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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicBJP Uttar Pradesh

Topic: BJP Uttar Pradesh

SP MLA sparks speculations of return to Yogi fold with assembly resignation, ‘yet to get proposal’ says BJP

Former minister in Yogi cabinet, Ghosi MLA Dara Singh Chauhan, had quit BJP ahead of the 2022 assembly polls. SP claims he has been promised a Lok Sabha ticket for 2024 by the ruling party. 

Ahead of 2024 LS polls, why BJP has picked Sunil Bansal to be its point person in UP once again

BJP national general secy and in charge of Bengal, Odisha & Telangana, Sunil Bansal has been made in charge of UP to oversee Maha Jansampark Abhiyan that marks 9 yrs of Modi govt.

Impact of ‘Atiq link’ allegation? UP minister’s wife denied BJP ticket for mayor polls, Baniya rival in fray

Ayesha Noori’s allegations against UP cabinet minister Nand Gopal Gupta aka Nandi gave a camp within state BJP the ammunition to target him, say party insiders.

‘Pehelwanjee dictates politics’ in 5 UP seats: BJP dilemma over protest against ‘indispensable’ Brij Bhushan

Accused of sexual harassment by top wrestlers, BJP MP & former WFI chief is said to wield huge political clout, with his network of educational institutes, links to RSS & 'muscle power'.

UP aspires to be ‘Uttam Pradesh’, not Bihar: Minister Surya Pratap Shahi on caste census demand

Responding to SP MLA on whether Uttar Pradesh will conduct Bihar-like caste census, the state agriculture minister said his government doesn't want to put state 'in reverse gear'.

‘Symbol of slavery & indulgence’: Idea behind BJP’s renewed demand to rename Lucknow

BJP MP has written to PM Modi, UP CM demanding Lucknow be renamed "Lakshmanpur" or "Lakhanpur". On the demand, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav remarked, 'will you call a table a chair?'

Why Samajwadi Party has taken a U-turn in Ramcharitmanas row — ‘shudra’ politics could pay off

SP had distanced itself from Swami Prasad Maurya’s controversial remarks on verses in Hindu text. Now it seems to be shifting the debate from religion to caste with eye on LS polls.

How ‘pride of Prayagraj’ became latest flashpoint in tussle between UP netas & officials

While there's a feeling among public representatives that civil servants in UP are 'unrestrained', officials say most decisions are made with CMO's approval.

‘Guilty’ of poll code violations, UP’s Sanjay Gangwar is 2nd minister in Yogi 2.0 to face conviction

On Saturday, a special court found Gangwar guilty in two cases of code violations during 2012 assembly polls. The cases pertain to a time when he was in the Bahujan Samaj Party.

‘Party bigger than govt, focus on winning seats that we lost’, says UP’s new BJP chief 

Governments at the Centre and state are working on the basis of the party’s manifesto, said Bhupendra Chaudhary, who was appointed to the position in August.  

On Camera

Counter-insurgency is Indian military’s reality. Op Sindoor was brief flash in combat spectrum

The Chief of Defence Staff was spot on when he declared war fighting as ‘military’s bread and butter.’

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Choppy ride for India’s submarine ambition: Project P-751 chugs forward, Scorpenes a stinging tale

With P75I still years away & the follow-on Scorpenes stuck, India’s long-promised 30-yr submarine plan remains behind schedule

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.