With troubles in West, BJP shifts focus to eastern Uttar Pradesh
2 years, 10 months ago

With troubles in West, BJP shifts focus to eastern Uttar Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Facing an uphill task in Jat-Muslim dominated Western Uttar Pradesh, BJP is going all out to try repeat its performance in the eastern region. Besides gaining the heavyweight OBC leaders from BJP, the SP has also stitched up alliances with smaller backward outfits like SBSP, Janvadi Party and Apna Dal led by Krishna Patel. Led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the party has unfurled mega projects including Purvanchal Expressway, AIIMS at Gorakhpur, Kashi Vishwanath corridor, International Airport at Siddharthnagar among others as part of this development blitzkrieg. The BJP also hopes that fielding chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, from Gorakhpur would benefit the party in eastern UP.

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Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls: Amid fight for Muslim votes, BJP aims to breach SP fort Kundarki
1 month, 1 week ago

Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls: Amid fight for Muslim votes, BJP aims to breach SP fort Kundarki

Hindustan Times  

The Samajwadi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party are vying for Muslims votes in Kundarki assembly constituency, an SP stronghold, in Moradabad district. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav at a rally in Kundarki assembly constituency in Moradabad district. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen led by Asaduddin Owaisi and Azad Samaj Party led by Chandra Shekhar Azad …

Another setback to AAP as ex-councillor Ram Narayan Bhardwaj joins BJP
1 month, 1 week ago

Another setback to AAP as ex-councillor Ram Narayan Bhardwaj joins BJP

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In yet another setback for the Aam Aadmi Party, the party’s former councillor from North West Delhi’s Bankner, Ram Narayan Bhardwaj, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday. This comes just a day after senior West Delhi politician Harsharan Singh Balli defected to the BJP alongside his son Gurmeet Singh ‘Rikku’ Balli. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva formally …

BJP and Congress Battle It Out in Maharashtra Assembly Election: A Glimpse into the Crucial State's Political Landscape
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP and Congress Battle It Out in Maharashtra Assembly Election: A Glimpse into the Crucial State's Political Landscape

The Hindu  

The Hindu Editorial on the parties and their prospects in the Maharashtra polls highlights the close attention both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are paying to the State. The BJP, despite a decline in its seat tally, is hoping to consolidate its position in the western State through its victory in the Haryana Assembly election. The Congress, …

Haryana Elections: INLD Announces 7 More Candidates, Confirms Alliance With BSP
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana Elections: INLD Announces 7 More Candidates, Confirms Alliance With BSP

ABP News  

Chandigarh: Indian National Lok Dal's Haryana unit president Rampal Majra will contest the October 5 assembly polls from Kalayat in Kaithal district as former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala led party on Sunday announced the names of seven more candidates. The Indian National Lok Dal is contesting the polls in an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party, which had recently …

How Mayawati is trying to win back Dalit, backward caste vote base
4 months, 1 week ago

How Mayawati is trying to win back Dalit, backward caste vote base

India Today  

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati has recently held two media conferences over the Supreme Court verdict favouring sub-classification within Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for extending reservation benefits. Till the Supreme Court order is not made ineffective through an amendment in the Constitution, state governments could use it for implementing the ‘creamy layer’ ruling and also sub-classify SCs and STs …

Slew of AAP leaders, including MLA and councillor, join BJP
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Slew of AAP leaders, including MLA and councillor, join BJP

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The inductions took place at a press conference at the BJP’s national headquarters. Kartar Singh Tanwar, Chhatarpur MLA of the Aam Aadmi Party, and Raaj Kumar Anand, former Delhi minister and ex-AAP Patel Nagar MLA, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday, striking a blow to the AAP ahead of next year’s state assembly elections. The duo were …

In final Purvanchal bout, BJP aims for big win on Modi-Yogi turfs
6 months, 3 weeks ago

In final Purvanchal bout, BJP aims for big win on Modi-Yogi turfs

Hindustan Times  

Propelled by the Modi and Yogi factors, the Bharatiya Janata Party is aiming for complete domination in the 13 seats going to polls in the seventh and final phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha election on Saturday. Among the key NDA candidates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is contesting from Varanasi, Union minister for heavy industries Mahendra Nath Pandey from Chandauli, …

Kushinagar: BJP eyeing a hat-trick in land of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kushinagar: BJP eyeing a hat-trick in land of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana

