Amit Shah to decide UP, Uttarakhand, Manipur CMs
New Delhi, (IANS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah will take the final call on the names of new Chief Ministers for Uttar...
UP CM Adityanath may face trial following Allahabad High Court decision
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Lucknow : A city-based human rights organisation Rihai Manch has welcomed the decision of Allahabad High Court asking the Uttar Pradesh government...
Going gets tough for Akhilesh as gloves off in SP
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS): The gloves are finally off in the Samajwadi Party (SP), which was badly mauled by the Bharatiya Janata Party in...
Hindu Yuva Vahini points at ‘ISI activities, Chinese incursion, Kashmir situation’ for disrupting church...
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Maharajganj: The disruption of Church services at Maharajaganj brought the activities of Hindu Yuva Vahini into the limelight for all the...
Suspense over next UP Chief Minister persists
Lucknow, (IANS): The suspense over next Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh further deepened on Friday evening, with neither of the Union Ministers -- Manoj...
रायबरेली : यहां है कांग्रेस की प्रतिष्ठा की लड़ाई
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
रायबरेली : रायबरेली की जंग बेहद ही दिलचस्प हो चुकी है. कभी कांग्रेस का गढ़ रहा ये जिला इस समय त्रिकोणीय संघर्ष...
Centre discriminating against minorities, says Mayawati
Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS): BSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday attacked the BJP-led central government, alleging discrimination against people from minority communities, and warned the...
वोटर बोले : “हम किसी को कैसे बता दें कि किसको वोट देंगे”
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
गाज़ियाबाद : गाज़ियाबाद के गौशाला फाटक से जैसे ही आगे बढ़ते हैं, प्रेम नगर का इलाक़ा शुरू होता है. ये बस्ती...
इलाहाबाद पश्चिम : नई-नवेली ऋचा सिंह क्या कमाल कर पाएंगी?
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
इलाहाबाद: इलाहाबाद की पिछली रिपोर्ट में हम आपको बता चुके हैं कि कैसे साम्प्रदायिक ध्रुवीकरण का लाभ सपा और भाजपा शहर के...
Akhilesh-led SP, Congress, RLD may form Bihar-style grand alliance in UP
New Delhi : A pre-poll alliance in Uttar Pradesh may take shape on the lines of the grand alliance in Bihar, with UP Chief Minister...
Keshav Maurya and Dinesh Sharma: Perfect foil to each other
Lucknow, (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party chief Keshav Prasad Maurya and two-time Lucknow Mayor Dinesh Sharma -- chosen as new Deputy Chief Ministers...
From Noida to Lucknow, BJP faces rebellion ahead of polls
By Brajendra Nath Singh
New Delhi, (IANS) : The BJP is facing a major rebellion in more than a dozen constituencies in Uttar Pradesh over the...
बिजनौर : दलित-मुस्लिम एकता में खटास
आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
बिजनौर: उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा चुनाव के दूसरे चरण के मतदान से ठीक पहले बिजनौर जिले में सांप्रदायिक तनाव है. एक युवक...
मुज़फ्फरनगर में मुस्लिमों ने संगठित वोटिंग के लिए कमर कसी
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ्फरनगर: वोट की कीमत को पहचानते हुए मुज़फ्फरनगर के चर्चित इलाके खालापार के मुसलमान यहां की एक संस्था पैग़ाम-ए-इंसानियत की दावत...
यूपी : विकास का नारा देने वाले बीजेपी नेता नहीं कर पाए अपने क्षेत्र...
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
यूपी का ‘चुनावी संग्राम’ अपने तीसरे चरण में है. इस सबसे बड़े चुनावी अखाड़े में कई सारे वायदों के बीच भाजपा...
Crucial test for SP in UP 3rd phase polling
Lucknow, (IANS): The third phase of polling for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on Sunday will see voting for 69 seats across 12 districts...
Scared Modi tries to create tension between two religions: Rahul
Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying "when he gets sacred, he tries to...
