have criminal cases pending against them, according to a monitoring group. Of the total 337 candidates in fray for the second phase of el

2012-02-04 02:02:00

Lucknow: Around 250 litre liquor was seized from a vehicle of a SP nominee from Manjhanpur Legislative Assembly following which a case of violation of model code of conduct was registered against him, police said. The liquor was seized

2012-02-04 01:53:40

Lucknow: In a move to boost the Congress campaign led by her brother Rahul Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Friday addressed public meetings in his parliamentary constituency Amethi and asked the people "to vote for change" i

2012-02-04 01:45:58

Lucknow: Attacking the Congress party, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has alleged that the Central Government has scuttled development projects due to her low caste. Addressing an election rally in Gonda, Mayawati said: "The

2012-02-04 10:37:59

Amethi: The Congress and the BJP will not leave a single stone turned around in their election campaigns in Uttar Pradesh. Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will visit several cities, including Varanasi and Jaunpur, across the state. He i

2012-02-03 16:45:11

Lucknow: Hitting the campaign trail in Uttar Pradesh, Congress star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi on February 3 asked the electorate to realise the strength of their vote and exercise their franchise for a change in the state where politics over the la

2012-02-03 12:52:42

Lucknow: Accusing Chief Minister Mayawati of ignoring interests of farmers in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party (SP) President Mulayam Singh Yadav on February 2 said if his party was voted to power, agricultural loans of upto Rs 50,000 would be waived

2012-02-03 12:36:25

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on February 2 attacked Congress saying 62 big scams involving around Rs 20 lakh crore have taken place during the UPA regime at the Centre. Addressing election meetings, Mayawati termed

2012-02-03 12:30:38

Amethi: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi`s sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadera will be in her Parliamentary constituency, Amethi, in Uttar Pradesh for the next three days, wooing voters to vote for the Congress. This will be her second vi

Mayawati holds third rally in Ayodhya

2012-02-03 11:50:52

Sitapur: Determined to gain from the loosening hold of the saffronites on Ayodhya, BSP chief Mayawati held her third election rally here on Thursday, a day after she kicked off UP 2012 campaign in Sitapur. Ayodhya one of the five a

2012-02-03 11:49:20

Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party has strongly opposed the 4.5% minority quota carved out of the 27% OBC quota, and promised to abolish it if it came to power in Uttar Pradesh. BJP opposed reservation on the basis of religion in its election mani

2012-02-02 20:18:22

Lucknow: BJP leader Arun Jaitley said that the Congress` right to challenge the system of "ugahiraj" (institutionalized extortion) of BSP and "goondaraj" of SP in Uttar Pradesh has taken a knock following the Supreme Court order

2012-02-02 07:59:03

Lucknow: Once rivals, now allies. The tie-up between the Congress and the Rashtriya Lok Dal is being played up in this Uttar Pradesh town with posters of the two scions, Rahul Gandhi and Ajit Singh, dotting every corner of the Ramlila Grounds, the v

2012-02-02 19:33:43

Noida: The Returning Officer of the election commission has issued some directions for the election candidates appearing for elections in the district. On February 2, issued notice directs all the candidates to file the nomination between

2012-02-02 04:32:50

Lucknow: Alleging successive non-Congress governments in Uttar Pradesh of swindling Central funds, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that the state needed a Congress dispensation for uniform distribution of funds meant for welfare of the people.

2012-02-02 02:47:22

Lucknow: With the commencement of the nomination process the notification for the sixth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election was issued on Thursday. The phase will cover assembly seats in the support of Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) - western UP,

2012-02-02 09:41:43

Lucknow: A week before polling begins in Uttar Pradesh, the battle reached a feverish pitch Wednesday as Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and BSP leader Mayawati crossed swords, calling themselves the saviour of India`s most populous state.

2012-02-01 19:11:50

Lucknow: Accusing the Congress-led UPA government of not cooperating with her in the past five years, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Wednesday said only her party could empower the "sarv samaj (all classes)". "I

2012-02-01 05:00:48

Lucknow: Expressing optimism about her continuing in office after the assembly polls, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday said support to her party can be judged from the size of crowds at her election rallies. She al

2012-02-01 03:08:40

Lucknow: Slamming the Mayawati government for "inefficient implementation of centrally funded developmental programmes", Congress president Sonia Gandhi began her campaign for the Uttar Pradesh polls on Wednesday. Speaking at a

2012-02-01 01:04:09

Lucknow: While Congress president Sonia Gandhi begins her poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh from February 1 from Deoria and Gonda state chief minister Mayawati also started her campaign for the first phase of the state assembly elections