Hindustan Times  

KUSHINAGAR: In the land of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana, the Bharatiya Janata Party is aiming for a third consecutive victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, while the Samajwadi Party is striving to secure a maiden win in a seat it has repeatedly failed to capture despite the sizable presence of its core support base—Muslims and Yadavs. The Samajwadi Party has fielded …

Robertsganj: Apna Dal (S) faces uphill battle in difficult poll terrain
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Robertsganj: Apna Dal (S) faces uphill battle in difficult poll terrain

Hindustan Times  

In the rocky terrain of Robertsganj Lok Sabha constituency, the BJP ally Apna Dal faces the uphill task of retaining the seat amid the talk of anti-cumbency against the sitting MP Pakuri Lal Kol, who has been replaced by his daughter-in-law Rinki Kol, and caste calculus. He didn’t have time for the public.” “This time, Apna Dal, an ally of …

BJP raises Hindutva pitch in Puri, Kandhamal
7 months ago

BJP raises Hindutva pitch in Puri, Kandhamal

Hindustan Times  

Puri/Kandhamal A student of political science at the Samanta Chandra Sekhar Autonomous College in Puri, Prakash Mohanty is not particularly interested in the ongoing Lok Sabha and assembly elections. “They explained why their party should win, because some people from outside want our faith and temples destroyed.” Across Puri, the home of Lord Jagannath, the living deity and ruling lord …

PoK Will Be in India Within 6 Months of Modi’s 3rd Term: Yogi Adityanath
7 months ago

PoK Will Be in India Within 6 Months of Modi’s 3rd Term: Yogi Adityanath

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Uttar Pradesh chief minister and BJP’s star campaigner Yogi Adityanath on Saturday the POK will become part of India when Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets a third term in office. Addressing a public rally at Nalasopara in the Palghar Lok Sabha Constituency, the BJP star campaigner said that the PoK would be a part of India within six months …

Apna Dal fields Anupriya Patel again from UP's Mirzapur, Rinki Kol in Robertsganj
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Apna Dal fields Anupriya Patel again from UP's Mirzapur, Rinki Kol in Robertsganj

India TV News  

Apna Dal on Tuesday announced the names of its candidates for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Patel's party named Rinki Kol as its candidate from Robertsganj Lok Sabha seat. Image Source : INDIA TVCandidate list of Apna Dal Kol is the sitting MLA from Chhanbey Assembly constituency in Mirzapur district. She is the wife of Rahul Prakash Pol, a two-time …

Apna Dal (K)-led PDM bloc declares seven candidates for Lok Sabha polls in UP
8 months, 1 week ago

Apna Dal (K)-led PDM bloc declares seven candidates for Lok Sabha polls in UP

The Hindu  

Apna Dal -led PDM Nyay Morcha on Saturday declared candidates for seven Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. The list of candidates includes Hafiz Mohammad Mobeen from Rae Bareli, Prem Dutt Baghel from Firozabad, Subhash Patel from Bareilly, Jaiveer Singh Dhangar from Hathras, Prem Chand Bind from Bhadohi, Ramkishan Pal from Fatehpur and Jawahar Bind from Chandauli. Apna Dal, a …

‘TDP may lose Muslim votes after joining hands with BJP’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘TDP may lose Muslim votes after joining hands with BJP’

Hindustan Times  

Telugu Desam Party headed by former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is facing the threat of losing the support of majority Muslims in the state in the May 13 elections, following its return to the National Democratic Alliance fold by forging an electoral alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party along with JanaSena Party. On March 31, Andhra Pradesh …

Lok Sabha elections | Apna Dal (K)-AIMIM alliance scripted by BJP to divide votes, says SP
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections | Apna Dal (K)-AIMIM alliance scripted by BJP to divide votes, says SP

The Hindu  

The Samajwadi Party on April 1 said the Apna Dal and AIMIM alliance for the Lok Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh has been orchestrated by the BJP to divide secular and pro-democratic votes in the state. Mr. Chowdhary said Pallavi Patel, the Apna Dal leader and daughter of party chief Krishna Patel, should relinquish the membership of the Assembly as …

Lok Sabha polls: Apna Dal (K) forms PDM Nyay Morcha with Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM, exits INDIA bloc
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: Apna Dal (K) forms PDM Nyay Morcha with Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM, exits INDIA bloc

Live Mint  

Lok Sabha Polls 2024: On Sunday, Apna Dal announced that they are exiting the INDIA bloc. Apna Dal leader Pallavi Patel announced a new joint front with Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM, which will contest the Lok Sabha polls. Pallavi Patel told PTI that it was SP chief Akhilesh Yadav who said that the alliance with Apna Dal was for the 2022 …