Where is loan waiver for UP farmers, Congress asks BJP
New Delhi, (IANS): The Congress on Monday questioned the BJP for not fulfilling its poll promise in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured...
HC seeks response from UP on alleged Rs 100-crore scam
Lucknow, (IANS): In a fresh trouble for the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP), the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has sought response from...
Modi and Akhilesh are two sides of the same coin: Asaduddin Owaisi
Hyderabad-based All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen is contesting UP elections for the first time. Its president Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi was earlier denied permission to...
Congress backs out from approaching EC over Modi’s remarks
New Delhi, (IANS): The Congress on Monday backed out from approaching the Election Commission (EC) against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's controversial "graveyard and cremation...
10.23% voting till 9 a.m. in UP
Lucknow, (IANS): Moderate voting of 10.23 per cent is reported in the first two hours from most places across the 53 assembly seats in...
Former UP minister gets life for murder
Lucknow, (IANS): Senior minister in the Akhilesh Yadav government Ram Karan Area was on Monday sentenced to a life term in a murder case...
मझवां : तीन बार के बसपा विधायक के सामने 27 साल का सपा प्रत्याशी
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
मीरजापुर : मीरजापुर मंडल की मझवां सीट से खड़े समाजवादी पार्टी के प्रत्याशी रोहित शुक्ला उर्फ़ लल्लू इलाके के रसूखदार परिवार से...
In upcoming phases, BSP to focus on seats where it drew a blank in...
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
The battle for Lucknow is almost halfway through, and it is clear that no party is looking at reducing its efforts....
Congress poll manifesto for UP promises 50% quota for women
Lucknow, (IANS) : The Congress party on Wednesday released its manifesto here for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls and announced 50 per cent reservation...
Akhilesh has destroyed UP: Modi
Ghaziabad, (IANS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed alarm over the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh and accused the states...
Modi government has lost touch with ground reality, says SP leader
New Delhi, (IANS) : Criticising the policies of the central government, Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Neeraj Shekhar on Thursday said that "it has lost...
Big picture: Why the electorate voted against all state governments
By Soroor Ahmed, Twocircles.net
A bigger picture emerging after the electoral verdict of March 11, 2017, shows that it was a vote against all five...
Congress keen on contesting at least 100 seats in UP
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CEC assures security to Kairana migrants for voting
Lucknow, (IANS) : Chief Election Commissioner Naseem Zaidi on Thursday assured full security to the people who migrated from Kairana in western Uttar Pradesh...
With no end to feud, Mulayam-Akhilesh look for life beyond the ‘cycle’
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow: Attempts at striking some sort of a patch-up or compromise between the warring factions of the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP)...
Samajwadi Party says Budget hopeless, negative
New Delhi, (IANS) : The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday termed the Budget "hopeless" and said the measures for political funding announced in it will...
CPI-M flays BJP’s ‘communal rhetoric’ in Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi, (IANS): The CPI-M has accused the BJP of taking recourse to communal rhetoric in the ongoing assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
"The BJP's...
Voting ends in Uttar Pradesh fourth phase voting
Lucknow, (IANS): Voting ended on Thursday evening in the fourth phase of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh covering 53 seats in 12 districts with...
Yogi may be senior in age, but still backward in work: Akhilesh
Lucknow, (IANS): Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday took a dig at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Aditya Nath Yogi, saying he "may be...
दंगो में रासुका लगी, अब भाजपा ने थमा दिया टिकट
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ्फ़रनगर: भारतीय जनता पार्टी ने मुज़फ्फरनगर दंगे के सभी बड़े आरोपियों को यूपी विधानसभा का टिकट दे दिया है. कवाल दंगे...
UP second phase registers 65% polling
Lucknow, (IANS): Around 65 per cent polling was recorded in the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on Wednesday, officials said.
"Polling for...
वोटर बोले : “अमां मोदी के बारे में बोलो तो सब मारे लगत हैन,...
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
प्रतापगढ़ : प्रतापगढ़ स्टेशन के बाहर चाय की दुकान. रवि केसरवानी और अबरार मिलते हैं. उम्र 27 के आसपास. मुद्दा चुनाव.
