Up Civic Polls Result 2017

Even as BSP supremo Mayawati advocated the use of ballot paper in future elections instead of EVMs, data released by the State Election Commission based on the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh civic polls showed that the BSP fared poorly where paper ballots were used.

A day after the BJP's massive victory in Uttar Pradesh urban body polls, Bahujan Samaj Party Chief Mayawati and senior leaders of the Samajwadi Party have alleged that the ruling party's win was a result of "rigged" electronic voting machines or EVMs and dared the BJP to conduct voting on ballot papers.

BJP chief Amit Shah said on Friday that his party's victory in the Uttar Pradesh mayoral polls was nothing compared to what was going to happen in Gujarat on December 18, when the state Assembly election results would be declared.

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, for whom the civic polls 2017 were being seen as the big test on his government's performance, has not just passed it, but come through with flying colours.

BJP members rode bikes through Rahul Gandhi's parliamentary constituency Amethi on Friday afternoon in a show of strength to celebrate their party's big win in urban civic body elections in Uttar Pradesh. In Lucknow, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a swipe at Mr Gandhi while pointing out that his party, the Congress "has been wiped out in Ameth...

The BJP's Meera Agarwal won a lucky draw to be declared elected from a civic ward in Mathura, as votes were counted today for urban body polls in Uttar Pradesh. She had reason to thank her stars.

Sanyukta Bhatia of the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh is set to be the first woman mayor of state capital Lucknow in 100 years. Before counting began this morning for the urban body polls, the 70-year-old prayed at two temples and a Gurudwara. After four straight Mayor wins in Lucknow, she doesn't really need divine intervention.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has delivered in his first big test, with the BJP winning mayoral elections in 14 of 16 municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh. "The BJP's historic win in the UP civic polls is because of PM Modi's development policies and Amit Shah's guidance," said the Chief Minister, who conducted a turbo-charged campaign with his...

The ruling BJP forged ahead of its rivals, leading in most mayoral seats in Uttar Pradesh where the civic bodies polls were held in three phases. The civic polls are being seen as the first big test for Yogi Adityanath government's performance in the past seven months.

Around 51-52 per cent polling was recorded from the 25 districts of Uttar Pradesh including Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency, that voted today in the second round of civic polls. The voting is seen as a major test for the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government which came to power after a massive win in assembly polls ...

Parts of Uttar Pradesh voted on Wednesday in the first round of local body elections seen as a big test for the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government that took power in March after a landslide victory in assembly polls. Over 52 per cent voting was recorded in the first phase of voting. Rahul Gandhi's parlimentray constituentcy of Amethi saw the highes...

Arvind Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) appears to be struggling with an all-time low in popularity ratings, has called all his lawmakers home for a meeting a day after the party's latest election loss.

The BJP's standout strategy for the Delhi civic polls was the decision to drop almost all sitting councilors and field fresh faces. It did this to skirt an anti-incumbency sentiment amid allegations of corruption and non-performance in the three corporations, which it has dominated for years. The party's campaign stressed that it was bringing in fr...

The BJP has won five of 10 assembly seats in eight states for which by-elections were held, retaining three and gaining two from other parties, including Delhi's Rajouri Garden, where last time's winner Aam Aadmi Party has lost its deposit ahead of key civic elections. The Congress has won three, two in Karnataka and one in Madhya Pradesh, all seat...

The BJP has shunted out the Congress from the position of the principal opposition party in the local bodies of Odisha - increasing its tally from 36 to 297 Zilla Parishads. So far, results for 841 of the 849 Zilla Parishad elections have been declared by the Election Commission. The ruling BJD, as expected, has maintained lead, but its share has c...

Even as BSP supremo Mayawati advocated the use of ballot paper in future elections instead of EVMs, data released by the State Election Commission based on the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh civic polls showed that the BSP fared poorly where paper ballots were used.

A day after the BJP's massive victory in Uttar Pradesh urban body polls, Bahujan Samaj Party Chief Mayawati and senior leaders of the Samajwadi Party have alleged that the ruling party's win was a result of "rigged" electronic voting machines or EVMs and dared the BJP to conduct voting on ballot papers.

BJP chief Amit Shah said on Friday that his party's victory in the Uttar Pradesh mayoral polls was nothing compared to what was going to happen in Gujarat on December 18, when the state Assembly election results would be declared.

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, for whom the civic polls 2017 were being seen as the big test on his government's performance, has not just passed it, but come through with flying colours.

BJP members rode bikes through Rahul Gandhi's parliamentary constituency Amethi on Friday afternoon in a show of strength to celebrate their party's big win in urban civic body elections in Uttar Pradesh. In Lucknow, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a swipe at Mr Gandhi while pointing out that his party, the Congress "has been wiped out in Ameth...

The BJP's Meera Agarwal won a lucky draw to be declared elected from a civic ward in Mathura, as votes were counted today for urban body polls in Uttar Pradesh. She had reason to thank her stars.

Sanyukta Bhatia of the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh is set to be the first woman mayor of state capital Lucknow in 100 years. Before counting began this morning for the urban body polls, the 70-year-old prayed at two temples and a Gurudwara. After four straight Mayor wins in Lucknow, she doesn't really need divine intervention.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has delivered in his first big test, with the BJP winning mayoral elections in 14 of 16 municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh. "The BJP's historic win in the UP civic polls is because of PM Modi's development policies and Amit Shah's guidance," said the Chief Minister, who conducted a turbo-charged campaign with his...

The ruling BJP forged ahead of its rivals, leading in most mayoral seats in Uttar Pradesh where the civic bodies polls were held in three phases. The civic polls are being seen as the first big test for Yogi Adityanath government's performance in the past seven months.

Around 51-52 per cent polling was recorded from the 25 districts of Uttar Pradesh including Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency, that voted today in the second round of civic polls. The voting is seen as a major test for the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government which came to power after a massive win in assembly polls ...

Parts of Uttar Pradesh voted on Wednesday in the first round of local body elections seen as a big test for the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government that took power in March after a landslide victory in assembly polls. Over 52 per cent voting was recorded in the first phase of voting. Rahul Gandhi's parlimentray constituentcy of Amethi saw the highes...

Arvind Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) appears to be struggling with an all-time low in popularity ratings, has called all his lawmakers home for a meeting a day after the party's latest election loss.

The BJP's standout strategy for the Delhi civic polls was the decision to drop almost all sitting councilors and field fresh faces. It did this to skirt an anti-incumbency sentiment amid allegations of corruption and non-performance in the three corporations, which it has dominated for years. The party's campaign stressed that it was bringing in fr...

The BJP has won five of 10 assembly seats in eight states for which by-elections were held, retaining three and gaining two from other parties, including Delhi's Rajouri Garden, where last time's winner Aam Aadmi Party has lost its deposit ahead of key civic elections. The Congress has won three, two in Karnataka and one in Madhya Pradesh, all seat...

The BJP has shunted out the Congress from the position of the principal opposition party in the local bodies of Odisha - increasing its tally from 36 to 297 Zilla Parishads. So far, results for 841 of the 849 Zilla Parishad elections have been declared by the Election Commission. The ruling BJD, as expected, has maintained lead, but its share has c...