2012-02-01 12:39:43

Lucknow: Forced out of ministership and the coming polls over his alleged role in Uttar Pradesh’s NRHM scam, Babu Singh Kushwaha has pointed fingers at Chief Minister Mayawati, saying that she was in-charge of the Family Welfare Department bef

2012-02-01 10:48:03

Sitapur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday continued to target Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, as he went on a full-throated campaign in several constituencies which will go to polls Feb 8 in th

2012-01-31 18:08:28

Lucknow: Massive employment opportunities for the youth, quotas for minorities and free electricity connections to the poor were among the promises the Congress made on Tuesday in its election manifesto for Uttar Pradesh released in Lucknow and

Rahul will become PM in 2014: Congress

2012-01-31 06:01:41

Lucknow: Congress general secretary Rashid Alvi declared on Monday that Rahul Gandhi`s rise to the prime minister`s chair in 2014 was a forgone conclusion. He was reacting to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesman Ravi Shankar Prasad`s

2012-01-31 03:59:18

Lucknow: The Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi`s sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will camping in twin constituencies of Rae Bareli and Amethi from February 3 to campaign for party candidates for coming assembly elections. Acco

2012-01-31 03:50:28

Lucknow: The postal administration of the state capital has developed ‘Speed Post Booking Centre’ at it 20 new post offices which are located in remote areas from the city. These offices have the online facility of booking speed post.

2012-01-31 11:09:05

Lucknow: The promise of 9% reservation for backward Muslims in Uttar Pradesh may not be explicit in the Congress manifesto that would be released on Tuesday but the party will give unmistakable signal in that regard. This is being done to st

2012-01-31 09:41:35

Lucknow: Facing flak over his comments on rape victims, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday did a U-turn saying he had only spoken about justice to rape victims and not about providing government jobs to them. "We

2012-01-30 04:08:26

Lucknow: After skipping NDA’s campaign in poll-bound Uttarakhand and Punjab, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is all set to campaign for his party in Uttar Pradesh from Monday January 30. Kumar will address first rally of Janta D

2012-01-30 03:57:58

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has promised to give a befitting reply to her opponents who have leveled charges of corruption against the BSP. Mayawati will now use the same formula in expos

2012-01-30 09:29:28

Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party Sunday dared Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to become India`s prime minister, saying it would reveal his "capability" to run the country. "Let Rahul take the prime minister`s seat. Th

2012-01-30 09:28:22

Lucknow: Hitting out at the Mayawati government for rising incidents of rape and murder in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav declared Sunday that he would ensure government jobs to every rape victim if his party won the Fe

2012-01-29 02:27:08

Lucknow: The BJP has announced Bhadshah Singh, another dropout from Mayawati ministry as its candidate from Mahoba Assembly constituency. Singh, who served as the labour minister in Mayawati cabinet was ousted after he was inducted by U

2012-01-29 02:24:04

Lucknow: Noted film maker Muzaffar Ali, who was once associated with the Samajwadi Party (SP), joined the Congress in presence of Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh and UP Congress Committee president Rita Bahuguna Joshi on January 28. &nb

2012-01-29 12:54:41

Lucknow: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi blamed both Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati for "gross neglect" of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh in an election rally on January 28. The

2012-01-29 09:43:37

Lucknow: The 500-km-long Indo-Nepal border along eight districts of Uttar Pradesh will be sealed two days before polling to prevent movement of anti-social elements during the Assembly elections in the state. Security along the borders

2012-01-28 02:28:42

Lucknow: Nominations for the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha election would commence on January 28. Officials said that as many as 1,099 candidates would be contesting across 59 assembly segments in the second phase. Nominations for

2012-01-28 09:30:51

Lucknow: The Congress on Friday released its vision document for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, promising to create 20 lakh jobs in the state in the next five years, rationalizing quota provisions for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and br

2012-01-27 03:26:01

Lucknow: Locals here, including Congress members, may be fond of Sonia Gandhi and son Rahul but feel it is Priyanka Vadra who has the mettle and charisma of her late grandmother Indira Gandhi and is more capable of bringing about a sea change in the

BJP releases its UP poll manifesto

2012-01-27 12:42:03

Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released its election manifesto for Uttar Pradesh, focusing on education, health, employment and law and order. Key party leaders, including national vice presidents Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Ka

UP fourth phase crucial for many

2012-01-27 10:30:32

Lucknow: The prestige of many heavyweights from all the mainstream political parties, including the UPA chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi and president of the state unit of Samajwadi Party, Akhilesh Yadav, will be at stake in the fourt

2012-01-26 02:32:25

Lucknow: JD(U) has claimed that it was in talks with the Trinamool Congress for seat-sharing in the coming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and has already reached an understanding with the fledgling Socialist Party of India. "We held the se

2012-01-26 10:03:28

Lucknow: Seeking to drive a wedge between BJP leaders in Uttar Pradesh, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Tuesday said roping in Uma Bharti amounted to dwarfing stalwarts like Rajnath Singh, Kalraj Mishra and Vinay Katiyar.