अबरार, 'ओट-वोट...
Battle for UP causes collateral damage
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : Uttar Pradesh's revenue has taken a big hit -- first due to demonetisation and now because most government employees...
Third of UP voters cite power cuts as top election issue
By Shreya Shah
Almost a third of voters polled said power cuts were the biggest problem in Uttar Pradesh, according to a new survey conducted...
मड़िहान : जहां काम नहीं, कमलापति त्रिपाठी और लोकपति त्रिपाठी का नाम बोलता है
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
मीरजापुर : 'ललितेश मड़िहान के हीरो हैं. उनके यहां से जीतने में कोई दाग नहीं है,' हम मड़िहान बाज़ार में बात कर...
Adityanath government asks sugar mill owners to pay arrears to farmers
Lucknow, (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked sugar mill owners in the state to pay arrears of the previous and current...
17% contestants in fourth phase UP polls have criminal past
New Delhi, (IANS): At least 17 per cent of the candidates in fourth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections -- where 53 seats...
Congress-SP will win in UP: Jitin Prasada
By Anand Singh
Shahjahanpur, (IANS) : The Samajwadi Party-Congress grouping is poised to take power in Uttar Pradesh and both parties are gelling well despite minor...
पूर्वांचल के मुस्लिम वोटों को प्रभावित करने वाले मुख्तार अंसारी
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ: बसपा सुप्रीमो मायावती ने कल फिर मुस्कुराते हुए चेहरे के साथ अंसारी परिवार की बसपा में वापसी की घोषणा कर...
Dialogues, drama, desperation… cut to UP as action begins
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : The action has begun in Uttar Pradesh. Election strategists, central and state ministers, Chief Ministers from other states and...
मुस्लिम वोटों की मजबूरी में कांग्रेस से गठबंधन —सपा राष्ट्रीय उपाध्यक्ष किरणमय नंदा
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ : समाजवादी पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय उपाध्यक्ष किरणमय नंदा ने गठबंधन को लेकर एक चौंकाने वाला बयान दिया है.
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Uttar Pradesh now has 14.12 crore voters
Lucknow : With the Election Commission publishing the revised and final voters list for the state, Uttar Pradesh now has a whopping 14.12 crore voters,...
Campaigning for fifth phase of UP elections ends
Lucknow, Feb 25 (IANS) Campaigning for the fifth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh drew to a close on Saturday evening. Polling for...
Picture abhi baaki hai: Awadh, Purvanchal will decide who rules over UP
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
The last four phases of polls have a lot to offer to political parties in Awadh and Poorvanchal region---194 seats, an...
Nominations for 6th phase of UP polls begin
Lucknow, (IANS) : The nomination process for the sixth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls began on Tuesday, an election official said.
Polling for 49...
Mayawati casts vote in Lucknow, claims victory
Lucknow, (IANS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati here on Sunday cast her vote in the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly election.
Clad...
BJP releases fourth list of candidates for UP polls
New Delhi,(IANS) : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released the fourth list of nine candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
In the...
BJP to launch ‘aggressive’ campaigning after Shah releases manifesto
By Anand Singh
Lucknow, (IANS) : With barely a fortnight left for the Uttar Pradesh polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plans to go full throttle...
UP polls phase-3: BJP fields more candidates with criminal past than SP
New Delhi, (IANS): In the third phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls slated for February 19, the BJP has given tickets to more candidates...
भाजपा के स्टार प्रचारकों में न वरुण गांधी और न कोई बाहरी सितारा
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी/ लखनऊ : आगामी यूपी विधानसभा चुनावों के पहले भाजपा ने अपने स्टार प्रचारकों की सूची जारी कर दी है. भाजपा के...
यूपी चुनाव : 25 मुस्लिम उम्मीदवार जीते, 84 दूसरे स्थान पर
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
भारत में मुसलमानों के लिए कठिन राजनीतिक दौर है. मुसलमान और मुस्लिम राजनीति लगातार हाशिए पर जा रहा है. जिस उत्तर...
