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TopicUP elections 2022

Topic: UP elections 2022

Exit poll results: AAP sweeps Punjab; BJP to retain UP, Manipur; rest hung

Congress has a fighting chance in Uttarakhand and Goa, BSP biggest loser in Uttar Pradesh.

Akhilesh Yadav’s challenge: No regional party has ever unseated BJP government in polls

BJP on its own has never dislodged any regional party in assembly polls, except the Samajwadi Party in 2017. The converse is also true but without any exception.

Varanasi South seat has Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, but PM Modi is ‘missing’ BJP MLA’s only hope

BJP is pulling out all stops to ensure Varanasi South doesn’t become a spoiler in PM’s LS constituency. NDA had won all 8 segments here in 2017. But MLA issue is a larger problem.

Yogi govt has rid UP of ‘mafia & machhar, gang wars & Japanese encephalitis’, says Anurag Thakur

Union minister Thakur, who is also BJP’s co-incharge for UP polls, says his party has focused on law & order, development, claims SP chief Akhilesh Yadav ‘has changed seat’ fearing defeat.

Flags, posters, roadshows: Glimpses from Varanasi ahead of last phase of voting in UP

On Friday, PM Narendra Modi held a massive roadshow in his constituency amid cheering crowds showering rose petals. He is also scheduled to address a rally Saturday.

PM Modi raised India’s pride, even Pakistanis grab Tricolour to escape Ukraine, says KP Maurya

Before last phase of UP polls, Keshav Prasad Maurya talks about BJP’s chances, its focus on development and welfare of all, but says slogans like 'Jai Shri Ram' will continue.

Yogi’s cows, Modi’s houses, Akhilesh’s jobs: Why this is a more ‘normal’ Uttar Pradesh election

Caste is back, after 2014, 2017 and 2019. Joblessness is the new nationalism and religion. Too many poor people are hurting as they pay for cow protection.

In UP’s Mau, gangster Mukhtar Ansari’s sport-shooter son is using ‘clean’ image to gun for votes

Mau constituency, which goes to vote on 7 March, has been gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s stronghold since 1996. He has won the seat five consecutive times.

Mamata Banerjee, Jaya Bachchan take stage at SP’s power-packed rally on PM’s turf Varanasi

The eight assembly segments under Varanasi district are among the seats that will vote during the last and seventh phase on 7 March. The votes will be counted on 10 March.

How BJP war room on Modi turf Varanasi is building buzz about party, reaching every voter

BJP's digital war room in Varanasi comprises 100-odd volunteers housed in a three-storey building at Gulab Bagh area. It connects party workers, officebearers and volunteers.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.