Apna Dal-K's Pallavi Patel hints at joining BJP-led NDA in UP in another jolt to I.N.D.I.A bloc
9 months ago

Apna Dal-K's Pallavi Patel hints at joining BJP-led NDA in UP in another jolt to I.N.D.I.A bloc

India TV News  

UP Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Apna Dal leader and MLA from UP's Sirathu, Pallavi Patel hinted at joining the BJP-led NDA in Uttar Pradesh in another jolt to I.N.D.I.A bloc today. No alliance with Apna Dal for LS polls: Akhilesh Yadav A day after the Apna Dal declared its candidates for three Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, the …

No alliance with Apna Dal (K) for Lok Sabha election: Akhilesh Yadav
9 months ago

No alliance with Apna Dal (K) for Lok Sabha election: Akhilesh Yadav

The Hindu  

The Samajwadi Party does not have any alliance with the Krishna Patel-led Apna Dal for the 2024 parliamentary election, SP president Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday. His declaration comes a day after the Apna Dal unilaterally announced that it would contest three Lok Sabha seats as part of the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance in Uttar Pradesh. ‘Broken alliance’ “We …

Samajwadi Party and Apna Dal-K alliance falls apart, Akhilesh Yadav says it was for 2022 not 2024
9 months ago

Samajwadi Party and Apna Dal-K alliance falls apart, Akhilesh Yadav says it was for 2022 not 2024

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that SP's alliance with Krishna Patel-led Apna Dal has fallen apart after both the parties nominated candidates from UP's Mirzapur Lok Sabha seat. According to sources, Apna Dal-K leader Pallavi Patel, who attended the conclusion ceremony of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat …

Samajwadi Party’s alliance with Apna Dal (K) falls apart, Akhilesh Yadav says he has moved on
9 months ago

Samajwadi Party’s alliance with Apna Dal (K) falls apart, Akhilesh Yadav says he has moved on

Hindustan Times  

The Samajwadi Party’s alliance with the Kurmi OBC-based Apna Dal has fallen apart with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday saying he has moved on. and Apna Dal since February “We were allies earlier, not anymore,” Akhilesh Yadav said to reporters the day after Krishna Patel-led Apna Dal declared candidates on three Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh -- Mirzapur, …

Apna Dal (K) stakes claim to three seats, SP makes counter-move
9 months ago

Apna Dal (K) stakes claim to three seats, SP makes counter-move

Hindustan Times  

The Apna Dal led by Krishna Patel on Wednesday decided to contest the Phulpur, Mirzapur and Kaushambi Lok Sabha seats, causing a flutter in the Samajwadi Party-led INDIA bloc. After a meeting of the Apna Dal central executive committee chaired by her, party chief Krishna Patel said the party has decided to contest Phulpur, Mirzapur and Kaushambi seats as part …

Samajwadi Party calls Apna Dal faction’s decision to contest three Lok Sabha seats in U.P. as ‘unilateral’
9 months ago

Samajwadi Party calls Apna Dal faction’s decision to contest three Lok Sabha seats in U.P. as ‘unilateral’

The Hindu  

March 20, 2024 08:31 pm | Updated 10:08 pm IST - Lucknow The Apna Dal, led by Krishna Patel, a Samajwadi Party ally, on March 20 announced its decision of contesting the Phulpur, Mirzapur, and Kaushambi Parliamentary seats in Uttar Pradesh under the umbrella of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance bloc. “A meeting of the Apna Dal central executive …

PMK joins BJP-led NDA in Tamil Nadu in big shock to AIADMK ahead of Lok Sabha elections
9 months, 1 week ago

PMK joins BJP-led NDA in Tamil Nadu in big shock to AIADMK ahead of Lok Sabha elections

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party in Tamil Nadu received a significant boost on Monday as the Paatali Makkal Katchi, a potent political force in northern Tamil Nadu, decided to join the BJP-led alliance. PMK President Anbumani Ramadoss spearheaded the decision, emphasizing that the party should contest the Lok Sabha polls exclusively in alliance with the BJP. Impact and background PMK's decision …

Looking to bolster SP’s base in eastern U.P., Akhilesh warms up to the Ansaris in election year
11 months, 1 week ago

Looking to bolster SP’s base in eastern U.P., Akhilesh warms up to the Ansaris in election year