Yogi gives UP’s bureaucracy the jitters
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS): For the burgeoning and slack bureaucracy of India's most populous state, peace of mind is the first casualty after the...
Will free UP of corruption, riots: Adityanath
New Delhi, (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said he will work to rid the state of corruption and communal riots.
Adiyanath,...
BJP’s first list of candidates for UP elections has 11 females, rewards turncoats
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
The much-awaited list of candidates for BJP was finally declared on Monday evening. As expected, the first list of 149 candidates...
‘SP misusing state machinery to manipulate elections’
New Delhi, (IANS) : Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday accused the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party of misusing the administration and its officers...
Stakes high for SP, BJP in Lucknow assembly seats
Lucknow, (IANS): The land of the nawabs here in the Uttar Pradesh capital is all set to elect nine lawmakers for the 17th state...
SP battles to retain its supremacy in Phase-2 of UP polls
By Brajendra Nath Singh and Prashant Sood
Saharanpur/New Delhi, (IANS) : As the battle for ballot in Uttar Pradesh shifts to 67 second-phase seats, including...
अगले चरणों में मायावती मुख्तार अंसारी के दम पर लड़ेंगीं
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
गाजीपुर/ मऊ : उत्तर प्रदेश चुनाव में जब किसी भी पार्टी ने अपना प्रचार नहीं शुरू किया था, उस समय मायावती ने...
BJP takes early leads in UP
Lucknow, (IANS): The BJP took an early lead in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday as officials began counting the millions of votes cast in the...
मुस्लिम राजनीति में रसूखदार, मुज़फ्फरनगर का ‘राणा परिवार’
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ्फरनगर: मुज़फ्फरनगर की 6 विधानसभाओं में से 4 चार पर यहां के कद्दावर और रसूखदार 'राणा परिवार' के लोग ताल ठोंक...
Dear BJP, spare us the moral high ground: your politics is no different from...
By Mohammed Rehan Ansari for Twocircles.net
The UP elections show that Narendra Modi’s charisma and Amit Shah’s strategies rolled over the new-born Samajwadi Party, the...
Congress names Priyanka Gandhi as ‘star campaigner’ for UP polls
Lucknow, (IANS) : Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, will be campaigning for party candidates in Uttar Pradesh for the state...
Will political ‘imports’ hurt BJP’s bid to end its UP ‘exile’?
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : Will the Bharatiya Janata Party's hopes of ending its 14-year political vanvaas (exile) in Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming...
Campaigning ends for sixth phase of UP election
Lucknow, (IANS): Campaigning for the sixth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh ended on Thursday. Voting for 49 seats spread across seven districts...
भाजपा से अलग चुनाव लड़ेंगे उपेन्द्र कुशवाहा, 18 को घोषित होंगे प्रत्याशी
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वाराणसी/लखनऊ : केंद्र में एनडीए के घटक दल राष्ट्रीय लोक समता पार्टी (रालोसपा) ने उत्तर प्रदेश में आगामी विधानसभा चुनावों में अकेले...
Mamata concerned over ‘recent happenings’ in UP
Kolkata, (IANS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed concern over the "recent happenings" in Uttar Pradesh, saying people are "scared" over...
ओबरा और दुद्धी : कोर्ट ने कहा कि आदिवासी ही लड़ेंगे अपनी ज़मीन पर...
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
ओबरा : सोनभद्र मंडल की दो विवादित विधानसभा सीटों - जिनमें ओबरा और दुद्धी शामिल हैं - पर इलाहाबाद हाई कोर्ट ने...
No matter who it allies with, Congress unlikely to gain much in upcoming UP...
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
In an era of coalition politics, all parties are looking forward to alliances with other parties to reap benefits in the...
This is a fight against poverty: Modi on UP polls
Meerut, (IANS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday likened his first election rally in Uttar Pradesh with India's first war of independence in...
Muslim women voted for BJP because of triple talaq: Ravi Shankar
Gandhinagar, (IANS): Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said Muslim women voted for the BJP during the just concluded Uttar...
