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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Ayodhya: How did BJP suffer a shocking defeat in its stronghold? Decoding the biggest political upset

It is not a hidden fact that one of the promises that brought the Bharatiya Janata Party to power was to build the Ram Temple at Lord Ram's birthplace in Ayodhya. The party's shock defeat came just four months after the consecration ceremony or 'prana pratishtha' of the Ram Lalla idol in Ayodhya's grand Ram Temple. "Even Lord Ram would've …

Party Ayodhya Muslims Bjp Ram Temple Dubey

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Encroachments strike jarring note at epicentre of temple politics as business grows in Ayodhya

Hindustan Times

Almost eight months after the Ram temple was inaugurated in Ayodhya spurring an increase in economic activity and three months after the BJP lost the prestigious Faizabad Lok Sabha seat to the Samajwadi Party, there is a sense of disquiet among traders in the pilgrim town over the issue of encroachments. In an instance of the Ayodhya administration paying quick …

Samajwadi Party Lok Sabha Administration Ayodhya Road Bjp Lok

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Will ‘parivarvad’ be SP’s trump card against BJP in bypolls?

Hindustan Times

LUCKNOW Will the Samajwadi Party bank on ‘Parivarvad’ against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on half the seats in the forthcoming UP assembly bypolls? SP is likely to field its Ambedkar Nagar MP Lalji Verma’s daughter Chhaya Verma for the Katehari assembly seat that fell vacant after Lalji Verma resigned from it to retain the Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha seat. …

Assembly Lok Sabha Bypolls Bjp Bsp Seats Kanpur

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ayodhya gang rape case: BJP ally Om Prakash Rajbhar seeks Faizabad MP’s resignation

The Hindu

Raising the political temperature over the Ayodhya gang rape case, leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance demanded the resignation of Samajwadi Party Faizabad MP Awadhesh Prasad on Monday. The issue has become central to the BJP-led NDA’s political discourse since last week with the ruling party trying hard to puncture the PDA plank of the SP. …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Samajwadi MP Awadesh Prasad says infrastructure in Ayodhya crumbling, blames BJP

Hindustan Times

Samajwadi Party lawmaker Awadhesh Prasad on Tuesday claimed the infrastructure in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh was “crumbling” and said he was “pained” to see the condition of the temple town that attracts several tourists from across the world. Participating in the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address in the Lok Sabha, the MP from Faizabad alleged …

Uttar Pradesh Ayodhya Bjp Ram Temple Prasad Faizabad

5 months, 3 weeks ago

I.N.D.I.A. to field SP’s Faizabad MP for Dy Speaker

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The INDIA bloc is planning to project Faizabad Member of Parliament from the Samajwadi Party, Mr Awadhesh Prasad, for the deputy speaker post in Lok Sabha. It is learnt that Mr Prasad’s name was suggested by Trinamul Congress chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who felt that Mr Prasad’s nomination carries “strong symbolism”. While conveying his …

India Lok Sabha Speaker Faizabad Mr Prasad

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Samajwadi Party field its Faizabad winner’s son in Uttar Pradesh assembly bypoll?

Hindustan Times

The Samajwadi Party is likely to field its newly elected Faizabad MP Awadhesh Prasad’s son Ajit Prasad to defend the Milkipur assembly seat for which a bypoll is expected to be held along with nine other assembly seats later this year. Awadhesh created a political sensation of sorts by winning the Faizabad Lok Sabha seat in Ayodhya district by defeating …

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6 months ago

Keeping up with UP | SP out to counter BJP with their new temple town hero

Hindustan Times

After the consecration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22, the Bhartiya Janata Party wanted to ride a ‘temple wave’ in the 2024 general elections. Throwing cold water on BJP's confidence and campaigning, the veteran Samajwadi Party candidate Awadhesh Prasad, a nine-time MLA, won the seat on the slogan of 'Na Mathura, Na Kashi, Abki Baar Awadhesh Pasi'. …

Party Yadav Bjp Lok Sabha Ram Prasad

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ghaziabad: 2 arrested for abusing Faizabad voters after BJP loss

Hindustan Times

The Ghaziabad police on Thursday arrested two people on charges of hate speech after they allegedly publicly abused voters of Faizabad parliament constituency in a viral video, days after the Bharatiya Janata Party lost the seat to the Samajwadi Party candidate Awdesh Prasad in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The suspects in the video alleged that people ignored religious and …

Video Suspects Congress Samajwadi Party Lok Sabha Ghaziabad Bjp

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Few water points: Lucknow’s commuters go thirsty

