Topic: UP assembly election
In Agra, ‘Dalit ki beti’ Baby Rani Maurya is looking to draw Mayawati’s core voters to BJP
In interview with ThePrint in her constituency, Baby Rani Maurya says she was inspired to join politics partly by her childhood days growing up in a Dalit neighbourhood in Agra.
Akhilesh Yadav says he won’t contest 2022 UP assembly polls
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Yadav, who is also SP MP from Azamgarh and CM face of his party, also said that an alliance between his party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal for the polls has been finalised.
Facing Jat-Muslim unity in UP, BJP poll strategy targets farmers & caste equations
Farmers protest is providing common ground for Jats and Muslims, leading to a fragile but significant unity that could undermine BJP's efforts to return to power in Uttar Pradesh.
Dharmendra Pradhan is BJP’s top man for UP election, appoints largest ever team for state
BJP names 7 co-in-charges and 6 zonal organisation in-charges, all comprising Union ministers and top party leaders to help it clinch a successive govt in UP. Also names in-charges for 4 other states.
On Camera
YourTurn
One year of being ThePrint’s Readers’ Editor – my job, your mails, our stories
As Readers’ Editor, I want to say, dear reader, we hear you although we may not always agree with you.
Mukesh Ambani’s daughter Isha Ambani to be named chair of Reliance retail
Isha Ambani, the current director of Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd., is expected to be announced as the chair as early as Wednesday.
Defence
Almost 4,000 enrol for IAF’s Agnipath recruitment scheme on day 1 of online registrations
These registrations pertain to the Indian Air Force's Agniveer Vayu programme. The online portal for the first phase was opened at 10 am Friday, and will close on 5 July.
With Agnipath, Modi govt’s shock & awe doctrine may have misfired a vital reform, yet again
Modi govt's biggest flaw has been its disinclination to accept limitations of electoral majorities. This ruined land acquisition and farm reform, stalled labour codes.