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TopicUttar Pradesh election

Topic: Uttar Pradesh election

‘Infighting, public anger, Lallu Singh’s slip of tongue’ — what led to BJP’s poll debacle in UP

Several BJP leaders said SP defeated party in its game of caste consolidation & cashed in on Dalit insecurity over 'new Constitution' remarks. Two BJP MPs publicly spoke of infighting.

Icing on BJP victory cake is farmers’ protests, Covid didn’t affect UP voters

Election results reiterate that good governance and Narendra Modi are a winning combination. But for Congress, it's beyond redemption.

Kirti Azad posts video claiming to show BJP leader chased in UP, but it’s from 2021 Bengal polls

The video, posted on Twitter with reference to BJP’s aim to cross 300 seats in UP, shows villagers chasing a politician with sticks & attacking his vehicle.

‘States did it first’: Modi justifies 2020 Covid lockdown, denies govt agencies misused for polls

In interview with ANI a day before UP elections, PM Narendra Modi speaks on issues including dynastic politics, farm laws, and BJP’s poll prospects.

Budget, poll campaigning, NYT report on Pegasus — what made Page 1 of Urdu press this week

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Five reasons why ministers are leaving Yogi Adityanath govt right before UP elections

Dara Singh Chauhan, Swami Prasad Maurya & Dharam Singh Saini were key to BJP's non-Jadav vote bank. Adityanath and his policies damaged this relationship.

Rebel UP Congress MLA ‘seen as sister by Priyanka Gandhi’ joins BJP in Rae Bareli

Aditi Singh's entry into BJP is being seen as a boost to the party in the Gandhi family bastion ahead of 2022 polls. She is daughter of late veteran Congress leader Akhilesh Singh.

How one visit from Priyanka Gandhi could bring Lucknow’s Valmiki Basti back to Congress fold

Residents of Valmiki Basti in Lucknow's Luv Kush Nagar say Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's visit made them feel special, and BJP, whom they voted for in 2017, hasn't fulfilled its promises.

Eye on Purvanchal, BJP ties up with Nishad Party for 2022 UP assembly election

The Nishad community comprises 22 sub-castes and comprise 14-17% of the population in districts like Mau, Azamgarh, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Santkabir Nagar and Prayagraj.

Kohli stepping down from T20 captaincy is wise. High workload hurt his form

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.