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UP polls: Swami Prasad Maurya faces stiff challenge in Fazilnagar seat

With BJP nominee Surendra Singh Kushwaha being a fellow caste man and since RPN Singh could rally Kurmi-Sainthwars with him, Maurya's bet rests on how Yadavs and Muslims vote

UP polls: Fifth phase of voting on Sunday; 692 candidates in fray

Polling to decide the fate of 692 candidates in the fray for 61 assembly seats across 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh will take place in the fifth phase of the state assembly elections on Sunday. Campaigning for the fifth phase ended on Friday evening, and all necessary arrangements have been completed, state Chief Election Officer Ajay Kumar Shukla said here on Saturday. Polling will start at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm, he said. Around 2.24 crore voters will exercise their franchise in this phase in the districts of Sultanpur, Chitrakoot, Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Barabanki, Bahraich, Shravasti and Gonda. Amethi and Raebareli, once considered Congress bastions, and Ayodhya, the epicentre of the Ram temple movement, will too vote on Sunday. Prominent faces in the fray for the fifth phase include Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, who is contesting from the Sirathu assembly seat in Kaushambi district. He is facing Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) candidate Pallavi ...

UP polls: Yogi distributes laptops but can't operate one, says Akhilesh

Akhilesh said that Yogi has only cheated the public in the state and added that he would wipe out the BJP and save save the mixed culture of Uttar Pradesh

PM Modi, his friends 'broke backbone' of employment sector: Rahul Gandhi

The fifth phase of voting in Uttar Pradesh will take place on February 27 when 60 assembly constituencies will go to the polls

Non-Congress govts kept UP backward, forced people to migrate: Rahul Gandhi

Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi said he has been working only for the billionaires, who do not give employment

Uttar Pradesh polls: OBC leadership on test in the remaining phases

Almost all parties have put OBC leaders at the helm of their campaigns and the last three phases will test their popularity

Battle for Uttar Pradesh: 1,137 cases of poll violence in 4 phases

Meerut tops the list among the districts with 51 cases of poll code violation followed by 45 in Jhansi

Mayawati rejects speculation over BSP-BJP tie-up, says she's nobody B team

The speculation was triggered by a recent remark by Union Home Minister that Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party remained relevant in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls and will get Dalit votes

No 'baahubali' can be seen even using telescope: Shah praises UP govt

BJP had promised to improve law and order in the 2017 election campaign and Adityanath, after becoming the chief minister, has eradicated mafia elements

BJP govt promised commoners will fly but sold airports, airline: Akhilesh

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav took a dig at the BJP government, saying it had talked about enabling slippers-wearing commoners to travel by planes, but ended up selling airports and airline.

UP polls: Voters have blessed BJP in first four phases, says PM Modi

The prime minister was addressing an election rally for Amethi and its neighbouring Sultanpur districts

UP politicians rely on caste, religion to get votes: Priyanka Gandhi

Priyanka said the focus on caste and religion in UP politics has made politicians complacent, making them sideline the real issues.

57.83% voter turnout recorded in fourth phase of UP Assembly elections

The fourth phase of Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday witnessed a voter turnout of 57.83 per cent, according to the data released by the Election Commission.

Seeds Fincap plans to disburse Rs 250 crore in next financial year

The company, which has operations in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan with 24 branches in Tier 2 and 3 towns, completed disbursement of Rs 50 crore worth loans on Wednesday

Won't let cows be slaughtered, also prevent crop damage from cattle: Yogi

Adityanath asserted that 'gaushalas' (cow shelters) will be built on a large scale to protect cows

Uttar Pradesh phase 4 polling: 49.89% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm

Uttar Pradesh has recorded 49.89 per cent voting till 3 p.m. for the phase IV of the assembly polls, the data released by the Election Commission said

Akhilesh claims double century seats by 4th phase of UP polls, taunts Shah

Akhilesh Yadav took a dig at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his reported promise of providing laptops to those who take "admission in Inter after passing class 12"

SP, BJP discuss problems facing common people only under pressure: Priyanka

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra charged that the BJP and SP are not actually interested about issues that affect people or in development

UP polls: MoS Ajay Mishra casts vote amid heavy security in Lakhimpur Kheri

Union Minister and BJP leader Ajay Mishra, embroiled in a major controversy involving his son, cast his vote for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls

UP Assembly polls: BJP will match scale of 2017 verdict, says Rajnath Singh

Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that the victory of the BJP in the Assembly elections will match the scale of the 2017 verdict in UP.