Uttar Pradesh Elections

The election Uttar Pradesh is touted as semi-finals to the general elections of 2024, with political pundits often saying that the road to the centre aka Delhi passes through Uttar Pradesh.

On big election results day, a recap of 5 quirky poll moments

Election results 2022: The run up to the Assembly elections saw parties and leaders ripping into each other at every opportunity trying to inch past one another in the key polls.

UP Elections | For BJP it's a goldmine, for Congress it's a minefield

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is rebuilding a battered Congress for Lok Sabha 2024. Realistically, she probably knows that the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections are just a resurrection strategy 

Azam Khan, Mukhtar Ansari playing 'gillidanda' in jail: BJP chief hits out at opposition

UP elections 2022: "Under Yogi Ji, they hid themselves in burrows (bill) and are now playing 'gillidanda' in jail," JP Nadda on Azam Khan, Mukhtar Ansari.

UP Assembly polls phase 4: Candidate with the least assets is worth Rs 5,000

Another candidate -- Vijay Kumar from Khaga (Sc) constituency -- has declared zero assets in his self sworn affidavit.

UP Elections | It’s the economy, stupid. Really?

The economic performance of the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is undeniably a headwind for the BJP. However, UP voters could be forgiving 

This week in photos: India, Asia through the lens

This slideshow captures the best photos across Asia this week, from holy dips and Covid testing to Uttar Pradesh assembly elections in India.

260 crorepati candidates in UP assembly elections 2nd phase: report

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections Phase 2 richest candidates: The average of assets per candidate contesting in the UP elections (Phase II) is Rs 4.11 crores.

UP polls — Party manifestos a challenge to economic rectitude 

Promises of free power, farm loan waiver, and different concessions mask the strain that such freebies can put on the state’s exchequer

Uttar Pradesh Elections | Is BJP facing headwinds from SP-RLD combine?

Fifty-eight seats go to the polls in the first phase in Uttar Pradesh. In the 2017 assembly polls, the BJP bagged 53 of these 58 seats, while the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party got two seats each 

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Video: What happened when Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Akhilesh Yadav crossed paths in UP

UP elections 2022: Akhilesh Yadav, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra smiled and waved at each other as their roadshows crossed paths in UP.

Budget 2022 | Finance Minister steers clear of announcements for five poll-bound states

Budget 2022 | In the last year’s Budget, the finance minister made substantial allocations for four states that were going to the polls

Storyboard18 | Over Rs 6,500 crore to go towards media spends in UP elections

TV will take the lead in terms of media spends. With 65% of the state’s population being rural, experts suggest there will be massive focus on language media across television, digital and print.

Yogi Adityanath’s choice of Gorakhpur is a safe yet smart strategy

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will contest from Gorakhpur, ending speculation about his candidature from Ayodhya. While the Opposition has labelled it as playing safe, it could douse dissatisfaction and propel the BJP’s chances in eastern UP 

What’s at stake for BJP in the Uttar Pradesh polls?

A Yogi victory will consolidate Adityanath’s position in the party and provide headroom to the Modi-Shah duo for the 2024 Lok Sabha election 

Congress’ uphill task in UP: Finding 160 women candidates with a shot at winning

After being in the wilderness in the state’s politics for three decades, the Congress, whose campaign is being spearheaded by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, is taking a different approach this election to script a change in its fortunes.

Uttar Pradesh Elections | Is Congress punching above its weight by contesting in 403 seats?

The Congress is organisationally weak in Uttar Pradesh and it will take time for the party to build and strengthen local units to make a sizeable difference in the 2022 assembly polls, or the 2024 general elections

Decoded | Priyanka Gandhi’s 40% quota for women candidates in UP polls

The announcement is clearly intended to woo women voters in a state where the grand old party has a weak organisation on the ground and has failed to make a mark in the last three decades.

BJP will get clear majority in UP polls: Nirmala Sitharaman

Voting is on today for the fifth phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh's 51 assembly constituencies covering 11 districts.

Cong, SP's three Ps are parivar, propaganda and power: BJP

Union minister Prakash Javadekar today dubbed a "new political drama" the Congress and SP's slogan of "three Ps" for Uttar Pradesh elections, saying it actually stands for "parivar, propaganda and power" and not progress and peace as was stated at the first joint presser of Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav

UP Polls: Samajwadi Party, Cong likely to announce grand alliance today

A meeting of the Congress election committee is on and it could decide seats for the first phase of elections, for which nomination begins on January 21.

Modi, Shah meet amid reshuffle buzz

Amid talks of a reshuffle in the Union Cabinet and recasting of BJP's decision-making bodies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 20 held consultations with party chief Amit Shah and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

UP polls rescheduled; to begin on February 8

The first phase of Uttar Pradesh's Assembly elections has been postponed and the polls will now be held on February 8 instead of the February 4 because of the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad

Shree Renuka lists four demands of the sugar sector

Narendra Murkumbi, managing director of Shree Renuka Sugars spoke to CNBC-TV18 about his outlook for the sector and the company’s strategies going ahead.