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...
UP Elections: Why Mulayam would be naive to expect Muslims to only vote for...
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
Why do Muslims vote for Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav?
The obvious answer, at least for some, is that he remains...
UP government to form ‘anti-land mafia task force’
Lucknow, (IANS): The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to set up a task force to tackle the menace of land grabbing in the...
Modi regime a government of ‘RSS ka Saath and BJP ka Vikas’: Congress
New Delhi, (IANS) : The Congress on Tuesday hit out at the Narendra Modi government, saying it has failed on all fronts, and is only...
Congress-SP differences on seat sharing will be ironed out: Congress
New Delhi, (IANS) : As deadlock over seat-sharing continued to dog the Congress-Samajwadi Party alliance in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress on Thursday said that...
Over 57 per cent voting in UP polls fifth phase: EC
New Delhi, (IANS): Over 57 per cent voting was recorded during the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh elections on Monday, the Election Commission said.
"Till...
Three years after Muzaffarnagar riots, no justice in sight for gang-rape survivors
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporters
The Uttar Pradesh government has failed to expeditiously investigate and prosecute the seven cases of gang-rape filed after the 2013 Muzaffarnagar...
वोटों के लिए रालोद प्रत्याशी ने भाई की करा दी हत्या
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
बुलंदशहर : खुर्जा से राष्ट्रीय लोकदल के प्रत्याशी मनोज गौतम पर इल्जाम है कि उन्होंने राजनीतिक लाभ के लिए अपने सगे...
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...
मेरठ में अमित शाह ने रद्द की पदयात्रा, गठबंधन पर किया हमला
फहमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
मेरठ: उत्तर प्रदेश की चुनावी सरगर्मी के बीच भारतीय जनता पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष अमित शाह आज प्रदेश के मेरठ जिले पहुंचे....
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...
Shivpal to float new party after March 11
Lucknow, (IANS) : Shivpal Yadav, former President of the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday threw caution to wind and vowed to form...
UP polls: Candidates confident of win
Lucknow, (IANS) : Prominent candidates in the fray in the first phase of Uttar Pradesh elections on Saturday exuded confidence of victory.
Talking to reporters...
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...
Rahul-Akhilesh Varanasi road show cancelled
Lucknow, (IANS) : The much-awaited road show on Friday by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in Varanasi...
रामपुर : जहां आज़म ख़ान बस्तियां ढहाने की कीमत चुका सकते हैं
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
रामपुर: समाजवादी पार्टी के मुस्लिम चेहरे आज़म खान अपने शहर रामपुर को मॉडल के रूप में विकसित करने का दावा करते...
SP announces 209 candidates, Akhilesh accommodates Mulayam’s men
Lucknow (IANS) : The ruling Samajwadi Party on Friday released its first and second lists for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, within a span...
20% polling in UP’s 7th phase amid snags, boycott calls
Lucknow, (IANS): Amid technical snags and boycott calls in some polling stations, over 20 per cent voting was reported from the rest of the...
61% voting in UP fourth phase polls
Lucknow/New Delhi, (IANS): Over 61 per cent voters exercised their franchise on Thursday across 53 seats in the fourth phase elections to the Uttar...
UP third phase registers 12% polling in 2 hours
Lucknow, (IANS): An average of 12 per cent voting has been recorded in the first two hours of polling in the third phase of...
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 casts 11% votes till 9 a.m. in 5th phase
Lucknow, (IANS): Around 11 per cent of 1.84 crore voters exercised their franchise in the first two hours of polling on Monday for the...
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...
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...
First phase polling in UP ends, over 60% turnout
Lucknow, (IANS) : Barring a few incidents of violence, the first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh ended peacefully on Saturday with over 60...
BJP manifesto cut-paste job: Samajwadi Party
Lucknow, (IANS) : The Samajwadi Party on Saturday claimed that the BJP manifesto -- Lok Kalyan Sankalp Patra -- for the Uttar Pradesh polls...
Akhilesh, Rahul pitch for SP-Congress alliance
Lucknow, (IANS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday held their first joint show, the latter...
Budget offers nothing for poor, marginalised: Mayawati
Lucknow, (IANS) : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday flayed the Union Budget and said that it had nothing for the poor...
Over 50% turnout in first phase of UP polls
Lucknow, (IANS) : Over 50 per cent turnout was witnessed till late afternoon in the first phase of the staggered Uttar Pradesh assembly elections...
Nationalism a bad word only in India: Jaitley
Varanasi, (IANS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said that "nationalism was a good word" across the world though it may be a...
BJP petitions poll panel against Akhilesh’s smartphone sop
Lucknow, (IANS) : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday petitioned the Election Commission against Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's election promise of providing free...
Congress and SP are allies, but they will hardly help each other in UP
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
If elections are all about winning and getting the maximum votes, then can we say that like arithmetic, it is a...
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...
