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Sunday, November 16, 2025
TopicUP Civic Polls

Topic: UP Civic Polls

Why Allahabad HC quashed UP govt order on OBC quota in civic polls — ‘state on wrong side of law’

In its 87-page verdict, the HC rejected state’s explanation that govt brought amendments in its municipal laws in 1994 and didn't exceed maximum ceiling of 50% set by the top court.

Akhilesh Yadav accuses BJP of kidnapping voters, using force in UP panchayat polls

The former UP CM said it is strange that while most results of zila panchayat member polls were in favour of the Samajwadi Party, BJP gained in the polls for the district panchayat chief.

BJP says won big in UP district panchayat chief polls, claims 67 out of 75 seats

State BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh said the success of the party was due to the welfare policies initiated by its government and the popularity of PM Narendra Modi & CM Yogi Adityanath.

In Gandhi family bastion of Amethi, this masala king decides civic poll outcomes

Rajesh Masalewala's wife Chandrama Devi registered her third consecutive victory, retaining her post as head of the Amethi nagar panchayat in Amethi.

HoaXposed: BJP didn’t have identical margins of victory in four UP civic body polls

NCP leader’s tweet hinting at EVM manipulation by the ruling party is factually incorrect.

The real numbers in UP civic poll results bring worrying news for BJP

Out of the declared 5390 nagar panchayat member seats, the BJP could win only in 662 wards.

BJP’s victory march continues in UP, wins 14 out of 16 mayor posts in civic polls

The victory comes at a time when the BJP is aiming to win all the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the 2019 general election.

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Why Tejashwi Yadav failed—Bihar changed, RJD didn’t

RJD, once a prominent representative of Mandal politics, now finds itself in a political era where welfare, good governance, and new aspirations are overshadowing old caste equations.

As govt starts rolling back Quality Control Orders, a look at adverse impact they had, mainly on MSMEs

Between 2016 and 2025, around 700 QCOs were issued by the government. Now, it has withdrawn 69 of them.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.