2012-01-26 10:00:53

Lucknow: The filing of nominations for the fourth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh began Wednesday. The fourth phase, which would cover 56 of the state`s 403 assembly constituencies, spread across Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Farrukhabad,

2012-01-26 09:58:17

Lucknow: In a bid to ascertain its electoral victory in the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress is leaving no stone unturned to woo the voters. Making an influential attempt in this regard, the party has promi

CPI releases second list of candidates

2012-01-25 15:38:49

Lucknow: The Communist Party of India (CPI) has released the second list of 15 more candidates for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on January 25. Dr. Girish, Party’s State Secretary said, “The party had earlier released

EC transfers seven officials in UP

2012-01-25 02:46:20

Lucknow: The Election Commission on Tuesday transferred seven officials in Uttar Pradesh by appointing a new District Magistrate in Gonda district and Inspector General of Police (IG) in Moradabad besides shunting out five others. Accor

Celebrate National Voters' Day today

2012-01-25 10:22:21

The Election Commission is observing the National Voters` Day on January 25. This is the second Voters` Day celebration. Observed on the foundation day of the Election Commission of India, the main purpose behind celebrating the day is

2012-01-24 19:51:10

Lucknow: Dismissing reports of his reservation over candidature of Uma Bharti in Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, senior BJP leader Kalraj Mishra said she was an able leader and her candidature would further strengthen the party in the state. ``

2012-01-24 19:45:33

Lucknow: There have been speculations about some leaders of BJP in UP being unhappy over the candidature of Uma Bharti as she hailed from Madhya Pradesh. Congress had also reacted sharply over her candidature from Mahoba district in Bundelkhand

2012-01-24 01:56:33

Bharatiya Janata Party senior leader Kalraj Mishra, who is one of the front-runners for the chief ministership of Uttar Pradesh if some miraculous results give his party the mandate, has ruled out Uma Bharti occupying the post in the State.

2012-01-24 13:30:44

Noida: The Election Commission has turned strict on the police personals, those who do not perform their duties properly and try to avoid them. The commission has decided to visually record the police personals, who board the bus from the police lin

2012-01-24 11:55:52

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday has charged the ruling Congress Party of following an appeasement policy to woo voters in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh. BJP leader Kalraj Mishra has described it as unfortunate that the Congress Party is

2012-01-24 10:48:33

Lucknow: Minority education institutions may soon be exempt from the right to education act, Congress leader Digvijay Singh said in Lucknow on Monday. "The issue has already been discussed at the highest level and a formal

2012-01-23 11:09:56

Lucknow: The infighting within Bhartiya Janata Party`s (BJP) Uttar Pradesh again came to the fore here Sunday, when three functionaries resigned from their positions to protest against appointment of former party chief Rajnath Singh`s son

2012-01-21 17:10:18

Lucknow: The General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has addressed 85 rallies, trying to go beyond just rhetoric by introducing a weaver boy or invoking a success story like tech guru Sam Pitroda`s to keep the interest going. But will his high-pitched campai

2012-01-21 10:43:40

Lucknow: Once opposed to English and computers, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has now realised the need to tap the youth voters in Uttar Pradesh, promising them laptops and tablets in his party`s election manifesto released her

2012-01-21 10:39:09

Lucknow: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh Friday dismissed Mulayam Singh Yadav`s pledge to reseve more jobs for Muslims by claiming the Samajwadi Party leader was not serious. He also sought to make it clear at a press conferenc

2012-01-20 19:08:40

Lucknow: Notification for the third phase of elections in 56 Assembly segments in Uttar Pradesh would be issued by Governor B L Joshi on Saturday. The third phase polling would be held on February 15 which will cover the Naxalite-infested Mir

EVMs to provide paper receipt soon

2012-01-20 13:57:55

Ghaziabad: Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) may soon provide a paper proof of the ballot cast in view of past complaints of tampering of the machines; defense public sector and EVM maker Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) said. BEL CMD Anil

2012-01-20 12:25:04

Lucknow: As the UP assembly elections are just around the corner, the state has become a battleground for the arch rivals Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress. While addressing a rally in Bundelkhand the Congress General Secretary, Rahul Gandhi

2012-01-19 13:51:22

Noida: As the upcoming UP elections are round the corner, the candidates who have filed their nomations for this year’s elections are doing everything to gain more and more votes. But BJP Candidate Dr. Mahesh Sharma who is contesting from Noid

