Jailed mafia don and MLA Mukhtar Ansari is all set to contest the Assembly polls from the Mau Sadar seat district on the symbol of Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) from jail.
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly V D Satheesan launched a scathing attack against UP CM Yogi Adityanath for his alleged disparaging comments against Kerala
Battle lines drawn in Western UP as voting for first phase begins today
The party released its manifesto -- Samajwadi Vachan Patra -- for the coming assembly elections, shortly after the BJP released its own
Making his debut in the UP poll campaign from Noida, the Lok Sabha MP told people not to underestimate the elections as political developments in the state have an impact across the country
The Gorakhpur Urban constituency will go to the polls in the sixth phase of the elections on March 3
Prime Minister Modi indicated that Yogi Adityanath is the BJP's choice as the next chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, saying if his government is formed again he would make up for the time lost
'I am contesting against Yogi Adityanath and will also distribute pamphlets in Karhal against Akhilesh Yadav'
Uttar Pradesh goes to polls in seven phases between February 10 and March 7 to elect 403 members of the state Assembly.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that Gorakhpur will no longer be identified with the mafias and as of date, the "mafiawaadis" are now in jail.Addressing a conference on voter awareness in Gorakhpur, Adityanath said, "Gorakhpur will no longer be identified with the mafias. The mafiawaadis here are now adorning the jail. Women now feel safe and can roam freely even at night."The Chief Minister also lauded India's ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive."Earlier, it was witnessed that vaccines for various illnesses used to come in India after a gap of 50 to 60 years. Within one and a half to two years of the Coronavirus driven pandemic, as many as two vaccines have been made in India and in UP, 100 per cent of the people have got the first dose," said the Chief Minister.He added, "Most of the central schemes that are there today.....Uttar Pradesh is either at the first position or on second position. Under the Samajwadi Party's government, only 18000 houses were ...
It is noteworthy that the opposition has been repeatedly accusing the chief minister of having criminal antecedents
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday lauded Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, saying he has freed Uttar Pradesh of mafias by establishing rule of law in the true sense after 25 years. The opposition alliance, he said, had lost to the BJP in Uttar Pradesh previously and would be defeated again. Shah was addressing an election meeting ahead of nomination filing by Adityanath from the Gorakhpur Urban assembly seat. The union minister also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking special care of development particularly of the Purvanchal region. Besides Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, chiefs of BJP allies -- Apna Dal and NISHAD party -- were present on the occasion. Uttar Pradesh will go to polls in seven phases beginning February 10.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday filed nomination from the Gorakhpur Urban assembly seat in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The polling in Uttar Pradesh will be held on February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27 and March 3 and 7 in seven phases
UP CM Yogi Adityanath said no communal riots broke out during his tenure, while they had almost doubled from previous regime during the government of the Samajwadi Party.
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
He alleged that the Samajwadi Party (SP), which was in power from 2012 to 2017 in the state, only usurped money in the garb of building graveyards
Claiming success in controlling crime in the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday accused his predecessors of failing to undertake police reforms and modification
Yadav also attacked the CM over his language in the run-up to the assembly polls, which he said would be a Bhaichara banaam Bharatiya Janata Party
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.