Kairana By Election

Ahead of Assembly elections, the Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate from Kairana seat Nahid Hasan was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police under the Gangsters Act and was sent to 14-day judicial custody by a Kairana court.

There was tension at a polling station in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana after security forces fired in the air after several people turned up to vote without voter identity cards.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: The daughter of a BJP leader who was the party's candidate in by-polls last year in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana has alleged a "conspiracy" after being passed over for next month's national election. Speaking to NDTV on Tuesday, the BJP's Mriganka Singh, holding back tears, hit out at her party using its slogan.

To gain entry into the Mayawati-Akhilesh Yadav club in Uttar Pradesh, Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) may have to pare down its expectations by half. The RLD wanted to contest six of Uttar Pradesh's 80 seats in the national election; it could end up with three.

Contrary to the claims made by the Election Commission that excessive heat and light was among the factors behind the large-scale malfunctioning of EVMs and VVPATs in Kairana Lok Sabha by-polls held in May this year, the government today said that hot weather was not the reason.

Akhilesh Yadav, stoked by recent bypoll successes after joining hands with Mayawati's party, has made it clear that he wants to continue the alliance with his party's long-time rival for the 2019 national election, even if it means taking the back seat

The electoral losses suffered by the BJP in the recently held by-elections in Kairana and Noorpur seats in Uttar Pradesh may have given the opposition a reason to smile, but BJP leaders believe they are "down but not out".

Farmers voted overwhelmingly for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2014 general election that swept him to power. He cannot count on them doing so again, as a crash in commodity prices and surging fuel costs stoke anger in the countryside.

The Congress should play a "supporting role" in states dominated by regional parties in seat-sharing agreements ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, RLD vice-president leader Jayant Chaudhary said today.

The victory in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana has taken on massive significance for the opposition ahead of the 2019 national election but for one party, it means an entry in parliament after a long time. After winning the by-poll, Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) finally has a lone member of parliament. RLD candidate Tabassum Hasan, backed by opposit...

After BJP's loss in bypolls in Kairana, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said it was a defeat for those who do not believe in democracy. He also said the people of the state taught the BJP a lesson for "betraying them." He said it was a victory for the "farmers, the neglected, the poor and the Dalits".

Begum Tabassum Hasan, the candidate who represented the opposition's hopes for besting the BJP in another Uttar Pradesh by-poll this year, won from the most-watched Kairana Lok Sabha seat.

The opposition today wrested Kairana from the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh, where the parliamentary by-poll became a massive battle for pride in an election year leading up to the 2019 national polls.

The BJP has lost the politically important Kairana Lok Sabha seat and Noorpur assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh in the by-elections that were held on Monday. The Rashtriya Lok Dal won the Kairana seat, in a big boost to the opposition unity. An hour after the counting for the by-elections to four parliamentary seats and ten assembly seats began, the ...

The opposition today scored a major pick-me-up ahead of the 2019 national election, besting the BJP and its allies in important by-polls in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar. The BJP won only one of four parliamentary seats and one of 11 assembly seats in by-polls held across 10 states on Monday. After losing two parliament seats, the ruling par...

Ahead of Assembly elections, the Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate from Kairana seat Nahid Hasan was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police under the Gangsters Act and was sent to 14-day judicial custody by a Kairana court.

There was tension at a polling station in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana after security forces fired in the air after several people turned up to vote without voter identity cards.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: The daughter of a BJP leader who was the party's candidate in by-polls last year in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana has alleged a "conspiracy" after being passed over for next month's national election. Speaking to NDTV on Tuesday, the BJP's Mriganka Singh, holding back tears, hit out at her party using its slogan.

To gain entry into the Mayawati-Akhilesh Yadav club in Uttar Pradesh, Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) may have to pare down its expectations by half. The RLD wanted to contest six of Uttar Pradesh's 80 seats in the national election; it could end up with three.

Contrary to the claims made by the Election Commission that excessive heat and light was among the factors behind the large-scale malfunctioning of EVMs and VVPATs in Kairana Lok Sabha by-polls held in May this year, the government today said that hot weather was not the reason.

Akhilesh Yadav, stoked by recent bypoll successes after joining hands with Mayawati's party, has made it clear that he wants to continue the alliance with his party's long-time rival for the 2019 national election, even if it means taking the back seat

The electoral losses suffered by the BJP in the recently held by-elections in Kairana and Noorpur seats in Uttar Pradesh may have given the opposition a reason to smile, but BJP leaders believe they are "down but not out".

Farmers voted overwhelmingly for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2014 general election that swept him to power. He cannot count on them doing so again, as a crash in commodity prices and surging fuel costs stoke anger in the countryside.

The Congress should play a "supporting role" in states dominated by regional parties in seat-sharing agreements ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, RLD vice-president leader Jayant Chaudhary said today.

The victory in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana has taken on massive significance for the opposition ahead of the 2019 national election but for one party, it means an entry in parliament after a long time. After winning the by-poll, Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) finally has a lone member of parliament. RLD candidate Tabassum Hasan, backed by opposit...

After BJP's loss in bypolls in Kairana, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said it was a defeat for those who do not believe in democracy. He also said the people of the state taught the BJP a lesson for "betraying them." He said it was a victory for the "farmers, the neglected, the poor and the Dalits".

Begum Tabassum Hasan, the candidate who represented the opposition's hopes for besting the BJP in another Uttar Pradesh by-poll this year, won from the most-watched Kairana Lok Sabha seat.

The opposition today wrested Kairana from the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh, where the parliamentary by-poll became a massive battle for pride in an election year leading up to the 2019 national polls.

The BJP has lost the politically important Kairana Lok Sabha seat and Noorpur assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh in the by-elections that were held on Monday. The Rashtriya Lok Dal won the Kairana seat, in a big boost to the opposition unity. An hour after the counting for the by-elections to four parliamentary seats and ten assembly seats began, the ...

The opposition today scored a major pick-me-up ahead of the 2019 national election, besting the BJP and its allies in important by-polls in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar. The BJP won only one of four parliamentary seats and one of 11 assembly seats in by-polls held across 10 states on Monday. After losing two parliament seats, the ruling par...