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Singed In Gorakhpur, Phulpur Last Year, BJP Yet To Name Poll Candidates
Almost a year after losing the Gorakhpur and Phulpur seats to a combined opposition, the BJP is holding back from announcing candidates on the two seats for the coming Lok Sabha elections.
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In High-Stakes Bypolls, Key Test For Opposition Unity In UP: 10 Facts
By-elections to four Lok Sabha seats and 10 assembly constituencies across 10 states are being held today. The Lok Sabha seats that will vote include Kairana in Uttar Pradesh, Palghar and Bhandara-Gondiya in Maharashtra and the lone seat in Nagaland. While the BJP held three of these seats, its former ally Naga People's Front (NPF) had won the Naga...
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Singed By Gorakhpur Misstep, Congress To Sit Out This UP Bypoll Contest
The Congress isn't going to field candidates for the Kairana Lok Sabha and Noorpur assembly bypolls in Uttar Pradesh later this month, a gesture that the party says it hopes would improve the chances of the opposition's grand alliance to trump the BJP in these two seats.
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Yogi Adityanath Government Turns 1, Minister Asks "What's To Celebrate?"
As the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh celebrates a year today, an alliance partner has given it a poor assessment and has gone public with his view that there are "grave problems". Om Prakash Rajbhar, a minister in the UP cabinet, also warns that the ruling BJP "will lose elections" if the government doesn't shape up.
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Sulking BJP Ally May Play Spoilsport For Its Candidate In Rajya Sabha Polls
After its unexpected defeat in the recent Lok Sabha bypolls in Gorakhpur and Phulpur, the ruling BJP might be in for fresh trouble in this week's Rajya Sabha polls on 10 seats from Uttar Pradesh, with a sulking ally keeping its cards close to its chest.
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BJP Tally May Drop By 110 Seats In 2019, Says Shiv Sena
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's tally may drop by 100-110 seats in the next Lok Sabha polls in 2019, if the current trends and the results of the recent bypolls are an indicator, its ally Shiv Sena said in a gloomy prediction on Friday.
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Let Bygones Be Bygones, Says Akhilesh Yadav On Bitter Past Rivalry With BSP
Enthused by his party's strong showing in the Gorakhpur and Phulpur bypolls, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav indicated today that his party was keen on burying its bitter rivalry with Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party saying sometimes "past incidents have to be forgotten".
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Gorakhpur, Phulpur By-Election Updates: Reactions To BJP's Big Loss To Samajwadi Party
In a staggering defeat, BJP lost the Uttar Pradesh bypolls to Samajwadi Party, backed by the BSP, on Wednesday. The ruling party lost two key parliament seats it held in uttar Pradesh - Phulpur, Gorakhpur by over 59,000 and 21,000 votes respectively. Chief Minister and five-time lawmaker from Gorakhpur, Yogi Adityanath acknowledged it was "overconf...
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By-Polls In Parliamentary Seats Since 2014: The BJP Report Card
Since the BJP came to power in 2014 general elections with a massive mandate - 282 of Lok Sabha's 543 seats -- the party has lost six seats in subsequent by-elections. The last of these defeats came yesterday, when the party lost the prestigious Gorakhpur and Phulpur seats of Uttar Pradesh - vacated in 2017 by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and hi...
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UP Bypoll Results: Didn't Prepare For Samajwadi-BSP Ambush, Say BJP Leaders
Keshav Prasad Maurya, whose parliamentary seat in Uttar Pradesh went to the Samajwadi Party in a staggering upset for the ruling BJP on Wednesday, conceded that his party was ambushed by bitter rivals Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati joining forces in an unusual experiment ahead of the 2019 national election.
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5 Ways In Which Gorakhpur Loss Hits BJP Hard
Gorakhpur, the Uttar Pradesh parliament seat that Yogi Adityanath represented as a BJP lawmaker for two decades before vacating it last year to take over as Chief Minister, has chosen the Samajwadi Party this time. The Samajwadi Party, backed in a rare arrangement by Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party, has also won the by-election in Phulpur, the seat ...
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Yogi Adityanath's Gorakhpur Shocks BJP, Samajwadi Party Wins 2 Seats
The BJP received a massive setback as votes were counted in crucial by-elections on Wednesday, with the Samajwadi Party winning both Gorakhpur and Phulpur, parliament seats vacated last year by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya as they joined the state government after the BJP's landslide win in the assembly electio...
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UP By-Election Results 2018 Highlights: In Big Upset For BJP, Samajwadi Party Wins Both Gorakhpur And Phulpur Lok Sabha Seats
The counting of votes for two Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh - Gorakhpur and Phulpur - have come to an end. Both Gorakhpur and Phulpur were won by Samajwadi Party in a staggering upset for the ruling BJP. Security had been heightened in both constituencies to ensure the counting of ballots happen smoothly. Gorakhpur was represented by Yo...
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BJP Loses UP, Bihar Bypolls, Yogi Adityanath Blames 'Overconfidence': 10 Points
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday evening that the BJP - which has lost key by-elections in Gorakhpur and Phulpur, two parliament seats it held - "failed to understand the significance" of a partnership scripted by the Samajwadi Party and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party. It was "overconfidence," the chief minister said, ...
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After Key Pact With Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav Asks Voters To Make History
Samajwadi Party leader and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav called upon the people of Uttar Pradesh to come and vote en masse and deliver results that would prove "revolutionary" in a by-election that's being seen as a dry run for the state's 80 seats ahead of next year's general elections.