Polling begins amid tight security for 73 seats in UP
Lucknow, (IANS) : Polling for 73 assembly constituencies spread across 15 districts in western Uttar Pradesh began at 7.00 a.m. on Saturday amid tight...
Voting for 67 seats on Wednesday in UP
Lucknow, (IANS) : Voting will be held in 67 assembly constituencies spread across 11 districts in the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections...
People of UP have rejected ‘unholy nexus’ of SP-Congress: Modi
Mau (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS): Expressing confidence that his BJP will get a majority in the Uttar Pradesh elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday...
बिखर गया राणा परिवार का किला, हार गए एक परिवार के चारों सदस्य
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ्फरनगर: जिले की 6 विधानसभाओं में से 4 पर यहां के कद्दावर 'राणा परिवार' के चार सदस्य ताल ठोंक रहे थे....
BJP list: Rajnath’s son to contest in Noida
New Delhi (IANS) : The BJP on Sunday released its second list of 155 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, fielding Home Minister...
SP, Congress tell their nominees to pull out from alliance seats
Lucknow, (IANS): Facing trouble from their candidates who are now refusing to withdraw from the polls, the Congress and the SP on Tuesday cracked...
सपा छोड़ अब कांग्रेस के पाले में खड़े हो गए शाहनवाज़ राणा
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मीरापुर/मुज़फ्फरनगर : 2004 में 25 साल की उम्र मे धमाकेदार राजनीतिक करियर का आगाज करने वाले मुज़फ्फरनगर के कद्दावर मुस्लिम घराने...
संजीव बालियान का आदर्श ग्राम – न एक मुसलमान, और न एक भी पूरा...
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
रसूलपुर जाटान(शाहपुर): मुज़फ्फरनगर के सांसद और केंद्र सरकार में राज्यमंत्री संजीव बालियान का आदर्श ग्राम 'रसूलपुर जाटान' के नाम से जाना...
सांसद यशवंत सिंह का आदर्श ग्राम भी बेकाम, ठीकरा राज्य सरकार पर
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
नगीना/बिजनौर: नगीना सांसद के आदर्श गांव को देखकर आप अंदाजा लगा लेंगे कि गांव में सांसद ने कुछ काम कराया भी...
Elaborate arrangements for new UP CM swearing-in
Lucknow, (IANS): Elaborate arrangements were underway on Sunday for the swearing-in ceremony of Yogi Adityanath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh here, officials...
यूपी चुनाव में मुस्लिम वोटों की ठेकेदारी का टेंडर ओपन
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
यूपी चुनाव में दूसरे चरण की अधिसूचना लागू हो चुकी है. खुद को सेकुलर कहने वाली सियासी पार्टियां सबसे अधिक परेशान...
Last phase of UP polls is crucial for Modi, SP, BSP, Congress
By Mohit Dubey
Varanasi, (IANS): The seventh and last phase of polling to pick a new Uttar Pradesh assembly will be held on Wednesday in...
Dalit politics in Punjab and UP: A study in contrast for BSP
By Soroor Ahmed, Twocircles.net
As Punjab goes to poll on February 4, exactly one week ahead of the first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh,...
Now, astrologers predict poll outcome in UP
Agra, (IANS) : With the Election Commission banning opinion polls from February 4, astrologers have taken to predicting the outcome of the Uttar Pradesh assembly...
UP CM orders review of Yash Bharti Awards
Lucknow, (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a review of the prestigious Yash Bharti Awards that were started by Samajwadi Party...
Congress expresses displeasure over SP list for UP
New Delhi (IANS) : Indicating that all is not well in the alliance, the Congress on Friday expressed its displeasure over the Samajwadi Party (SP)...
UP poll outcome will set tone for future politics: Akhilesh
Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday sought votes for the Samajwadi Party (SP)-Congress alliance candidates, saying the tie-up...
Regressive to think of using paper ballot again: Anna Hazare
New Delhi, (IANS): Amid allegations of EVM tampering and demands for holding assembly elections by using paper ballot, social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday...
