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At Amit Shah's UP Meet, BJP Sets 325-350 Seats Target For 2027 Polls
The other key leaders present at the meeting included BJP's state in-charge Vinod Tawde, national general secretary Smriti Irani and Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan.
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Opinion | Dalit Vote In Uttar Pradesh: From BSP Monopoly To A Three-Way Fight
As the 2027 election approaches, Dalits, who make up about one in five voters, could decide who governs India's most populous state. Uttar Pradesh's politics has long run on caste arithmetic, and no bloc has been more consequential or more contested in recent years than the Dalits. Scheduled Castes (SCs) account for about 21% of the state's populat...
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BJP Ahead But Akhilesh Yadav's Party Gains Ground In UP MLC Elections
Of 11 graduates' and teachers' seats, results were declared for 10 as of 11:30 pm, with BJP winning six and the SP four. The 'upper house' Legislative Council elections come five months ahead of the Assembly polls.
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Counting Of Votes For UP Legislative Council Polls To Take Place Today
The CEO also said that the counting for all 11 constituencies will be conducted at the designated venues under the direction of the returning officers and the supervision of observers.
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Congress Eyes 125 Seats In UP, Priyanka Gandhi To Lead Alliance Talks
Party insiders have told NDTV that Priyanka Gandhi will play a pivotal role in the seat-sharing negotiations with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav.
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UP Murder Convict Wishes To Contest Polls. High Court Pauses His Conviction
A two-judge bench comprising Justice Siddharth and Justice Vinai Kumar Dwivedi passed the order hearing a criminal appeal filed by Nandlal Rai alias Babloo Rai, who was convicted by the Varanasi sessions court in 2025 in connection with a 2017 murder case.
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Yogi Adityanath Throws Back Ayodhya Challenge. Akhilesh Yadav Responds
Responding to Yogi Adityanath, Akhilesh Yadav said a young candidate is enough to take on the BJP in Ayodhya.
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Decoding Akhilesh Yadav's Decision To Skip 3rd Rajya Sabha Candidate
With the BJP having nominated eight candidates and the SP sticking to two, voting has been ruled out, allowing both sides to claim their share without a contest.
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How Aradhana Misra Won Ajay Rai-Rajendra Pal Clash And Rose In UP Congress
There had been considerable speculation within Congress circles about Aradhana Misra's name. It was widely seen as a question of when, rather than if, she would get the post.
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Months Ahead Of State Polls, Congress Names New Chiefs For Punjab, UP
In Punjab, the Congress has gone with hockey legend Pargat Singh, while in Uttar Pradesh, Aradhana Misra Mona has been tasked with leading the party into next year's polls.
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Congress Wants 150 Seats In UP, Samajwadi Party Says Top Leaders Will Decide
The negotiations are expected to begin in October, sources have said. A final arrangement, however, will require the approval of the two parties' top leadership -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav.
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Analysis | Rahul Gandhi's Revival vs Akhilesh Yadav's Leverage: Inside the Samajwadi-Congress Tug of War
Historically, Akhilesh Yadav, despite his party's strength in UP, has not been an aggressive ally. But this time, he has been forced to introduce subtle aggression.
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'Wait For October 2': AIMIM's Search For Bigger Role In UP Enters New Phase
UP assembly elections: Asaduddin Owaisi warned parties not to interpret AIMIM's relatively restrained alliance messaging as weakness
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Lal Topi, Blue T-Shirt: Akhilesh Yadav's 'PDA' For Blue Has A Coded Message
The message is clear: the Samajwadi Party wants to talk to voters beyond its traditional Yadav-Muslim support base, particularly to Dalits.
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Analysis | 75 Manifestos For 75 Districts: Akhilesh Yadav's Move For 2027 UP Polls
The Samajwadi Party will break the tradition of releasing a single manifesto for all of Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has put his stamp on a new mantra - "75 manifestos for UP's 75 districts". Virtually taking a leaf out of the UP government's "one district, one product" campaign, the pa...