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Singed In Gorakhpur, Phulpur Last Year, BJP Yet To Name Poll Candidates
Almost a year after losing the Gorakhpur and Phulpur seats to a combined opposition, the BJP is holding back from announcing candidates on the two seats for the coming Lok Sabha elections.
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In High-Stakes Bypolls, Key Test For Opposition Unity In UP: 10 Facts
By-elections to four Lok Sabha seats and 10 assembly constituencies across 10 states are being held today. The Lok Sabha seats that will vote include Kairana in Uttar Pradesh, Palghar and Bhandara-Gondiya in Maharashtra and the lone seat in Nagaland. While the BJP held three of these seats, its former ally Naga People's Front (NPF) had won the Naga...
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Singed By Gorakhpur Misstep, Congress To Sit Out This UP Bypoll Contest
The Congress isn't going to field candidates for the Kairana Lok Sabha and Noorpur assembly bypolls in Uttar Pradesh later this month, a gesture that the party says it hopes would improve the chances of the opposition's grand alliance to trump the BJP in these two seats.
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Yogi Adityanath Government Turns 1, Minister Asks "What's To Celebrate?"
As the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh celebrates a year today, an alliance partner has given it a poor assessment and has gone public with his view that there are "grave problems". Om Prakash Rajbhar, a minister in the UP cabinet, also warns that the ruling BJP "will lose elections" if the government doesn't shape up.
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Sulking BJP Ally May Play Spoilsport For Its Candidate In Rajya Sabha Polls
After its unexpected defeat in the recent Lok Sabha bypolls in Gorakhpur and Phulpur, the ruling BJP might be in for fresh trouble in this week's Rajya Sabha polls on 10 seats from Uttar Pradesh, with a sulking ally keeping its cards close to its chest.
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BJP Tally May Drop By 110 Seats In 2019, Says Shiv Sena
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's tally may drop by 100-110 seats in the next Lok Sabha polls in 2019, if the current trends and the results of the recent bypolls are an indicator, its ally Shiv Sena said in a gloomy prediction on Friday.
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Let Bygones Be Bygones, Says Akhilesh Yadav On Bitter Past Rivalry With BSP
Enthused by his party's strong showing in the Gorakhpur and Phulpur bypolls, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav indicated today that his party was keen on burying its bitter rivalry with Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party saying sometimes "past incidents have to be forgotten".
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Gorakhpur, Phulpur By-Election Updates: Reactions To BJP's Big Loss To Samajwadi Party
In a staggering defeat, BJP lost the Uttar Pradesh bypolls to Samajwadi Party, backed by the BSP, on Wednesday. The ruling party lost two key parliament seats it held in uttar Pradesh - Phulpur, Gorakhpur by over 59,000 and 21,000 votes respectively. Chief Minister and five-time lawmaker from Gorakhpur, Yogi Adityanath acknowledged it was "overconf...
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By-Polls In Parliamentary Seats Since 2014: The BJP Report Card
Since the BJP came to power in 2014 general elections with a massive mandate - 282 of Lok Sabha's 543 seats -- the party has lost six seats in subsequent by-elections. The last of these defeats came yesterday, when the party lost the prestigious Gorakhpur and Phulpur seats of Uttar Pradesh - vacated in 2017 by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and hi...
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UP Bypoll Results: Didn't Prepare For Samajwadi-BSP Ambush, Say BJP Leaders
Keshav Prasad Maurya, whose parliamentary seat in Uttar Pradesh went to the Samajwadi Party in a staggering upset for the ruling BJP on Wednesday, conceded that his party was ambushed by bitter rivals Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati joining forces in an unusual experiment ahead of the 2019 national election.
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5 Ways In Which Gorakhpur Loss Hits BJP Hard
Gorakhpur, the Uttar Pradesh parliament seat that Yogi Adityanath represented as a BJP lawmaker for two decades before vacating it last year to take over as Chief Minister, has chosen the Samajwadi Party this time. The Samajwadi Party, backed in a rare arrangement by Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party, has also won the by-election in Phulpur, the seat ...
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Yogi Adityanath's Gorakhpur Shocks BJP, Samajwadi Party Wins 2 Seats
The BJP received a massive setback as votes were counted in crucial by-elections on Wednesday, with the Samajwadi Party winning both Gorakhpur and Phulpur, parliament seats vacated last year by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya as they joined the state government after the BJP's landslide win in the assembly electio...
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UP By-Election Results 2018 Highlights: In Big Upset For BJP, Samajwadi Party Wins Both Gorakhpur And Phulpur Lok Sabha Seats
The counting of votes for two Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh - Gorakhpur and Phulpur - have come to an end. Both Gorakhpur and Phulpur were won by Samajwadi Party in a staggering upset for the ruling BJP. Security had been heightened in both constituencies to ensure the counting of ballots happen smoothly. Gorakhpur was represented by Yo...
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BJP Loses UP, Bihar Bypolls, Yogi Adityanath Blames 'Overconfidence': 10 Points
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday evening that the BJP - which has lost key by-elections in Gorakhpur and Phulpur, two parliament seats it held - "failed to understand the significance" of a partnership scripted by the Samajwadi Party and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party. It was "overconfidence," the chief minister said, ...
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After Key Pact With Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav Asks Voters To Make History
Samajwadi Party leader and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav called upon the people of Uttar Pradesh to come and vote en masse and deliver results that would prove "revolutionary" in a by-election that's being seen as a dry run for the state's 80 seats ahead of next year's general elections.