The Hindu  

With the dates for the Lok Sabha election set to be declared soon, the Samajwadi Party has hinted at mending ties with the Ansari family that wields influence in Purvanchal to strengthen its electoral prospects in the region. The move comes following the SP’s former ally, the Om Prakash Rajbhar-led Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party with influence over Rajbhar votes in …

'Curse Of Opposing Sanatan Dharm': Congress's Acharya Krishnam On Party's Poor Show In Assembly Polls
1 year ago

'Curse Of Opposing Sanatan Dharm': Congress's Acharya Krishnam On Party's Poor Show In Assembly Polls

ABP News  

Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam had earlier accused a section of the party of "hating" Hindus and Lord Ram. Acharya Krishnam who had earlier been seen defending the Congress in TV debates on several issues, has been seemingly speaking against the party leadership of late. The Congress leader from Lucknow also advocated the inclusion of BSP supremo Mayawati in the …

PM Modi’s Retorts to Bihar Caste Survey Show It Has Unsettled the Regime
1 year, 2 months ago

PM Modi’s Retorts to Bihar Caste Survey Show It Has Unsettled the Regime

The Quint  

Moreover, the release of the report has come when Modi and his party have been making efforts in vain to create an overarching political narrative, like in 2019, to ensure that the party and the PM are re-elected for the record-matching third time. Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party are clearly haunted by the fear that this development may trigger …

Andhra Pradesh BJP optimistic of allying with JS-TD for state assembly polls
1 year, 2 months ago

Andhra Pradesh BJP optimistic of allying with JS-TD for state assembly polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The AP unit of Bharatiya Janata Party is highly hopeful of resolving the stalemate over its alliance with Jana Sena and Telugu Desam in the upcoming Assembly and Parliamentary polls in Andhra Pradesh. This will be the first meeting of the state executive after BJP’s national leadership announced Daggubati Purandeswari as president of the AP unit. Purandeswari is planning …

Top BJP leaders to finalise AP alliances: Purandeswari
1 year, 2 months ago

Top BJP leaders to finalise AP alliances: Purandeswari

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: BJP state president Daggubati Purandeswari on Tuesday reiterated that their party’s alliance with other parties in Andhra Pradesh will be decided by their top leadership, as theirs is a national party. Speaking to the media after the state BJP’s core committee meeting here, she maintained that Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan had only expressed his opinion on his party’s …

Abhay making efforts to join INDIA bloc, says JJP chief at Charkhi Dadri rally
1 year, 3 months ago

Abhay making efforts to join INDIA bloc, says JJP chief at Charkhi Dadri rally

Hindustan Times  

Jannayak Janata party chief Ajay Singh Chautala on Sunday hit out at Indian National Lok Dal leader and younger brother Abhay Singh Chautala, accusing him making efforts to become part of the INDIA bloc, an alliance of opposition parties. Addressing a “Nav-Sankalp” rally at Charkhi Dadri, the JJP chief said those who were raising questions on the BJP-JJP alliance are …

Anand K. Sahay | Give and take' is needed to make INDIA effective
1 year, 4 months ago

Anand K. Sahay | Give and take' is needed to make INDIA effective

Deccan Chronicle  

The new Opposition coalition “INDIA” possesses two tendencies that could be at odds with one another, although it may be possible to finesse the obstacles. This is different from the initial proposition advanced by the Trinamul Congress and Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party that the dominant challenger to the BJP in each state should be left free to decide -- in …

BJP fortifies Purvanchal as SBSP joins NDA ahead of key Delhi meet
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP fortifies Purvanchal as SBSP joins NDA ahead of key Delhi meet

Hindustan Times  

Twelve minutes after Union home minister Amit Shah’s 9.15am photo tweet on Sunday revealed the BJP’s 2024 push for Uttar Pradesh, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar confirmed his party’s pre-poll sign-up with the Bharatiya Janata Party. Asked for his views on caste census, a demand backed by the SP and which the SBSP too favoured in the …

Amit Shah Urges Consolidation of Backward Caste Voters in UP
1 year, 5 months ago

Amit Shah Urges Consolidation of Backward Caste Voters in UP

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi/Lucknow: Making a strong pitch for the consolidation of backward caste voters in the state ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that Uttar Pradesh got completely rid of the divisive forces of the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party after the BJP and the Apna Dal joined hands. Addressing …

In Lucknow, Shah targets SP, BSP with focus on OBC voters
1 year, 5 months ago

In Lucknow, Shah targets SP, BSP with focus on OBC voters

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said Uttar Pradesh has got completely rid of the “divisive forces” of Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party after the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Apna Dal joined hands, as he made a strong pitch for consolidation of backward caste voters in the state ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Union Home …

