Up Polls

Samajwadi Party Will Win UP Polls, Work Towards Scrapping EVMs: Akhilesh Yadav

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 4, 2021

The Samajwadi Party (SP) will win the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections by a huge majority and then ''samajwadi people'' will work towards abolishing the electronic voting system, party president Akhilesh Yadav claimed on Thursday.

Hold Panchayat Elections By April 30, High Court To UP Poll Panel

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 5, 2021

In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday asked the Uttar Pradesh Election Commission to ensure holding of the village panchayat elections by April 30 this year.

Samajwadi Party To Contest 2022 UP Polls On Its Own, Doors Open For Smaller Parties: Akhilesh Yadav

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 18, 2021

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said his party would contest the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on its own, but keep its doors open for smaller parties, including that of his estranged uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav.

Congress "Dissenters" Not On UP Poll Teams, Salman Khurshid Gets Key Job

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday September 7, 2020

Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid will head a team that will draw up the Congress manifesto ahead of the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh -- due two years later. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is in charge of the party in Uttar Pradesh, has already started setting up teams, sources in the party said.

"Congress Top Body To Decide On Priyanka Gandhi Vadra As Its UP Face": Senior Leader

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 18, 2020

"Senior Congress leader Jitin Prasada on Saturday said while it has been a long-standing demand of party workers that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra be the party's face in the 2022 UP Assembly elections, it is a "strategic decision" to be taken by the "Congress Working Committee and Priyanka ji herself".

Can Be "Understanding" With Samajwadi Party For UP Polls: Shivpal Yadav

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 7, 2020

Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) chief Shivpal Singh Yadav has hinted of an "understanding" between his party and the Samajwadi Party, headed by his estranged nephew Akhilesh Yadav, for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls.

After Delhi Polls, AAP Cites Videos, Says Voting Machines Tampered

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday February 9, 2020

Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday cited videos to back their claim that efforts are being made to tamper with the Electronic Voting Machines from the assembly elections. Senior party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, who made the claim yesterday,tweeted a couple of videos, saying they were of voting machines being taken away illegall...

Prepping For "Next Step", Says Akhilesh Yadav After Meeting Mayawati

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday May 20, 2019

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, after meeting with alliance partner Mayawati on Monday, spoke about prepping for "the next step", ahead of results on May 23 Thursday.

Akhilesh Yadav, Maneka Gandhi Among Top Contenders For Phase 6 UP Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 10, 2019

Hectic electioneering ended on Friday evening for 14 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, including those for which Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Union minister Maneka Gandhi are contesting.

Challenges For BJP, Alliance In UP's Last 2 Phases: Prannoy Roy Analyses

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday May 10, 2019

UP elections will be held on 27 seats in the coming phases - all in eastern Uttar Pradesh, that includes Varanasi, the seat of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Gorakhpur, the stronghold of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

"Told My Sister And Jyotir...": Rahul Gandhi Reveals His UP Poll Strategy

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday May 3, 2019

Rahul Gandhi on Thursday defended his decision to field candidates in Uttar Pradesh against those of Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav, reinforcing the comments that have landed his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in a controversy. "It is pretty clear that in UP, a secular formation is winning, whether it is the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party or Congre...

Snake Inside Voting Machine Holds Up Polling In Kerala's Kannur Seat

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 23, 2019

An unusual "visitor" in a polling booth in Kerala's Kannur Lok Sabha constituency held up voting for a brief while today. A small snake was found inside a VVPAT machine in a booth at Mayyil Kandakkai in the Kannur constituency.

BJP Workers Thrash UP Polling Officer For Asking Voters To Press "Cycle"

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Tuesday April 23, 2019

Apolling officer was beaten up this morning at a voting booth in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad by BJP workers who alleged that he forced some women to vote for the Samajwadi Party, said police.

Officials Travel 4 Days, 483 Km To Set Up Polling Booth, For One Voter

India News | Niha Masih, The Washington Post | Thursday April 18, 2019

In the fading afternoon light, Gammar Bam glanced down nervously at a fast-flowing river in a corner of northeastern India. His team had already driven eight hours on one-lane mountainous roads and shaky bridges. Now they were trekking on a slippery path hugging a cliff. For Mr Bam and his team of polling officers, that meant a four-day journey of ...

"Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Could've Made A Big Impact In UP Polls": Prashant Kishor

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday January 23, 2019

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra could have made a major difference in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh elections if she had decided to take the plunge into politics over three years ago, Janata Dal-United vice-president Prashant Kishor said on Wednesday.