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  • From vetting candidates to keeping dissidents busy, How BJP strategists ensured return of Yogi in UP March 14, 2022 03:38 PM IST

    From vetting candidates to keeping dissidents busy, How BJP strategists ensured return of Yogi in UP

    While Dharmendra Pradhan, Anurag Thakur and Sunil Bansal countered Opposition attacks, a separate team worked on Yogi Adityanath’s social media campaigns and voter outreach.

  • BJP reigns supreme in western UP amid SP-RLD rise in 2022 polls March 13, 2022 04:18 PM IST

    BJP reigns supreme in western UP amid SP-RLD rise in 2022 polls

    .According to observers of regional electoral politics, the perception of improved law and order in western Uttar Pradesh, distribution of free ration, consistent and timely disbursement of pensions and allowances directly into the beneficiaries' bank accounts appears to have worked in favour of the BJP.

  • UP voters chose development over Ram temple, Hindutva: Post-poll survey March 12, 2022 05:43 PM IST

    UP voters chose development over Ram temple, Hindutva: Post-poll survey

    The Lokniti-CSDS poll survey also points to a new group of beneficiaries of welfare schemes such as Kisan Samman Nidhi, Ujjwala Scheme, PM Awas Yojna and free ration rooting for the ruling coalition, irrespective of caste and religious considerations.

  • 2022 UP Assembly polls | Victory margin was less than 5,000 in 49 seats March 12, 2022 03:17 PM IST

    2022 UP Assembly polls | Victory margin was less than 5,000 in 49 seats

    The narrowest victory margin was registered in Dhampur, where BJP's Ashok Kumar Rana defeated SP's Naeem-ul-Hasan by 203 votes. Sakendra Verma, the BJP candidate from Kursi, won the poll contest against SP's Rakesh Verma by 217 votes.

  • People's decision paramount, hope govts work for farmers: Rakesh Tikait March 11, 2022 12:25 PM IST

    People's decision paramount, hope govts work for farmers: Rakesh Tikait

    The remark of the national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) came late on Thursday after the BJP won majority seats in four states, including Uttar Pradesh, while the Aam Aadmi Party stormed to power in Punjab.

  • It is the Modi magic at work in UP again, with Yogi’s booster shot March 11, 2022 12:13 PM IST

    It is the Modi magic at work in UP again, with Yogi’s booster shot

    Yogi, who did over 200 rallies and roadshows in the state, now cements his place in the top BJP troika alongside Modi and Amit Shah and is a leader in the party to watch out for in the future

  • UP election results 2022 | Yogi Adityanath leads by over 60,000 votes in Gorakhpur Urban March 10, 2022 02:39 PM IST

    UP election results 2022 | Yogi Adityanath leads by over 60,000 votes in Gorakhpur Urban

    Gorakhpur Urban was a closely watched constituency with CM Yogi Adityanath contesting state elections for the first time

  • Verdict is out: UP fuels Modi-Yogi double engine to power India in 2024 March 10, 2022 12:57 PM IST

    Verdict is out: UP fuels Modi-Yogi double engine to power India in 2024

    Uttar Pradesh assembly election results 2022: Not a single Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh who completed their full term was ever re-elected for a consecutive term.

  • Assembly Election Results 2022 | Security forces deployed as counting of votes begins March 10, 2022 08:59 AM IST

    Assembly Election Results 2022 | Security forces deployed as counting of votes begins

    In Uttar Pradesh arrangements are in place for vote counting in all 75 districts on March 10. Counting begins and the outcome will decide the fate of parties. Almost all exit polls have forecast a clear majority for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh.

  • UP Assembly Election Result 2022 Highlights: BJP rides pro-incumbency wave; Yogi Adityanath returns as UP CM for 2nd time in historic mandate March 10, 2022 05:16 PM IST

    UP Assembly Election Result 2022 Highlights: BJP rides pro-incumbency wave; Yogi Adityanath returns as UP CM for 2nd time in historic mandate

    UP Assembly Elections Result 2022 Highlights: Uttar Pradesh is considered to be the most bellwether state, as its outcome may determine the voter sentiment ahead of the 2024 general elections.

  • Uttar Pradesh polls 7th phase: Over 46% turnout recorded till 3 pm March 07, 2022 04:49 PM IST

    Uttar Pradesh polls 7th phase: Over 46% turnout recorded till 3 pm

    The districts where polls are underway in this phase are Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi and Sonbhadra.

  • Congress rivals try to divide society on caste, religious lines; ignore people's issues: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra March 03, 2022 05:55 PM IST

    Congress rivals try to divide society on caste, religious lines; ignore people's issues: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

    Targeting the ruling BJP, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said it is the government’s duty to mitigate problems of the public but in Uttar Pradesh, the issue of stray cattle was created by the government’s policies.