Aditya Nath promises no bias on religion; no harassment of couples
Gorakhpur, (IANS): Promising that there will be no bias in the name of religion and caste, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Aditya Nath Yogi on...
नागेपुर : अस्पताल, पानी और काम के लिए कराह रहे मोदी के आदर्श ग्राम...
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: हम प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी द्वारा गोद लिए दूसरे गांव जाते हैं तो हम शहर से 25 किलोमीटर की दूरी तय करते...
Modi divides even electricity into Hindu-Muslim: Akhilesh
Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to polarise voters on communal...
योगी आदित्यनाथ के गढ़ में चौतरफा दरार
दो पीढ़ियों की सियासी महत्वाकांक्षाओं के बीच फंसा हिंदुत्व का प्रोजेक्ट
अभिषेक श्रीवास्तव, TwoCircles.net
गोरखपुर: ढाई साल का वक्त आदमी और सियासत दोनों को बदल देने...
Mood in Lucknow favours SP-Congress alliance
By Anand Singh
Lucknow, (IANS) : If the sentiments at one of the better known tea stalls here is any indicator, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister...
SP legislator alleges threat to life from Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow (IANS) : Samajwadi Party (SP) legislator from Gyanpur in Bhadohi Vijay Mishra dropped a bombshell on Monday alleging that Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav...
Mayawati demanded Rs 8 cr for seat, says expelled BSP legislator
New Delhi : BSP's expelled Sahibabad MLA Amar Pal Sharma, who joined the Congress on Tuesday, claimed he was ousted from the party because he...
Fate of SP-Congress alliance hangs in balance
Lucknow (IANS) : The fate of the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls continued to hang in balance on Saturday, even...
मुज़फ्फरनगर-कैराना में अखिलेश, कहा मोदी खुद पलायन कर दिल्ली पहुंचे
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ्फ़रनगर: सूबे के मुख्यमंत्री और समाजवादी पार्टी के मुखिया अखिलेश यादव ने भाजपा को यूपी में चल रही चुनावी जंग से...
ये टोपियां कभी रामपुर की शान थीं…
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
रामपुर : रामपुर की टोपियों का बेहद ही शानदार इतिहास रहा है. आज़ादी की लड़ाई से लेकर आज तक इन टोपियों के...
There will no discrimination based on religion, caste, gender: promises UP CM Aditya Nath
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), March 25 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Aditya Nath Yogi on Saturday said his BJP government will implement Prime Minister Narendra...
As Mulayam loyalists sharpen knives, fragile peace in SP is again shattered
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : A fortnight ago when the Election Commission handed over the cycle symbol and the party presidency to Uttar Pradesh Chief...
Shivpal Yadav to form new party after UP elections
By TCN Correspondent
The story of the rift within the Yadav family in Uttar Pradesh is both well known and well documented, and adding a...
जयापुर : मोदी का आदर्श ग्राम जहां प्राइमरी स्कूल में सूत कताई केंद्र चलता...
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी : जयापुर प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी का पहला आदर्श ग्राम है और मैं यहां पांचवीं बार जा रहा हूं. नरेंद्र मोदी के...
उत्तर प्रदेश : कैसा रहा पहला चरण, और क्या होगा दूसरे चरण का हाल?
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ्फरनगर : पहली बात मीरापुर विधानसभा से करते हैं. यह निश्चित था कि यह सीट बसपा आसानी से जीत जायेगी क्योंकि...
मीरजापुर : एकतरफ़ा लड़ाई की ओर बढ़ती सीट
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
मीरजापुर : मीरजापुर की दो प्रमुख विधानसभा सीटों का हाल पढ़ चुके हैं. एक तीसरी विधानसभा सीट इसी कड़ी में आती है,...
Attempts being made to turn Western UP into Kashmir: Yogi Adityanath
Hapur (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS) : Raking up the issue of "exodus" of Hindus from western Uttar Pradesh, BJP leader Yogi Adityanath said on Monday that...