Karnataka: Congress win and issues of Hijab, PFI, Bajrang Dal, & Muslim Quota. What can Hindus expect
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka: Congress win and issues of Hijab, PFI, Bajrang Dal, & Muslim Quota. What can Hindus expect

Op India  

As the results of the Karnataka Assembly elections were declared on 13th May 2023, the Congress party emerged as the winner of the elections exceeding the magic figure of 113 much behind. Congress may ban Bajrang Dal when it assumes power In its pre-election manifesto for the Karnataka Assembly Elections, the Congress party explicitly outlined its intention to prohibit organizations …

Bypolls Updates: AAP MLA Arrested for Violating Model Code of Conduct in Jalandhar; Over 55.20% Voting in Jharsuguda
1 year, 7 months ago

Bypolls Updates: AAP MLA Arrested for Violating Model Code of Conduct in Jalandhar; Over 55.20% Voting in Jharsuguda

News 18  

Bypolls LIVE Updates: The bypolls for one Lok Sabha seat in Punjab, and four Assembly seats in UP, Odisha and Meghalaya took place on Wednesday. Polling was held in Punjab’s Jalandhar Lok Sabha Seat, the Assembly seats of Swar and Chhanbey in Uttar Pradesh, Jharsuguda in Odisha, and Sohiong in Meghalaya. Congress’ Karamjit Kaur, the wife of Santokh Chaudhary, ex-MLA …

Upendra Kushwaha meets Amit Shah, sparks speculation
1 year, 8 months ago

Upendra Kushwaha meets Amit Shah, sparks speculation

Hindustan Times  

Upendra Kushwaha met Union home Amit Shah late on Thursday and sparked speculation that the Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal could join the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance. The meeting came two months after Kushwaha resigned from Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal or JD and floated RLJD. A second BJP leader, who did not want to be named, said when …

INLD pins hopes on padayatra to reclaim lost political ground in Haryana
1 year, 8 months ago

INLD pins hopes on padayatra to reclaim lost political ground in Haryana

The Hindu  

“The Bharatiya Janata Party gave a slogan to cross the 75-seat mark in 2019, but the people of Haryana rejected it. But the coalition government has created problems for the masses, instead of addressing their grievances,” said Indian National Lok Dal secretary general and party’s Ellenabad MLA Abhay Singh Chautala in a veiled attack on the party’s breakaway faction Jannayak …

Work in progress: The Hindu Editorial on the road ahead for the Opposition in taking on the BJP
1 year, 8 months ago

Work in progress: The Hindu Editorial on the road ahead for the Opposition in taking on the BJP

The Hindu  

The expulsion of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha, following a contestable outcome of a defamation case against him in a Gujarat court, has become a new rallying point for the Opposition, at least momentarily. Regional parties continuously adjust their relationship with the two national parties, the BJP and the Congress. In recent years, central agencies have cornered …

Rahul Gandhi calls BJP ‘anti-tribal, anti-minorities’ in poll-bound Meghalaya
1 year, 10 months ago

Rahul Gandhi calls BJP ‘anti-tribal, anti-minorities’ in poll-bound Meghalaya

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called the Bharatiya Janata Party “anti-tribal and anti-minorities” while slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for favouring businessman Gautam Adani at the cost of the country’s economy. Mr. Gandhi said the BJP government had been abusing power by looking after the interests of big businesses, pointing out how Mr. Modi “helps Gautam Adani clinch crucial …

Union Minister Anupriya Patel Reelected Apna Dal (Sonelal) President
2 years, 1 month ago

Union Minister Anupriya Patel Reelected Apna Dal (Sonelal) President

News 18  

Unanimously reelected as president of the Apna Dal, Union minister Anupriya Patel has said she will never retreat from the path of fighting for social justice irrespective of the challenges, including those from “own people”. Patel was chosen as party president at its one-day national convention here on Friday, the first after Apna Dal was recognised by the Election Commission …

Uttar Pradesh parties welcome Bihar development, but no sign of similar realignment against BJP in sight
2 years, 4 months ago

Uttar Pradesh parties welcome Bihar development, but no sign of similar realignment against BJP in sight

The Hindu  

Opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh have welcomed the coming together of the warring Janata Dal and Rashtriya Janatah Dal in Bihar, but gave no indication of a similar realignment of forces against the Bharatiya Janata Party in the politically crucial State in the run-up to the 2024 parliamentary election. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the SP formed a grand …

