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UP Elections: Yogi has no criminal case, assets rose by Rs 59 lakh in 4 yrs

It is noteworthy that the opposition has been repeatedly accusing the chief minister of having criminal antecedents

UP polls: SP will stop MSP being given into farmers' accounts, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that if they get a chance, the "fake Samajwadis" will stop the Minimum Support Price (MSP) from being given into the accounts of the farmers.

Battle for UP: Chandra Shekhar Azad seeks removal of police officers

Chandra Shekhar Azad, the Azad Samaj Party candidate from the Gorakhpur Assembly seat in the upcoming elections has demanded immediate removal of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vipin Tada.

PM Narendra Modi to address digital rallies in UP, Uttarakhand on Friday

PM Modi will address two digital rallies on February 4 in poll-bound Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, the BJP said

UP Assembly polls: Amit Shah cautions Jayant over tie-up with Akhilesh

BJP leader Amit Shah cautioned RLD president Jayant Chaudhary over his party's tie-up with SP, saying Akhilesh Yadav does not even listen to his father and uncle then how would he listen to him.

Assembly polls: BSP will make people return to Uttar Pradesh, says Mayawati

BSP president Mayawati lashed out at political opponents over migration of people in search of livelihood saying it was only during her government that those who had left the state returned home.

Samajwadi Party govt tried to withdraw cases against terrorists: Nadda

BJP national president J P Nadda on Thursday called the SP "supporter of anti-nationals", alleging that the party tried to withdraw cases against "terrorists" when it was in power

Adityanath's clean image to benefit party in UP polls: BJP leader

BJP leader Arun Singh on Thursday claimed that the party will get the advantage of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's clean image in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls

UP Assembly polls: Amit Shah cautions Jayant over tie-up with Akhilesh

BJP leader Amit Shah on Thursday cautioned Rashtriya Lok Dal president Jayant Chaudhary over his party's tie-up with Samajwadi Party

UP Assembly elections: Two fathers vs two sons in Rampur seat

This is one battle, rather two battles, that have every eye fixed on it. The hostility between the rivals is legendary and parties do not matter much in this war

Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls: Congress releases list of 27 candidates

The Congress on Wednesday released its seventh list of 27 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The list has 11 women, including four replacing candidates previously announced. The party has replaced its Lucknow East candidate, nominating Manoj Tiwari in place of Pankaj Tiwari. The Congress is contesting the state polls with women in focus and has also released a separate manifesto for youth, assuring them of employment opportunities and have laid down a roadmap of how to provide jobs, if elected to power.

UP Assembly elections: Mayawati kicks off BSP campaign from Agra

BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday hit out at BJP, SP and Congress for not doing enough for Dalits and asserted that her party has a track record of working for all sections of society

UP elections: Yogi Adityanath to file nomination from Gorakhpur on Friday

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will file his nomination papers for the Gorakhpur Urban seat on Friday. He will reach the city on Thursday. Union Home minister Amit Shah, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and party state president Swatantra Dev Singh will be present during the filing of the nomination, BJP media cell in-charge Bachcha Pandey said on Wednesday. Before filing the nomination, Yogi will address a meeting at Maharana Pratap Inter College ground under COVID protocols, Pandey said. On Thursday he will hold a meeting with party office bearers and booth presidents. On Friday afternoon, he will address voter awareness convention at Gorakhpur club and also Prabudhdh Varg Sammelan at Nipal lodge. On Saturday, he will address Sikh community at Mohaddipur Gurudwara, Pandey added.

UP Assembly polls: PM Modi likely to address digital rally on February 4

PM Modi is likely to address a digital rally on February 4 covering nearly 20 assembly constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh, BJP sources said

UP Assembly polls: Samajwadi Party announces 3 seats, queers pitch for BJP

The Samajwadi Party has made the contest tough on three seats where it announced candidates on Wednesday

Samajwadi Party govts pushed UP onto violence, says CM Adityanath

UP CM Yogi Adityanath alleged that the previous SP governments pushed the state into violence as he held the party responsible for the Muzaffarnagar riots

Home Minister Shah using casteist terminology in electioneering: RLD chief

Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary accused Union Home minister Amit Shah of consistently using "caste-based terminology" during his election campaign in western Uttar Pradesh.

Five years ago, rioters and muscle men used to be law in UP: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday targeted the Samajwadi Party, saying five years ago muscle men and rioters used to be the law unto themselves in Uttar Pradesh.

UP Assembly elections: Akhilesh Yadav to file nomination from Karhal

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said this Uttar Pradesh assembly polls will write the country's history for the next century and appealed to people to defeat negative politics.

As UP polls near, 'Islamabad' residents gear up to vote for development

As electioneering is gaining momentum, voters in Islamabad, too, are eagerly waiting for their chance to cast votes, and elect their new representative. This Islamabad has nothing to do with Pakistan's capital, and is a village in Bijnor district, located approximately 40 km away from the district headquarters. It has a population of around 10,000, of which around 4,700 people are eligible to vote. Despite sharing its name with the neighbouring country's capital, local people say the name 'Islamabad' has never been a cause of concern. However, they said the village needs developments and that they will vote for a candidate, who they believe, will address their concerns. I don't know how the name 'Islamabad' came into existence. But this name is in use since the days of my great grandfather, Vijendra Singh, husband of village pradhan Sarvesh Devi, told PTI. When asked whether the name instilled a sense of insecurity among villagers, Singh said, Never was there any sense of insecurit