Rahul-Akhilesh to begin joint poll campaign on Sunday
Lucknow, (IANS) : Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav will hold a joint road show here in Uttar Pradesh on...
अमेठी और सुल्तानपुर : गठबंधन का गतिरोध और निषादों का वोट तय करेगा भाग्य
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
सुल्तानपुर/अमेठी - बात सुल्तानपुर से शुरू करते हैं, जहां की पांचों सीटें इस वक़्त समाजवादी पार्टी के पास हैं. लेकिन 27 फरवरी...
Meet the RSS-backed ‘nationalist’ Muslims campaigning for a Ram Temple in Ayodhya
By Siddhant Mohan, Twocircles.net
‘What’s in a name?’ asked William Shakespeare centuries ago. Azam Khan will disagree.
As journalists, we are used to making calls and...
वोटर बोले : ‘वोट उधर करेंगे, जिधर घर-पटीदार का वोट जाएगा’
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी : मलदहिया पर बनारस का पुराना रॉयल इनफील्ड का शोरूम है. खुराना ऑटोमोबाइल्स के नाम से. आसपास लोहे के सामानों का...
No evidence to show EVMs can be tampered with: EC
New Delhi, (IANS): The Election Commission on Thursday emphasised that electronic voting machines (EVMs) were tamper proof and termed the allegations by some political...
BJP announces first list of candidates for UP, Uttarakhand
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced its first list of 149 candidates for Uttar Pradesh polls and 64 candidates in...
Recent election results demand a re-look into the merits of the Electronic Voting Machine
By Mohammed Anis Akhtar for Twocircles.net
The integrity of the world’s largest democracy, India, depends on the reliability and validity of elections, held on a...
Pihani’s story: Why promises Of UP’s politicians rarely changed over 15 years
By Saumya Tewari
Pihani, Uttar Pradesh: For 16 years, Kailash Rai (not his real name), 49, has been commuting six hours every working day between...
What’s in a name? A lot if you are Yogi Adityanath
Lucknow, (IANS): What's in a name? Well, if you are Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, referred to as 'Maharaj-ji' by his disciples and...
निर्णायक भूमिका की तलाश में हैं मेरठ के मतदाता
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
मेरठ : अपने उद्योग-धंधों और उत्तर प्रदेश के व्यापार में मजबूत जगह बनाने वाले मेरठ में भी चुनाव ने ज़ोर पकड़ा है. लेकिन...
मुरादनगर : यहां से किस नेता की होगी मुराद पूरी?
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
मुरादनगर/गाज़ियाबाद : आज से क़रीब चार सौ साल पहले मुराद गाज़ी ने इस मुरादनगर को बसाया था. मुराद गाज़ी मुग़लिया सल्तनत में सेनापति...
SP, Congress to jointly contest UP polls
Lucknow (IANS) : The Samajwadi Party and the Congress will jointly contest the Uttar Pradesh assembly election on 298 and 105 seats respectively, the...
Congress releases list of 11 candidates for UP polls
Lucknow, (IANS) : The Congress on Saturday released another list of 11 party candidates for the seven-phase state assembly elections to be held from...
Over 50% voting in UP’s final phase
Lucknow, (IANS): Over 50 per cent polling was reported across 40 seats in the final phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on Wednesday with...
Congress names 25 candidates for UP polls
Lucknow, (IANS) : The Congress on Wednesday released its second list of 25 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
Prominent persons who made it to...
BJP aims to breach Mulayam’s fortress as Akhilesh and Shivpal lock horns
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
It would not be wrong to say that the Samajwadi Party, despite all its infighting and power struggles, has a strong...
Mulayam’s second daughter-in-law in SP list
Lucknow (IANS) : The Samajwadi Party has fielded Aparna Yadav, wife of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's step-brother Prateek Yadav, from Lucknow Cantt.
The party...
Socrates, demonetisation and UP elections: A ‘walk’ with the philosopher in the streets of...
By Rashmi Bhushan for Twocircles.net
I looked at the weather and murmured, “There are ominous dark clouds gathering overhead”. A voice from behind asked– “Are...