Presidential elections, BJP’s Muslim outreach, political films and more | Political Line
2 years, 4 months ago

Presidential elections, BJP’s Muslim outreach, political films and more | Political Line

The Hindu  

President, VP polls: what they say about BJP, Congress When the Congress was in power between 2004 and 2014, there were two elections each to the posts of President and Vice President; in power since 2014, the BJP also has had the opportunity to elect two Presidents and two Vice Presidents. The elections of Ram Nath Kovind, followed by Droupadi …

Uttar Pradesh: EC Recognises Apna Dal (S) as State-Level Party
2 years, 4 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: EC Recognises Apna Dal (S) as State-Level Party

News 18  

The Election Commission of India has recognised Apna Dal as a state-level political party, upgrading it from a registered political outfit. With this the number of state-level parties in Uttar Pradesh has gone up to three — the other two being Samajwadi Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal. She invoked Lord Buddha, and Dalit icons like Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj, Mahatma Jyotiba …

DC Edit | Bypolls show how BJP is eating into SP’s UP base
2 years, 5 months ago

DC Edit | Bypolls show how BJP is eating into SP’s UP base

Deccan Chronicle  

The results of the byelections held in three Lok Sabha constituencies, especially the two in the politically significant state of Uttar Pradesh, reflect the political reality of our times: An Opposition which has lost its focus and hardly has a narrative to present before the people and the ruling party which not only consolidates its own strongholds and vote banks …

Not much expected at Udaipur: Congress conclave remains true to the plot
2 years, 7 months ago

Not much expected at Udaipur: Congress conclave remains true to the plot

Firstpost  

The Congress Chintan Shivir, held after a gap of nine years, was largely expected to be an exercise in reiterating the authority of the Gandhi clan and it managed to do it successfully If the much venerated English poet TS Eliot was ever asked to summarise the conclave of the Congress party at Udaipur, he would have altered the lines …

'Love Keeps Us Going': In UP, Apna Dal Success Story With 12 Seats Better Than Major Parties
2 years, 9 months ago

'Love Keeps Us Going': In UP, Apna Dal Success Story With 12 Seats Better Than Major Parties

News 18  

While the major political parties in Uttar Pradesh have been facing hiccups in maintaining their performance, it is the Apna Dal, led by Union Minister Anupriya Patel, that has steadfastly maintained its success rate in elections in the past decade. The Apna Dal contested 17 seats in Uttar Pradesh, and as per the latest data issued by the Election Commission, …

AAP-rising in Punjab and National Politics: How They Did It and What Next for Party
2 years, 9 months ago

AAP-rising in Punjab and National Politics: How They Did It and What Next for Party

News 18  

“I do not understand arithmetic. The AAP chief kept a hawk’s eye on each aspect of the campaign, from messaging on hoardings and banners to pamphlets, from town halls to door-to-door, from selection of candidates to identifying the chief ministerial faces, from appointing AAP Delhi MLAs Jarnail Singh and Raghav Chadha as Punjab co in-charge way back in 2020 to …

UP Results Live Infographic: Here is How Big Netas and Key Candidates Are Faring
2 years, 9 months ago

UP Results Live Infographic: Here is How Big Netas and Key Candidates Are Faring

The Quint  

Yogi Adityanath Incumbent Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath made his debut in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, contesting from the Gorakhpur Urban seat. Akhilesh Yadav The Samajwadi Party chief is contesting from the Karhal seat, and running against Union Minister and BJP candidate SP Singh Baghel. Keshav Prasad Maurya UP's Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, the party's biggest …

BJP Confident of Clear Majority in UP As Exit Polls Predict Historic Second Win; Yogi Thanks EC for Fair Polls
2 years, 9 months ago

BJP Confident of Clear Majority in UP As Exit Polls Predict Historic Second Win; Yogi Thanks EC for Fair Polls

News 18  

As several exit polls on Monday predicted that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance will be getting 211-277 seats in the 403-member UP assembly, leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party exuded confidence that the party will get a clear majority and retain the government in the state. — Yogi Adityanath March 7, 2022 Taking to social media platform Koo, Uttar Pradesh Deputy …

UP elections 2022: Small players may have big impact in phase 7
2 years, 9 months ago

UP elections 2022: Small players may have big impact in phase 7

India Today  

In 13 of the 54 assembly seats going to polls in the seventh and final phase of the protracted assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Patels — an influential other backward classes group — are believed to have a sizable presence. Both factions of the Apna Dal, OP Rajbhar’s Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party, and the Nishad Party are among the smaller …

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