Alok Pandey

In Gorakhpur, Redemption For Yogi Adityanath After Shock Loss A Year Ago

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Saturday May 25, 2019

BJP leader Smriti Irani may have stolen the show with her astounding victory over Congress President Rahul Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, but there is one more Lok Sabha seat in the state where a BJP candidate has pulled in a huge cache of votes, also leading to redemption for state chief minister Yogi Adityanath.

How The Alliance Of Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav Lost Uttar Pradesh

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday May 24, 2019

When Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati came together in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the national election, many assumed that both leaders showed remarkable political maturity in setting aside years of political animosity and putting a near-perfect combination in place against the BJP.

Questions Raised Over Movement Of EVMs In UP, Bihar After Videos Surface

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Amid concerns about voting machines just ahead of the counting of votes in the national election, allegations have surfaced of voting machines being moved out of their strongrooms in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

General Elections 2019: BJP's Estranged Ally Predicts "Massive Win" For Gathbandhan In Eastern UP

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Sunday May 19, 2019

The BJP's Uttar Pradesh ally Om Prakash Rajbhar, sulking for months, did not spare the party on the last day of voting for the national election. Asked who would win, the state minister picked the opposition alliance of Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati.

Election 2019: UP Villagers Allege Ink Applied Forcibly To Prevent Them From Voting

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Sunday May 19, 2019

Voters of a village in Uttar Pradesh's Chandauli constituency have alleged that indelible ink was forciblyapplied on their fingers and that they were bribed by BJP workers in the final round of the national election on Sunday.

Election 2019: World's Biggest Actor Is PM, Should Have Voted Amitabh Bachchan: Priyanka Gandhi

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday May 17, 2019

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday included a not-so-subtle dig at mega film star Amitabh Bachchan, who was once one of her father Rajiv Gandhi's closest friends. The Congress leader made the comments in Uttar Pradesh on the last day of an acrimonious campaign for the marathon national election.

Rape-Accused BSP Candidate "Missing", Mayawati Says "Duty" To Elect Him

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Stela Dey | Wednesday May 15, 2019

In Uttar Pradesh's Mau district, a unique campaign is in full swing for Atul Rai, a Bahujan Samaj Party candidate. From party chief Mayawati to Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav, everyone has been urging the people to elect Mr Rai from Ghosi. However, the candidate himself is "missing" from the campaign scene for a fortnight in this unusual canvassi...

Toxic Water Plagues This Uttar Pradesh District, But It's No Poll Issue

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Tuesday May 14, 2019

It's been two decades and four Lok Sabha elections, but 50-year-old Sumariya Devi is yet to see politicians showing any interest in eradicating the curse of fluorosis that plagues her village in East Uttar Pradesh. A crippling disease caused due to the presence of excess fluoride in the ground water, it has left many among them with deformed teeth ...

UP Congress Lawmaker Injured After Car Overturns, Blames BJP For "Attack"

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Aditya Sharma | Wednesday May 15, 2019

Uttar Pradesh Congress legislator Aditi Singh was injured today after her car and another one in her convoy overturned while she was on her way to Rae Bareli from Lucknow. She has accused the BJP of orchestrating an attack on her convoy in which several of her supporters were also traveling.

General Election 2019: Mayawati "Unfit For Public Life": Arun Jaitley After Attack On PM Modi

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday May 13, 2019

Accused by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "shedding crocodile tears" over the Alwar gang-rape, Mayawati today let loose a vitriolic attack on the PM, accusing him of "dramebaazi (playacting) with his love for Dalits" and also taunting him on his wife.

With Yogi Adityanath Lookalike, Akhilesh Yadav Slams "Encounter Policy"

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday May 11, 2019

A week after Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav tweeted a photo of a saffron-robed man walking with him to a helicopter, he put up another man in saffron robes on the stage as he addressed supporters in Lucknow today.

Despite PM's Ujjwala Yojana, Many In UP Villages Still Cooking On Stoves

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday May 10, 2019

In 2016, Guddi Devi, a resident of Jigni Khas village in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district, was among the first to receive a gas connection under PM Modi's Ujjwala Yojana scheme. Three years on she still lights her traditional "chulha" with firewood and cow dung cakes to cook meals

Election 2019: What Akhilesh Yadav Said On Bhojpuri Star Nirahua, His BJP Rival

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday May 8, 2019

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, contesting the national election from Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh, faces the BJP's Nirahua, a Bhojpuri star he had once honoured with an award. "

General Elections 2019: "If All Goes Well...": Mayawati's First Big Hint About Being PM Contender

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday May 6, 2019

Mayawati, flashing her prime ministerial ambitions in a neon sign, has said that she "may have to" contest the Lok Sabha election from Uttar Pradesh's Ambedkar Nagar "if all goes well". The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader, addressing a rally, has given the clearest signal yet that she wants the top job.

General Elections 2019: "Priyanka Gandhi Now Takes My Name More Than Her Husband's": Smriti Irani

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday May 6, 2019

As voting took place in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, one of the most-watched constituencies in the fifth round of the national election, a five-year-old "slight" was dredged up by Union Minister Smriti Irani, who is challenging Congress president Rahul Gandhi for the second time in the seat.