UP needs to get rid of ‘KaSaB’, says Amit Shah
Lucknow, (IANS) : Coining an acronym to denote the Congress, the SP and the BSP with the name of the executed 26/11 attacker, BJP...
In UP, Punjab and Goa, increase in MLAs without criminal records
By Prachi Salve
There has been a decrease in the number of members of legislative assembly (MLAs) with criminal records in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and...
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...
BJP hopes Maharashtra win will boost its prospects in UP
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS): Perked by its success in the Maharashtra civic polls, the BJP has decided to use it for a "major political...
BJP takes poll management, ground work to next level in UP
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : If the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could pride itself on professional poll management in the run-up to the 2014...
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...
After EC, opposition leaders meet President on EVM issue
New Delhi, (IANS): Opposition leaders, including Congress President Sonia Gandhi, on Wednesday met President Pranab Mukherjee on the EVM issue and raised concern over...
‘सबका साथ, सबका विकास’ का नारा देने वाली बीजेपी के 304 उम्मीदवारों में एक...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा चुनावों के लिए बीजेपी ने अपनी दूसरी सूची जारी कर दी है. इस सूची में 155 उम्मीदवारों के नाम...
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...
In upcoming phases of UP elections, MBC voters may swing the tide in BJP’s...
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
In the ongoing UP polls, if there is one party which has played its cards well in attracting votes from the...
Chairman of Shia Waqf Board criticizes Kalbe Jawad
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
Syed Waseem Rizvi, chairman, Shia Central Board of Waqf, has lashed out at prominent Shia cleric and Imam-e-Juma Maulana Kalbe Jawwad...
In UP, the truth is that no Muslim party plays a major role in...
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
With UP going to elections this weekend, it is clear that the gloves are off and everyone is either trying to...
Will hold rally against note ban after UP polls: Lalu
Patna, (IANS) : RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday said his party will organise a rally against demonetisation in the Bihar capital after the...
मोदी रैली करते रहें और किसान अनशन…
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
गाज़ियाबाद : प्रधानमंत्री मोदी इन दिनों अपने चुनावी सभा में किसानों के हित में खूब बोल रहे हैं. बुधवार को भी गाजियाबाद...
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,...
Brisk voting in 2 hours in UP’s 2nd phase poll
Lucknow, (IANS): Brisk voting is reported in the first two hours of polling in the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on...
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...
UP rejects Congress-SP alliance slogans
By Sidhartha Dutta
New Delhi, (IANS): The catchy slogans of the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance in Uttar Pradesh like "UP ke ladke", "UP ko yeh saath...
Muslim women and children beaten, asked to leave community park in Meerut
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Meerut: With the appointment of Hindu hardliner Yogi Adityanath as the Chief Minister, events and actions have started adversely affecting the...
Akhilesh wins ‘cycle’ war, blow to Mulayam
New Delhi : The Election Commission on Monday recognised the faction led by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav as the Samajwadi Party and allotted...
Yogi as CM is BJP’s message on ‘Hindu Rashtra’: Yechuri
Hyderabad, (IANS): CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechuri on Sunday said that by making Yogi Adityanath the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the BJP and...
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...
SP minister raises doubts on benefits of tie-up with Congress
Lucknow, (IANS): Cracks appeared in the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) ahead of the Saturday vote count for the crucial state assembly elections, as a...
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...
40% polling so far in 2nd phase of UP polls
Lucknow, (IANS): Over 40 per cent voting was recorded in the second phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh till afternoon on Wednesday.
Maximum voting was reported...
Samajwadi Party’s troubles will not end with UP election results
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
Whatever be the election results, Uttar Pradesh is all set to witness another showdown in Samajwadi Party. SP’s national president Akhilesh...
आयोग ने माना अखिलेश को अध्यक्ष, ‘साइकिल’ भी अखिलेश के पास
TCN News
लखनऊ : समाजवादी पार्टी का मौजूदा कलह जब चुनाव आयोग पहुंचा तो आयोग ने इस पर फैसला सुरक्षित कर लिया लेकिन कुछ देर...
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...
BJP petitions poll panel, seeks derecognition of SP
Lucknow, (IANS) : The BJP on Tuesday petitioned the Election Commission (EC) against the ruling Samajwadi Party and sought cancellation of its recognition, alleging...
‘Grave’ error by PM Modi: Akhilesh Yadav’s government spent Rs 227 crore on crematoriums
By Afroz Alam Sahil, Twocircles.net
Prime Minister Narendra Modi caused a massive controversy during his election rally in Fatehpur Sikri, saying that if there is...
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...
SP-Congress combine may form next government in UP: Survey
New Delhi, (IANS) : The Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance is likely to gain majority with 187 to 197 seats and around 35 per cent vote...
People who stood at banks will now queue to reject BJP: Akhilesh
Bijnore, (IANS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday claimed that the people who were forced to stand in queues outside banks...
