Gorakhpur

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.

Praveen Nishad, Ex-UP Alliance Lawmaker In Gorakhpur, Wins As BJP Nominee

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday May 23, 2019

Praveen Nishad, the giant killer who dealt a massive defeat to the BJP in its stronghold Gorakhpur last year, is now a BJP lawmaker.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: 22 Per cent Polling Till 11 am In Uttar Pradesh

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2019

More than 22 per cent voting was recorded till 11 am in 13 Lok Sabha seats of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, officials said.

Nitish Kumar Among Early Voters, Has A Suggestion For Election Body

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Sunday May 19, 2019

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar were among the early voters as polling began across 59 parliamentary constituencies across seven states this morning.

Lok Sabha Polls: "56-Inch Chest But Where Is Your Heart?", Priyanka Gandhi Asks PM Modi

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday May 16, 2019

PM Modi made his "56-inch chest" claim while campaigning for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh

"Inspired By Modiji, Will Make Bhojpuri Biopic": BJP's Ravi Kishan

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 12, 2019

Film actor and BJP's Gorakhpur Lok Sabha candidate Ravi Kishan on Sunday said he will make a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bhojpuri so that the speakers of that language can know more about the leader.

Challenges For BJP, Alliance In UP's Last 2 Phases: Prannoy Roy Analyses

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday May 10, 2019

UP elections will be held on 27 seats in the coming phases - all in eastern Uttar Pradesh, that includes Varanasi, the seat of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Gorakhpur, the stronghold of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

8 Lions From Gujarat To Be Shifted To Zoo In UP's Gorakhpur

Cities | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 7, 2019

Eight lions from Gujarat will soon be shifted to a zoo in Uttar Pradesh as part of an animal exchange programme, a forest official said on Tuesday. These lions are currently lodged at Sakkarbaug Zoo in Gujarat's Junagadh.

With Film Star In Tow, Can Yogi Adityanath Win Back Gorakhpur For BJP?

India News | Written by Shikha Trivedy, Edited by Suparna Singh | Tuesday May 7, 2019

As Yogi Adityanath's home base, Gorakhpur was always VIP vicinity. This time around, it's even more eminent - as the birthplace of that once unimaginable political proposition, the Mayawati-Akhilesh Yadav combo. In this election, its political weight is off the charts.

Complaint Against Ravi Kishan Over Qualification In Poll Affidavit

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 4, 2019

After Union Minister Smriti Irani, actor-turned-politician and BJP candidate from Gorakhpur Ravi Kishan finds himself embroiled in a controversy over his educational qualifications.

Checked Rajiv Gandhi's Plane In 1985, Sat On The PM Seat: Ex-Top Cop

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 4, 2019

Anand Lal Banerjee, the Superintendent of Police - Rural, Gorakhpur in 1985, who was also security in-charge of the Prime Minister's visit, sat on then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's seat in the special Air Force aircraft to have its feel while inspecting it during its small stop in the town.

Ravi Kishan's Poll Promise - A Film City In UP's Gorakhpur

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday April 20, 2019

A full-fledged film city is one of the poll promises BJP candidate Ravi Kishan has made to people of Gorakhpur, a BJP bastion.

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Actor Ravi Kishan, Ex-Congress, On Why BJP Picked Him For Gorakhpur

India News | Reported by Amitoj Singh, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday April 18, 2019

Ravi Kishan, a Bhojpuri superstar and a familiar face in Hindi films, is the BJP's candidate to win back Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur

Lok Sabha Election: Ravi Kishan, Bhojpuri Star, Is BJP's Hero For Gorakhpur Prestige Clash

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday April 15, 2019

Bhojpuri superstar Ravi Kishan is BJP's pick for the national election in the crucial Gorakhpur seat - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's stronghold - which the party conceded last year to the alliance of Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party.

BJP Fields Ravi Kishan In Gorakhpur; 'Shoe Gate' Lawmaker Dropped

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Monday April 15, 2019

Ravi Kishan, a famous Bhojpuri actor, has been fielded by the BJP as its national election candidate in Gorakhpur, a seat Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held for close to two decades before the party's shock loss to the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party coalition in a by-election.