Hindustan Times

As the mercury continues to break heat records, it is the man on the street – hawkers, small vendors, rickshaw-pullers, e-rickshaw drivers - who bears its brunt. When I was admitted, the doctors said these were symptoms of the heat-related illnesses.” A tap of hope on Faizabad Road Starting from Matiyari Crossing of Faizabad to Polytechnic Crossing near Indira Nagar, …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Who Is Awadhesh Prasad? Dalit Leader From Samajwadi Party Defeating BJP In Ayodhya's Faizabad Seat

ABP News

The Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, consecrated in January, marked the completion of one of the saffron party's long-waited promises and was initially expected to boost the BJP's prospects in the Lok Sabha elections. Prasad, a prominent Dalit leader, defeated BJP's two-time sitting MP Lallu Singh by 54,567 votes, securing substantial support from Dalit voters who previously supported the Congress in …

Dalit Party Lok Sabha Yadav Bjp Prasad Faizabad Lok Sabha

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Akhilesh Yadav on why BJP lost Ayodhya seat: 'Pained poor for sacred work'

India Today

BJP's loss in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad constituency, where the Ram Mandir stands, just months after the consecration of the temple in Ayodhya is seen as a big setback for the party this election season. On Samajwadi Party's victory and BJP's loss from Faizabad, party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that the BJP would have lost even more seats in Uttar Pradesh …

Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Ayodhya Bjp Faizabad

6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP gets a drubbing in all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division

Hindustan Times

The inauguration of Ram temple in Ayodhya earlier this year was considered one of the defining emotive issues of 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Yet it did not convert into electoral dividends for the Bharatiya Janata Party as the party lost all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division, including the Faizabad constituency. As per political observers, the BJP’s failure to …

Congress Cast Lok Sabha Ayodhya Votes Bjp Lok

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Not just Ayodhya, BJP's candidate and son of man behind Ram Temple construction lost too

Firstpost

Saket Misra, the son of Nripendra Misra, the bureaucrat in charge of the trust that is building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, was the BJP candidate from Shravasti. At the moment, Saket Misra is a member of the Legislative Council for Uttar Pradesh Only months after the Pran Prathishtha celebration in Ayodhya, the SP's Ram Shiromani Verma defeated the BJP's …

Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Bjp Ram Ram Temple Saket Faizabad

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Complacent candidates, lazy groundwork and caste equations: What went wrong for BJP in Uttar Pradesh

Op India

Lok Sabha elections are over, the BJP-led NDA has won the majority for the third time in a row. In many areas in Uttar Pradesh, even those who voted for BJP were of the opinion, “Modi ke naam pe vote de rahe, nahi toh inko kaun jaanta hai”. The BJP’s decision of heavily relying on the charisma of national leaders …

Constitution Uttar Pradesh Dalit Congress Candidates Samajwadi Party Party

6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP loses Ram Mandir seat, son of man building temple faces defeat too

India Today

The Bharatiya Janata Party's loss in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad Lok Sabha seat, where the Ram Mandir is being built, is seen as a big setback for the Saffron Party, which rose due to the temple movement. However, the loss at Faizabad, the home to the magnificent temple, coincided with the defeat in Shravasti, a Lok Sabha seat 100 kilometres away. …

Man Lok Sabha Bjp Ram Temple Seat Ram Mandir

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Setback for BJP in Faizabad seat despite Ram Temple momentum

Hindustan Times

The construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, seen by many as one of the defining emotive issues of this year’s Lok Sabha polls, did not yield electoral dividends for the Bharatiya Janata Party locally as the party lost the Faizabad constituency that houses the temple town. The defeat highlighted the success of the Samajwadi Party’s new caste calculus as …

Bjp Seat Faizabad

6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘BJP lost Ayodhya, PM Narendra Modi lost credibility, must resign’: Mamata Banerjee on Lok Sabha election results

Hindustan Times

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said Narendra Modi should resign as Prime Minister on moral grounds, as he had lost his credibility after the Lok Sabha election results in 2024 indicated that the Bharatiya Janata Party was struggling to reach its 400-seat target. He should resign immediately because he had said that this time they would cross …

Mamata Banerjee Ayodhya Bjp Minister Singh Modi Narendra Modi

6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP loses in UP's Faizabad despite Ram Mandir momentum

India Today

BJP candidate Lallu Singh lost the Lok Sabha elections to Samajwadi Party's pick, Awadhesh Prasad, in Faizabad constituency, where Ram Mandir is located. According to Election Commission data, Lallu Singh lost to Samajwadi Party candidate Awashesh Prasad by a significant margin of 5,54,289 votes. Catch the latest updates on Lok Sabha election result The BJP had looked to bask in …