BJP cheated people to come to power, Akhilesh alleges
Lucknow, (IANS): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of cheating...
Varun, Advani missing from BJP list of star campaigners in UP
New Delhi (IANS) : BJP veteran L.K. Advani and MP Varun Gandhi are noticeable absentees from the party list of 40-odd star campaigners for the...
सम्भल में ओवैसी, सपा बसपा पर साधा निशाना
फहमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
सम्भल : मंगलवार को ऑल इंडिया मजलिस-ए-इत्तिहादुल मुस्लिमीन (एआईएमआईएम) के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष असदुद्दीन ओवैसी अपनी पार्टी के संभल से कैंडिडेट पूर्व सांसद...
Former Union minister Akhilesh Das dead
New Delhi, (IANS): Former Union minister and Congress leader Akhilesh Das passed away after suffering heart attack in Lucknow on Wednesday, a party source...
The UP election is a tussle between Hindutva and Dalit Bahujan politics
By Sanjay Kumar & Badre Alam for Twocircles.net
More than three decades of BSP politics have, no doubt, given political voices to the Bahujan masses....
Camaraderie between Rahul, Akhilesh enthuses workers
By Sandeep Pauranik
Jhansi, (IANS): Once political rivals, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav seem to be sharing great...
Akhilesh kicks off election campaign
Sultanpur, (IANS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday kicked off the Samajwadi Party's election campaign by promising to provide better living...
Congress asks four UP candidates to withdraw in favour of SP
Lucknow, (IANS) : Worried at the confusion in over a dozen seats where both it and alliance partner had named candidates, the Congress on...
कई गांवों की तरह बदहाल वरुण गांधी का आदर्श ग्राम
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
सुल्तानपुर : सुल्तानपुर जिले में वल्लीपुर नाम की दो जगहें हैं. एक वल्लीपुर सुल्तानपुर शहर से 25 किलोमीटर दूर है और दूसरा...
This is one Akhilesh project that may be spared Yogi’s axe
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS): At a time the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh is reviewing schemes launched by former Chief...
कुंडा और रामपुर खास : किससे क्या बात करेंगे और क्या लिखेंगे?
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
प्रतापगढ़ : बाबागंज विधानसभा के संग्रामगढ़ गांव में एक मीटिंग आयोजित की गयी है. मीटिंग नहीं है, जनसभा है लेकिन लोग इसे...
ऊंचाहार : क्या सपा-कांग्रेस की जंग में कमल खिलेगा?
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
ऊंचाहार (रायबरेली) : ‘यूपी को साथ पसंद है, लेकिन ऊंचाहार को हाथ पसंद है’ कांग्रेस इसी नारे पर यहां चुनाव लड़...
Former BSP heavyweights figure in BJP’s third list for UP
Lucknow, (IANS) : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released its third list of 67 candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. Like...
दंगों के बाद क्या होगा मुज़फ्फरनगर में चुनाव का रुख?
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ्फरनगर : ये शहर अब चुनावों में उतर रहा है, लेकिन सच है कि इस इलाके ने चुनाव के पहले क़त्लेआम...
सेकुलर दलों की गलती से साफ़ हुआ भाजपा की जीत का रास्ता
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश चुनाव साम्प्रदायिक राजनीति की नई प्रयोगशाला बनकर उभरा है. पश्चिम से लेकर पूरब तक बतौर पत्रकार मैंने अपने चुनावी कवरेज...
Akhilesh humiliated me like no one, alleges Mulayam
Lucknow, (IANS): Differences between Samajwadi Party (SP) founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son Akhilesh Yadav came to the fore again on Saturday when...
In UP, prisons can often be a gateway to the Legislature
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
The relationship between political leaders and prisons in India is complicated, to say the least; but not in UP. With elections...
Parties pull out all stops to win ‘crucial’ western Uttar Pradesh
By Mohit Dubey
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS) : With the crucial first phase elections in western Uttar Pradesh just a week away, all parties have...