TopicUttar Pradesh

Topic: Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh is India’s most populous state, sending 80 Members of Parliament to the Lok Sabha. The state is also known for being home to the largest number of Indian prime ministers. Leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Charan Singh, and Narendra Modi have all won general elections from this state, shaping the course of Indian politics on both national and international fronts.

The state came into existence in 1950 after the United Provinces were renamed Uttar Pradesh. In the year 2000, another state, Uttarakhand, was carved out of UP to give representation to the Himalayan regions in the state. Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh, and the Allahabad High Court is the highest judicial body in the state.

Akhilesh Yadav & Mayawati’s biggest challenge in UP – transfer of votes

A.K. Verma - 18 May, 2019

Gathbandhan was formed on the assumption that Akhilesh could transfer SP votes to BSP and Mayawati could get Dalit votes transferred to SP.

The importance of the Muslim vote in UP, and the silver lining in the Vidyasagar episode

Aastha Singh - 16 May, 2019

ThoughtShot, ThePrint’s one-stop-opinion-spot from leading newspapers’ editorial pages.

The public mood in Uttar Pradesh expects 50-50 for BJP & SP-BSP

Shivam Vij - 16 May, 2019

The 2019 Lok Sabha election is a rare event when Uttar Pradesh is having a truly bi-polar contest.

Arun Jaitley’s selective amnesia makes him forget the times BJP put ‘humour’ behind bars

Zainab Sikander - 15 May, 2019

Arun Jaitley was quick to call out Mamata Banerjee for not being able to have a good laugh at herself. But preaching is easier than practicing.

This is the one thing working for the few Muslims contesting Lok Sabha elections from UP

Mohd Osama - 13 May, 2019

Without dynasty connections, the statistics would have been even more dismal for Muslim candidates.

In Uttar Pradesh, Dalits and Yadavs pretend they never hated each other

Shivam Vij - 13 May, 2019

The Yogi Adityanath government’s alienation of Jatavs and Yadavs have made them forget their past animosity.

BJP-ruled constituencies fare worst on all maternal health indicators, study shows

Shoba Suri - 11 May, 2019

Northern states like UP and Bihar have the highest concentration of women suffering from anemia, a known cause of maternal deaths.

Amid Bhojpuri songs & ‘launda naach’, the contest for Azamgarh is a fight to reclaim its legacy

Aditi Vatsa - 10 May, 2019

Azamgarh, which has been linked with terrorism since a 2008 Delhi encounter, accounts for 2 of UP's 80 constituencies, both of which vote Sunday.

Yogi govt shut down Kanpur tanneries for Kumbh. Three months later, shutters still down

Srijan Shukla - 7 May, 2019

Kanpur's famed leather industry, valued at Rs 9,000 crore, has found itself under siege since the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad this January.

BJP ally Om Prakash Rajbhar resigns from Yogi Adityanath’s UP government

PTI - 6 May, 2019

Om Prakash Rajbhar, chief of the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party, resigned alleging that the BJP was misusing his party's name and flag during campaigns.

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