Category: Uttar Pradesh, India

Colorful scenes from Holi celebrations in India

Indians dancing during the Holi celebrations are reflected on the sun glass of a man who has his face smeared in colors in Gauhati, India, Monday, March 13, 2017. The festival also heralds the arrival or Indians dance as colors are sprayed during the Holi celebrations in Gauhati, India, Monday, March 13, 2017.

Uttarakhand: Chief Minister Harish Rawat loses Haridwar seat to BJP

The people in Uttarakhand seem to have voted against Harish Rawat’s Congress government this time as the exit poll predicted a clean sweep by the BJP which is expected to get over 50 out of 71 Assembly seats. The BJP fared poorly in the last UP elections, winning only 47 out of 403 assembly seats, but it clinched 73 out of 80 parliamentary constituencies in 2014 with Modi standing in the holy city of Varanasi.

Modi, only Modi, is reason for victories: Amit Shah

Shah said PM Modi’s pro-poor schemes and pro-performance agenda led to BJP’s victory in UP and Uttarakhand A beaming Amit Shah called the BJP’s big victories in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand ‘the victories of Narendra Modi’s leadership.’ NEW DELHI: A beaming Amit Shah called the BJP’s big victories in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand “the victories of Narendra Modi ‘s leadership.”

Modi, only Modi, is reason for victories: Amit Shah

Shah said PM Modi’s pro-poor schemes and pro-performance agenda led to BJP’s victory in UP and Uttarakhand A beaming Amit Shah called the BJP’s big victories in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand ‘the victories of Narendra Modi’s leadership.’ NEW DELHI: A beaming Amit Shah called the BJP’s big victories in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand “the victories of Narendra Modi ‘s leadership.”

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Attacks, counter-attacks end high decibel campaign for UP polls

Varanasi: The high-voltage campaign for the last round of the seven-phased Uttar Pradesh assembly polls ended on Monday evening with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his predecessor Mayawati targeting each other and claiming they would form the next government in the state. Prime Minister Modi, who has been camping in Varanasi along with most of his ministerial colleagues for the past three days, said Uttar Pradesh was in the “throes of anarchy” because the law and order had crumbled under the Samajwadi Party government led by Akhilesh Yadav.

Non-bailable warrant against rape-accused UP minister

Lucknow, March 4 – Amid efforts to arrest the rape charge accused Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati, police issued a non-bailable warrant on Saturday against him and six other persons, a police officer said. Earlier in the day, Prajapati’s passport was also revoked for four weeks to prevent the absconding minister from fleeing the country.

Modi uses ‘Gayatri’ mantra against SP

Blaming Akhilesh Yadav for “sleeping over” the demand for justice by a “beti” in the rape case against Gayatri Prajapati, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the voters in Uttar Pradesh have got an opportunity to perform the pind daan of their “tormentors”. He also said that unlike the BJP, its opponents believed in ” kuch ka saath, kuch ka hi vikas “.

57.03% turnout in 6th phase of UP election

An estimated 57.03 per cent voters cast their ballots on Saturday in the sixth phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections covering 49 Assembly seats, including Mau, where gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari is in the fray. “The polling was approximately 57.03 per cent and passed off by and large peacefully,” office of UP Chief Electoral Officer said in Lucknow.

Uttar Pradesh polls 2017: Small parties, caste groups hold key to many seats in eastern UP

AS THE Uttar Pradesh election enters its last two phases, small parties and caste groups are likely to play a significant role in deciding the outcome in 89 constituencies that go to the polls on March 4 and 8. If Ajit Singh’s RLD, which fought the polls alone in western UP seats, claims that no government can be formed in Lucknow without its support, an array of small parties – claiming to represent several different castes and their aspirations – may claim the same in eastern part of the state.

Uttar Pradesh elections 2017: Phase six today – 49 seats up for grabs

WITH 49 constituencies of seven districts of eastern UP going to polls on Saturday, fate of several leaders will be at stake – from jailed don Mukhtar Ansari and son Abbas in Mau to ministers Durga Prasad Yadav and Ram Govind Chaudhary in Azamgarh and Ballia; turncoats Narad Rai and Ambika Chaudhary – contesting as BSP candidates – and former BSP leader Swami Prasad Maurya, contesting on a BJP ticket from Padrauna. Prestige of Gorakhpur BJP MP Yogi Adityanath is also at stake with seven constituencies in the district, along with some in neighbouring districts – where the leader’s outfit Hindu Yuva Vahini has considerable influence – set to vote.

UP elections 2017: SP, Congress, BSP will get electric shocks on March 11, says PM Modi

PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi said on Friday that the SP, Congress and BSP will suffer “electric shocks” when the Uttar Pradesh assembly poll results are declared on March 11. Addressing a rally in Mirzapur district, he said, “SP, BSP, Congress – teeno ko current lagne wala hai .” At a recent rally in Gorakhpur, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had remarked that “Baba” should touch the electricity wires in Uttar Pradesh to see if there is current or not.

4 reasons why it is difficult to call Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 201726 min ago

Lucknow, March 3: As polling for Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2o17 enters tail-end, political pundits have started to predict the outcome for India’s biggest assembly with 403 seats. While reporting from Varanasi, veteran journalist Rajdeep Sardesai predicted BJP’s win whereas another veteran Bharat Bhushan highlighted the eroding youth support for the BJP in this report published in Catch News .