Lok Sabha Bjp Ram Mandir Faizabad

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: Awadhesh Prasad of SP clinches victory

India Today

Live blog Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: Awadhesh Prasad of SP clinches victory Faizabad Lok Sabha Election Result 2024 Live Update: The results are in, and SP has won with 554289 votes. Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 51 CANDIDATE STATUS PARTY Awadhesh Prasad WON SP Anil Kumar Ravat LOST RJSSP Nota LOST NOTA …

Results Uttar Pradesh Election Lok Sabha Votes Bjp Lok

7 months ago

HistoriCity | Awadh and its continuing journey as UP’s cultural and political heart

Hindustan Times

The region of Awadh has been politically important for at least the last two and half thousand years. Awadh during Mughal Rule: The formation of composite culture Though various Afghan tribes maintained a presence in the region since the time of the Ghaznavid raids and the Sultanate period, its first mention as the Subah of ‘Oudh’ comes during the reign …

India Uttar Pradesh British Lucknow Region Man Ayodhya

7 months, 3 weeks ago

INDIA bloc sets eyes on prestigious Faizabad seat

Hindustan Times

Ayodhya :The INDIA bloc is targeting the prestigious seat of Faizabad, trying to cover 65,000 votes by which the Bharatiya Janata Party won in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The Faizabad parliamentary constituency consists of 5 assembly constituencies - Ayodhya, Rudauli, Milkipur, Bikapur and Dariyabad in Barabanki. Awadhesh Prasad, member of Dalit Kori community is a 9-time MLA who is …

India Elections Dalit Samajwadi Party Ayodhya Bjp Singh

8 months ago

Trend in U.P. continues: Ex-bureaucrats throw their hat into election ring

Hindustan Times

LUCKNOW: Many former bureaucrats have jumped into the election fray, trying their luck in the high-stakes Lok Sabha elections across different constituencies. Professor Manuka Khanna, head of department, political Science in Lucknow University said, “Over the past two decades, there has been a consistent uptick in the number of former bureaucrats venturing into politics, signalling a significant shift in career …

Election Lok Sabha Bjp Bsp Singh Ticket Officer

8 months, 1 week ago

Faizabad MP pitches for new Constitution

Hindustan Times

Sitting BJP MP and party’s candidate from Faizabad Lok Sabha seat Lallu Singh has made a controversial saying to either amend or make a new Constitution, more than two third majority is needed. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} However, Rajneesh Singh, BJP media in-charge in Ayodhya district, said, “I don’t understand in what contest he said so as the PM has …

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Ayodhya: How did BJP suffer a shocking defeat in its stronghold? Decoding the biggest political upset

Encroachments strike jarring note at epicentre of temple politics as business grows in Ayodhya

Will ‘parivarvad’ be SP’s trump card against BJP in bypolls?

Ayodhya gang rape case: BJP ally Om Prakash Rajbhar seeks Faizabad MP’s resignation

Samajwadi MP Awadesh Prasad says infrastructure in Ayodhya crumbling, blames BJP

I.N.D.I.A. to field SP’s Faizabad MP for Dy Speaker

Will Samajwadi Party field its Faizabad winner’s son in Uttar Pradesh assembly bypoll?

Keeping up with UP | SP out to counter BJP with their new temple town hero

Ghaziabad: 2 arrested for abusing Faizabad voters after BJP loss

Few water points: Lucknow’s commuters go thirsty

Who Is Awadhesh Prasad? Dalit Leader From Samajwadi Party Defeating BJP In Ayodhya's Faizabad Seat

Akhilesh Yadav on why BJP lost Ayodhya seat: 'Pained poor for sacred work'

BJP gets a drubbing in all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division

Not just Ayodhya, BJP's candidate and son of man behind Ram Temple construction lost too

Complacent candidates, lazy groundwork and caste equations: What went wrong for BJP in Uttar Pradesh

BJP loses Ram Mandir seat, son of man building temple faces defeat too

Setback for BJP in Faizabad seat despite Ram Temple momentum

‘BJP lost Ayodhya, PM Narendra Modi lost credibility, must resign’: Mamata Banerjee on Lok Sabha election results

BJP loses in UP's Faizabad despite Ram Mandir momentum

Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: Awadhesh Prasad of SP clinches victory

HistoriCity | Awadh and its continuing journey as UP’s cultural and political heart

INDIA bloc sets eyes on prestigious Faizabad seat

Trend in U.P. continues: Ex-bureaucrats throw their hat into election ring

Faizabad MP pitches for new Constitution