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At Amit Shah's UP Meet, BJP Sets 325-350 Seats Target For 2027 Polls
The other key leaders present at the meeting included BJP's state in-charge Vinod Tawde, national general secretary Smriti Irani and Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan.
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Opinion | Dalit Vote In Uttar Pradesh: From BSP Monopoly To A Three-Way Fight
As the 2027 election approaches, Dalits, who make up about one in five voters, could decide who governs India's most populous state. Uttar Pradesh's politics has long run on caste arithmetic, and no bloc has been more consequential or more contested in recent years than the Dalits. Scheduled Castes (SCs) account for about 21% of the state's populat...
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BJP Ahead But Akhilesh Yadav's Party Gains Ground In UP MLC Elections
Of 11 graduates' and teachers' seats, results were declared for 10 as of 11:30 pm, with BJP winning six and the SP four. The 'upper house' Legislative Council elections come five months ahead of the Assembly polls.
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Counting Of Votes For UP Legislative Council Polls To Take Place Today
The CEO also said that the counting for all 11 constituencies will be conducted at the designated venues under the direction of the returning officers and the supervision of observers.
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Congress Eyes 125 Seats In UP, Priyanka Gandhi To Lead Alliance Talks
Party insiders have told NDTV that Priyanka Gandhi will play a pivotal role in the seat-sharing negotiations with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav.
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UP Murder Convict Wishes To Contest Polls. High Court Pauses His Conviction
A two-judge bench comprising Justice Siddharth and Justice Vinai Kumar Dwivedi passed the order hearing a criminal appeal filed by Nandlal Rai alias Babloo Rai, who was convicted by the Varanasi sessions court in 2025 in connection with a 2017 murder case.
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Yogi Adityanath Throws Back Ayodhya Challenge. Akhilesh Yadav Responds
Responding to Yogi Adityanath, Akhilesh Yadav said a young candidate is enough to take on the BJP in Ayodhya.
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Decoding Akhilesh Yadav's Decision To Skip 3rd Rajya Sabha Candidate
With the BJP having nominated eight candidates and the SP sticking to two, voting has been ruled out, allowing both sides to claim their share without a contest.
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How Aradhana Misra Won Ajay Rai-Rajendra Pal Clash And Rose In UP Congress
There had been considerable speculation within Congress circles about Aradhana Misra's name. It was widely seen as a question of when, rather than if, she would get the post.
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Months Ahead Of State Polls, Congress Names New Chiefs For Punjab, UP
In Punjab, the Congress has gone with hockey legend Pargat Singh, while in Uttar Pradesh, Aradhana Misra Mona has been tasked with leading the party into next year's polls.
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Congress Wants 150 Seats In UP, Samajwadi Party Says Top Leaders Will Decide
The negotiations are expected to begin in October, sources have said. A final arrangement, however, will require the approval of the two parties' top leadership -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav.
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Analysis | Rahul Gandhi's Revival vs Akhilesh Yadav's Leverage: Inside the Samajwadi-Congress Tug of War
Historically, Akhilesh Yadav, despite his party's strength in UP, has not been an aggressive ally. But this time, he has been forced to introduce subtle aggression.
-
'Wait For October 2': AIMIM's Search For Bigger Role In UP Enters New Phase
UP assembly elections: Asaduddin Owaisi warned parties not to interpret AIMIM's relatively restrained alliance messaging as weakness
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Lal Topi, Blue T-Shirt: Akhilesh Yadav's 'PDA' For Blue Has A Coded Message
The message is clear: the Samajwadi Party wants to talk to voters beyond its traditional Yadav-Muslim support base, particularly to Dalits.
-
Analysis | 75 Manifestos For 75 Districts: Akhilesh Yadav's Move For 2027 UP Polls
The Samajwadi Party will break the tradition of releasing a single manifesto for all of Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has put his stamp on a new mantra - "75 manifestos for UP's 75 districts". Virtually taking a leaf out of the UP government's "one district, one product" campaign, the pa...
