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Akhilesh Yadav Asks Party Workers To Prepare For 2022 Assembly Polls

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 25, 2019

After a poor performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has asked party workers to start preparing for the 2022 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.

Arvind Kejriwal's Hackathon Vs Election Commission's: What To Expect

India News | Edited by Indroneil B Biswas | Friday June 2, 2017

The Election Commission has organised more than 10 vote machines that were recently used in elections in Uttar Pradesh for tomorrow's hackathon, where political parties will try to prove in Delhi that the machines can be rigged.

Akhilesh Yadav Chairs Samajwadi Party Conclave. Father Mulayam Singh Yadav, Uncle Shivpal Missing

India News | NDTV News Desk | Sunday March 26, 2017

Samajwadi Party's national executive meet in Lucknow today was short of a few members. Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, his brother Shivpal Yadav and senior leader Azam Khan gave the meeting a pass, where Mulayam Singh Yadav's son Akhilesh, the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and the new chief of SP single-handedly took on the new BJP go...

90 Minutes With An Anti-Romeo Squad In Yogi Adityanath's Uttar Pradesh

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday March 24, 2017

In the heart of Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, at the busy and upscale Hazratganj market, an anti-Romeo squad - a team of about 30 policemen - swings into action at around 4 pm.

Opinion: Adityanath, No Stranger To Criminal Cases, Promises Safer UP

Opinion | Milan Vaishnav | Thursday March 23, 2017

In his maiden appearance after being named Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath proclaimed that his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government would maintain a laser-like focus on the twin themes of combating corruption and restoring law and order.

Yogi Adityanath Says 'Will Work For All Sections Without Discrimination': 10 Points

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Arun Nair | Sunday March 19, 2017

Yogi Adityanath, 44, was sworn in as Uttar Pradesh's new Chief Minister on Sunday afternoon along with two deputy chief ministers and 44 other ministers. Soon after, he detailed his priorities at a conference - law and order, he said, was the top priority - calling the BJP's massive win in the UP assembly elections a "big mandate for vikas (develop...

'Modi Magic' Lock Seen Outside House Of Defeated Samajwadi Party MLA

Offbeat | Written By Meghna Nijhawan | Friday March 17, 2017

A lock bearing 'Modi magic' was used outside the house of outgoing minister and MLA Ravidas Mehrotra. Twitter was quick to point out the irony

Blog: BJP Has Won Uttar Pradesh, But Is Short Of Options For Chief Minister

Blog | Rahul Shrivastava | Friday March 17, 2017

The BJP moved with tyre-burning speed to clinch numbers and power in Goa and Manipur, where the verdict wasn't purely in its favour. One Chief Minister has already won a trust vote, another will get there soon.

UP's BJP Leader Keshav Prasad Maurya Admitted To ICU

India News | Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Friday March 17, 2017

BJP's Uttar Pradesh unit chief Keshav Prasad Maurya, credited for his role in BJP's victory at Uttar Pradesh polls was admitted to Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital.He was taken in following complaints of physical exertion, hospital authorities said.

JNU VC Credits BJP Assembly Election Victory To Development, Trolled On

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Sunday March 12, 2017

Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice Chancellor Jagadesh Kumar was at the centre of trolls on social media yesterday over his tweet crediting Bhartiya Janta Party's victory in Uttar Pradesh to "development" and "inclusivity".

After BJP's Big Win, Grand Reception For PM, Key Meet To Pick Chief Ministers

India News | Edited By Parmeshwar Bawa | Sunday March 12, 2017

A day after the BJP's big win in assembly elections, a grand reception will be held today for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the party's Delhi office that will be followed by a meeting of the party's parliamentary board to discuss the probable names for the post of Chief Minister in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, where it has won a comfortable maj...

UP Election Results 2017: At This Rate, Forget 2019, Think 2024. Omar Abdullah's Take On BJP's UP Success

India News | Edited By Bhanu Priya Vyas | Saturday March 11, 2017

Political parties need to shift their strategy from criticism to finding a positive alternative if they want to beat the BJP, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday as results showed the BJP heading for a massive victory in Uttar Pradesh.

UP Election Results 2017: 'If You Were Rahul Gandhi, Would You Quit?' Sandeep Dikshit Responded....

India News | Written by Suparna Singh | Sunday March 12, 2017

Sandeep Dikshit's willingness to call it like it is has made him an outlier within the Congress, which picked his mother, 74-year-old Sheila Dikshit, as its candidate for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, before it allied with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

UP Election Results 2017: 'Maybe UP Voted For A Bullet Train,' Akhilesh Yadav Says - Highlights

India News | Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Sunday March 12, 2017

Uttar Pradesh elections results 2017 is all set to declare BJP's landslide victory and PM Modi's super wave has ensured a majority government in the 403-seat state. BJP is likely to get over 300 seats. The Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance has taken a bashing at the hands of the challenger. Mayawati's BSP, which was being considered the dark horse ...

Live News UP Election Results, Punjab 2017, and Other States: How to Get Updates Online

Tasneem Akolawala | Saturday March 11, 2017

Punjab, UP election results 2017 and live trends Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur. What time does counting start, and results come in - live election results 2017.