  • UP Elections 2022 | From Amethi to Ayodhya: five keenly-watched battles in the next phase of polling this weekend February 26, 2022 09:46 AM IST

    UP Elections 2022 | From Amethi to Ayodhya: five keenly-watched battles in the next phase of polling this weekend

    Four phases of polling, covering 231 of 403 seats, have been completed in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election. The remaining 172 constituencies will vote in three phases on February 27, March 3 and March 7. The results will be declared on March 10, along with the outcome of elections in Goa, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur

  • Uttar Pradesh assembly election: Three richest women candidates in phase five February 26, 2022 05:25 PM IST

    Uttar Pradesh assembly election: Three richest women candidates in phase five

    Uttar Pradesh assembly election 2022: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sindhuja Mishra Senani and Congress’ Aradhana Mishra are among the wealthy women candidates in phase five.

  • UP Elections 2022 | AAP's Sanjay Singh requests EC to ban BJP MLA Raghvendra Singh from contesting polls February 23, 2022 05:21 PM IST

    UP Elections 2022 | AAP's Sanjay Singh requests EC to ban BJP MLA Raghvendra Singh from contesting polls

    In his letter to the poll panel, Singh, wrote that Raghvendra Singh, BJP MLA from Domariyaganj, has used objectionable language against the Hindu community in one of his public speeches.

  • Akhilesh Yadav claims double century seats by 4th phase of polls, taunts Shah over laptop promise February 23, 2022 04:56 PM IST

    Akhilesh Yadav claims double century seats by 4th phase of polls, taunts Shah over laptop promise

    Akhilesh Yadav also took a dig at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his reported promise of providing laptops to those who take “admission in Inter after passing class 12.”

  • UP Elections 2022 | Voting for 59 seats in Phase 4 begins. All eyes on Lucknow, Lakhimpur Kheri February 23, 2022 11:53 AM IST

    UP Elections 2022 | Voting for 59 seats in Phase 4 begins. All eyes on Lucknow, Lakhimpur Kheri

    Uttar Pradesh Elections 2022 Phase 4 Voting | With eight seats, Lakhimpur Kheri district poses a challenge to the ruling BJP. Though all the seats are held by the BJP, the recent bail to Ashish Mishra, the son of Union minister Ajay Mishra ‘Teni’, who was arrested in connection with the violence that killed eight people, will test the ruling party

  • UP Elections 2022: Sonia Gandhi appeals to people of Raebareli to vote for Congress candidates February 21, 2022 03:06 PM IST

    UP Elections 2022: Sonia Gandhi appeals to people of Raebareli to vote for Congress candidates

    Sonia Gandhi also hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, accusing them of mismanagement during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Campaigning ends for third phase of 2022 UP Assembly polls February 18, 2022 09:26 PM IST

    Campaigning ends for third phase of 2022 UP Assembly polls

    As many as 627 candidates are in the fray in the third phase of the UP Assembly polls, in which over 2.15 crore people are eligible to vote.

  • UP Election 2022 enters 'Yadav belt' in 3rd phase of polling on Sunday February 19, 2022 02:47 PM IST

    UP Election 2022 enters 'Yadav belt' in 3rd phase of polling on Sunday

    At least eight districts in the region going to polls on February 20 were Yadav strongholds, at least until 2017 elections when the BJP secured a clinching victory by bagging 312 of the 403 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh

  • UP Elections 2022: Samajwadi Party hits 'century' in first two phases, says Akhilesh Yadav February 17, 2022 04:12 PM IST

    UP Elections 2022: Samajwadi Party hits 'century' in first two phases, says Akhilesh Yadav

    In the first two phases of polls in the state, voting was held on the 113 constituencies and 59 seats each will go to polls in the third phase on February 20 and fourth phase on February 23.

  • UP Elections 2022: 64.42% voting in 2nd phase, says Election Commission February 15, 2022 06:05 PM IST

    UP Elections 2022: 64.42% voting in 2nd phase, says Election Commission

    Saharanpur recorded a turnout of 71.13 per cent, Bijnor 65.91, Moradabad 67.26, Sambhal 62.87, Rampur 64.26, Amroha 71.98, Budaun 59.24, Bareilly 61.67 and Shahjahanpur 59.34 per cent, a statement issued by the election office said here on Tuesday.

  • Uttar Pradesh elections 2022: Akhilesh Yadav’s retort to Yogi Adityanath ‘garmi nikal denge’ comment February 15, 2022 01:47 PM IST

    Uttar Pradesh elections 2022: Akhilesh Yadav’s retort to Yogi Adityanath ‘garmi nikal denge’ comment

    UP assembly elections 2022: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav claimed that there was historic voting for his party and its ally, the Rashtriya Lok Dal, in the first two phases of the polls.

  • 2022 Assembly polls | Goa reports 75.29% voting, UP 60.44%, Uttarakhand 62.5% February 14, 2022 10:17 PM IST

    2022 Assembly polls | Goa reports 75.29% voting, UP 60.44%, Uttarakhand 62.5%

    The elections were conducted for a single-phase election in 40 seats in Goa, 70 seats in Uttarakhand, and for 55 seats in the second phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh.

  • Sonia Gandhi not among Congress star campaigners for 6th phase of Uttar Pradesh polls February 14, 2022 07:39 PM IST

    Sonia Gandhi not among Congress star campaigners for 6th phase of Uttar Pradesh polls

    Sonia Gandhi has not so far campaigned in this election season even though she figures among the star campaigners of the party in some states. She was not among the star campaigners for the assembly phase that includes constituencies falling under her Lok Sabha seat of Rae Bareli.