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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Topic2022 UP assembly election

Topic: 2022 UP assembly election

Pitted against RLD-SP in a UP bypoll, why BJP is trying to put Muzaffarnagar ghosts to rest

In runup to bypoll in Khatauli assembly constituency of Muzaffarnagar, BJP has dropped its usual pre-election rhetoric around the 2013 riots and the deaths of Jat men Sachin and Gaurav.

Why the Modi-Shah BJP loses — 3 lessons for those asking if this BJP can be defeated at all

To beat BJP, you either deny it critical mass of Hindu vote or build a regional leader & party strong enough to protect their turf. And there’s a 3rd option too.

Modi props up Yogi, Behenji’s relief, and the one state Congress did end up winning

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘New-age Swami Vivekananda, prime mover of BJP’s UP success’ — RSS praises Yogi for poll win

Yogi Adityanath is the first UP Chief Minister in 37 years to get a second consecutive term in office, after completing a five-year tenure. He won over 1 lakh votes in his seat.

‘Saheb knows this’, Prashant Kishor objects as Modi enjoys victory lap in poll-bound Gujarat

Kishor said Modi’s hope that 2022 wins would show the way for 2024 was a ‘false narrative’. Battle for India would be fought and decided in 2024, he said.

BJP turncoats fail to make a mark in UP; 5 including OBC leader SP Maurya lose, 1 trailing

Of a dozen BJP MLAs including three ex-ministers, five, including two ministers, have lost, while one is trailing. Only two MLAs are leading, according to ECI trends at 9 pm.

Jat anger not enough to cause BJP defeat in West UP, but helped RLD, SP gain ground

While the BJP was leading in 35 of 66 seats in West UP, the SP was leading in 31 & RLD in seven. In 2017, BJP had won 51 seats here, SP 15 & BSP 1.

5 Assembly elections, 7 key pointers & 3 winners: Modi, Yogi, Kejriwal

Modi has become a colossus Indian politics hasn’t seen, Kejriwal has established a new politics of his own kind, and Yogi is the leader to watch.

With heft of victory in UP, Yogi Adityanath can now begin to assert himself at BJP high table

The normally assertive Yogi Adityanath can start to have a say in crucial party decisions. The first step towards that can be his induction in the party’s parliamentary board.

Om Prakash Rajbhar leads in UP’s Zahoorabad, fighting off challenge from BJP’s Kalicharan

SBSP chief and SP ally Om Prakash Rajbhar has a lead over his rivals with 34,667 votes, and a voteshare of over 44 per cent. Kalicharan Rajbhar has got 22,838 votes.

On Camera

Telangana spoke up for Muslim vendor who was attacked. South is different from the North

A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.

Venezuela crude returns to India’s oil basket. But only as ‘supplementary’ supply

Indian refiners are testing Venezuelan barrels again as Russian supply sinks, but analysts say volumes will remain limited due to refinery constraints & supply capacity.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.