2012-01-18 04:19:05

Lucknow: Priyanka Gandhi, a mother of two, with a smile and style like that of her grandmother could well be the trump card to tap into the last minute voter. As soon as she jumped into the Election campaigning it gave a big shock to Samajwadi Party

2012-01-18 12:17:56

Noida: The list of 29 candidates for UP Assembly Election was announced at Congress Headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday. In the list the Central Election Committee of Congress has declared that Dr. VS Chauhan will contest election on Noida Assembly

2012-01-17 05:26:36

Lucknow: With a purpose to woo voters, the Election Commission (EC) is trying to rope in schools to get their students to write letters to their guardians urging them to go out and cast their vote. The children will also be urged

2012-01-17 16:56:10

Rae Bareli: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi`s sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has indicated that she is open to joining active politics if Rahul Gandhi asks her to do so. Priyanka made the statement on Tuesday during the campaign trai

2012-01-17 13:25:12

Greater Noida: The Election Commision has decided to do live web casting of the 70 poll booths of Greater Noida in the up coming Assembly Elections 2012. The decision has been taken to ensure proper surveillance and avoid any kind of disturbance dur

2012-01-17 12:52:23

Lucknow: The notification of the second phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh has been released on Monday. Sant Kabir Nagar, Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Deoria, Kushinagar, Azamgarh, Mau, Ballia and Ghazipur are amongst the nine districts for whi

2012-01-17 12:27:02

Lucknow: Nominations for the second phase of UP Assembly Elections has started on Monday. Seven nominations have been filed out of 59 seats in nine districts on the first day. Precisely BSP and Congress filed two each nominations

2012-01-16 17:27:11

Amethi: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi`s sister Priyanka Gandhi today began her tour of Congress strongholds Amethi and Rae Bareli and met with party workers to devise a strategy for the upcoming UP Assembly polls. Priyanka, who arr

2012-01-16 05:00:28

Lucknow: The Election Commission has ordered monitoring of all the activities in the state through video recordings till the upcoming elections and to follow the instructions, several returning officers have asked for video camera from their a

2012-01-16 16:36:44

Lucknow: By releasing a list of 403 candidates, BSP chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has made it clear that she will stick to her old formula of wooing voters of all categories to retain power repeating its success mantra again like t

2012-01-13 18:29:17

Lucknow: The BJP which is striving hard to increase its vote bank for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, would release the much awaited `Uttar Pradesh Vision Document` on January 16 to present before the voters the party`s plans to deve

2012-01-12 06:24:21

Lucknow: After the election countdown has began, government offices are receiving letters from the Election Commission seeking the list of officials available for election duty. The latest addition is the Income Tax department addressed by the

2012-01-12 15:00:19

Noida: Finally, the work of draping Maya and jumbos’ statues in the Noida Park came to an end by Wednesday evening. The officials of the Noida Authority also handed over the work report to the district Election Commissioner. The Uttar Pradesh

2012-01-12 11:59:17

Lucknow: Lucknow Authority veiled Uttar Pradesh CM Mayawati and her party symbol elephants’ statues on Wednesday evening at the orders of the Election Commission. With cardboard hiding Mayawati statues from public gaze and yellow tarpauli

2012-01-12 11:36:11

Greater Noida: The task of draping the statues of Uttar Pradesh CM Mayawati and her party symbol elephants was accomplished in the region on Wednesday evening . The Noida Authority has successfully covered 36 elephant and 3 Mayawati statue

2012-01-11 15:07:03

Noida: Just meeting the Election Commission`s deadline, the Noida Authority has completed the covering of statues of Chief Minister Mayawati and elephants- the election symbol of the ruling BSP. Allahabad High Court is also expected to hear a PIL

2012-01-11 14:57:16

Lucknow: Just meeting the Election Commission`s deadline, authorities in Lucknow have completed the covering of statues of Chief Minister Mayawati and elephants, election symbol of the ruling BSP. Allahabad High Court is also expected to hear a PIL

2012-01-10 06:38:45

Lucknow: As many as 200 statues of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) symbol-elephant are being draped in 1.5 km of polythene in Lucknow and Noida on Tuesday at a total cost of Rs. 1 crore to meet the Election Co

2012-01-09 15:54:16

Lucknow: The Election Commission has rescheduled the first phase of polling in the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh from February 4 to March 3. The change in schedule was necessitated by an uncertainty over the date of

2012-01-04 13:09:06

Lucknow: As the election date is coming closer the Election Commission planned to employ 750 micro observers to minutely monitor the election works in Capital city. These observers will be government employees who will directly report to the supervi

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