DU, AMU, BHU, JNU: What ails our universities?19 min ago

New Delhi, March 3: The violence in Delhi University is representative of the sentiments prevailing in universities across the nation. After the year 2015 was spent debating diminishing tolerance in Indian society as far as national narrative is concerned, the year 2016 saw the introduction of the nationalists vs the anti-nationals debate that started with allegedly anti-country sloganeering in the Jawahar Lal Nehru University campus.

Defeating SP only answer to removing corruption from UP : PM Modi

Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, Mar 3 : : Flaying his political rivals for their apathy towards the welfare of Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday promised a corruption-free Uttar Pradesh if BJP is voted to power. Addressing an election rally, Modi took one all- the ruling Samajwadi Party- the Congress and the BSP-for the underdevelopment of Uttar Pradesh, which he said, is capable of taking the country ahead.

Tension continues in UP town over objectionable video

Lucknow: Tension continued in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri town following violence that erupted over the circulation of a video that showed objectionable comments on Hindu gods, goddesses and women, police said on Friday. The violence broke out on Thursday night after the video was posted on social media and curfew was clamped in some parts of the city.

Uttar Pradesh Polls 2017: BSP hopes for Balha seat rest on a Dalit-Muslim love story

Bharti, the BSP candidate from Balha, with husband BSP chief Mayawati’s dream Dalit-Muslim electoral formula is seeking a winning combine in a love story that began on Delhi University’s North Campus 24 years ago. The party’s candidate on Balha seat of Bahraich district is Kiran Bharti, who is giving a tough fight to the BJP and Samajwadi Party, both of which have won from here before, thanks to husband Mohammad Shaukat Khan.

Narendra Modi giving casteist, communal tinge to UP election campaign: Mayawati1 hour ago

Lucknow, Feb 21 : After dubbing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “Mr Negative Dalit Man”, BSP chief Mayawati today charged him and BJP with trying to give “casteist and communal tinge” to the poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh. “In the past couple of days, BJP and its top leaders, including the PM, have been issuing wrong statements after assessing that the party has fared badly in the first three phases of polling,” she said in a statement here.

Narendra Modi giving casteist, communal tinge to UP election campaign: Mayawati1 hour ago

Lucknow, Feb 21 : After dubbing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “Mr Negative Dalit Man”, BSP chief Mayawati today charged him and BJP with trying to give “casteist and communal tinge” to the poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh. “In the past couple of days, BJP and its top leaders, including the PM, have been issuing wrong statements after assessing that the party has fared badly in the first three phases of polling,” she said in a statement here.

Akhilesh, Prateek my two eyes: Mulayam’s 2nd wife

SAIFAI : Trying to close the chapter on a prolonged family feud for control over the Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh’s ruling Yadav clan presented a picture of unity on Sunday. Speaking to reporters after the vote in their native village Saifai, the Yadavs came out with perfectly in-sync sound bytes to dispel any notion of fight within the family.

Priyanka Gandhi finally gets on campaign trail in UP, to accompany…

Raebareli, Feb 17: Congress star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi will finally get on the campaign trail on Friday in Uttar Pradesh. She will accompany her brother and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi at his election rally in Raebareli, which will go to polls in the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on February 27. Senior Congress leader Akhilesh Singh’s daughter Aditi Singh is contesting from the Raebareli seat in the assembly polls.

Corruption, migration key hill issues

Lucknow, Feb. 14: Clean governance, rural migration, man-animal conflict and facilities for ex-servicemen are the foremost issues as Uttarakhand votes tomorrow. Polling will take place in all but one of the 70 constituencies as voting in Karnprayag has been deferred to March 9 following the death of Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Kuldeep Singh Kanwasi in a road accident.

Uttarakhand Elections 2017: Mass exodus from state due to lack of job opportunities, says PM Modi

Accusing the Congress government in Uttarakhand of having no vision for growth even though the state has great potential in tourism and allied sectors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked the people to vote out the ruling party and give BJP a chance to ensure new heights of development in the next five years. “Have you ever thought why despite having such great potential Uttarakhand has lagged behind Chattisgarh and Jharkhand which were created together by Atal Bihari Vajpayee? In spite of the Maoist problem, Chattisgargh with a BJP government has established itself among the fastest growing states,” he told a poll rally at the GITI Maidan here.

50.4% voting in Ghaziabad till

Ghaziabad, Feb 11 – Ghaziabad district witnessed 50.4 per cent voter turnout in five assembly constituencies till 3.00 p.m. on Friday in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. In Loni assembly constituency, 51.6 per cent votes were cast while Muradnagar constituency witnessed 51.29 per cent voter turnout.

Modi faces biggest election test since 2014 landslide victory

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves towards the crowd as he leaves after attending the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India January 26, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces his biggest electoral test since coming to power when the battleground state of Uttar Pradesh, which he swept three years ago, holds an election starting on Saturday.

UP polls 2017: Akhilesh Yadav-Rahul Gandhi promise free smartphones,…

New Delhi: In a bid to make their alliance more stronger, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday released the Common Minimum Programme of their ‘gathbandhan’ in Lucknow. Addressing the second joint press conference, the duo released a joint list of ten commitments to the people of Uttar Pradesh which includes free smartphones, skill development, better connectivity, infrastructural development, women empowerment and homes for the poor.

BJP wins three MLC seats in UP0 min ago

Uttar Pradesh, [India], Feb. 11 : In the ongoing Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party has won all three MLC seats in Kanpur, Gorakhpur and Bareilly. The voting began earlier today and around 12 percent voting was recorded in the first phase of Uttar Pradesh elections till 9 a.m. With elaborate security arrangements being made to ensure smooth polling, the state will vote for 839 candidates at 26,823 polling stations today.