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...
उत्तर प्रदेश के 7.5 लाख वोटरों ने किया ‘नोटा’ का प्रयोग
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
लखनऊ : उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा चुनाव के परिणाम आ चुके हैं. शायद उत्तर प्रदेश के राजनीतिक इतिहास में ऐसा पहली बार हुआ...
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...
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...
‘BJP’s 2019 poll issue could be performance, employment and development’
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Muralidhar Rao on Wednesday said the party's election issue for the 2019 parliamentary poll could...
Allahabad HC issues notice to Mayawati, brother
Lucknow, (IANS): In a major setback to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati in the midst of the crucial assembly polls, the Allahabad High...
Muslim outfits join hands, ask Akhilesh: What have you done for us in the...
By TCN News
Terming the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance as opportunistic tie-up, the umbrella organisation of various Muslim outfits—Muttahida Milli Majlis has appealed to Muslims to...
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...
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...
Voting underway in Alapur constituency of UP
Lucknow, (IANS): Brisk voting was reported on Thursday for the lone Uttar Pradesh assembly seat of Alapur, which was left in the polling process...
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...
बिसाहड़ा की सांप्रदायिक राजनीति को चुनाव में नहीं खींच पाई भाजपा
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
बिसाहड़ा (दादरी) : जिस दादरी के बिसाहड़ा हत्याकांड के सहारे भाजपा यूपी के सारी सीटों पर पर चुनाव जीतने का कोशिश...
UP Elections: BJP’s candidate list will show if they trust turncoats or cadres
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
In two days, BJP is likely to declare its first list of candidates. With this, the internal tussle within the BJP...
Old-timers, others miss electoral din in UP’s Agra
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, (IANS) : As campaigning for the first phase of the seven-phased Uttar Pradesh assembly elections gains momentum, many old-timers and other...
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...
Akhilesh Yadav moves caveat in SC on EC order
New Delhi : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday moved a caveat in the Supreme Court urging it not to pass any order...
Law and order in UP worse under SP: BJP
New Delhi, (IANS) : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said that the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh had worsened over...
Election Commission transfers 23 officers in UP
New Delhi (IANS) : The Election Commission (EC) on Friday transferred 13 District Magistrates and nine Superintendent of Police (SP) and Senior Superintendent of...
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...
Many memorable firsts in 2017 UP assembly elections
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS): The long, staggered assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, whose results are to be announced on March 11, would be remembered...
Tight contest among BJP, BSP, SP-Congress in UP first phase
By Brajendra Nath Singh and Prashant Sood
Meerut/New Delhi, (IANS) : There appears no clear front-runner among the three major contestants - BJP, SP-Congress and...
इस बार दरक सकता है आज़म खान का रामपुर क़िला
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
रामपुर : इतिहास के आईने में रामपुर एक शहर या ज़िले का नाम नहीं, बल्कि मील के पत्थर की तरह ख़ास है. आज...
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...
सहारनपुर में मायावती : पहले चरण की वोटिंग के बाद सरकार बनाने का जताया...
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
सहारनपुर : सहारनपुर में बसपा सुप्रीमो मायावती ने सरकार बनाने का भरोसा जताया है. भारी भीड़ और प्रथम चरण की वोटिंग...
SP-Congress government will represent youth, farmers: Rahul
Rae Bareli, (IANS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Samajwadi Party (SP)-Congress alliance government in Uttar Pradesh post-elections to the state...
Yogi rejigs bureaucracy, 41 officers transferred
Lucknow, (IANS): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's Uttar Pradesh administration on Tuesday transferred 41 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, among them six District Magistrates.
Those transferred...
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...
Samajwadi Party leader Ashok Pradhan joins BJP
New Delhi : Samajwadi Party National General Secretary Ashok Pradhan on Friday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with a number of his supporters...
SP-Congress will give BJP a run for its money in UP
By Amulya Ganguli (IANS)
Any satisfaction which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) felt over the internal strife in the Samajwadi Party (SP) must have been diluted...
BJP government pushing communal agenda in UP: Mayawati
Lucknow, (IANS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday expressed concern at the "rising caste and communal tension" in the state and blamed...
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...
Azam Khan says SP will win 380 seats; gets math wrong
Lucknow, (IANS): Uttar Pradesh's senior minister Mohammad Azam Khan on Friday trashed all exit polls and predicted 380 seats for his Samajwadi Party.
Getting his...
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...
In UP, Muslim leaders of SP left angry and clueless after being denied tickets
By Faisal Fareed, Tworcircles.net
Lucknow: Irrespective of what the election verdict from UP will be, one can safely say that if there is one party...
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...
BJP wins all Lucknow seats, Aparna Yadav loses
Lucknow, (IANS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday won all five seats in the state capital, including Lucknow Cantonment where its candidate Rita...
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...
सम्भल : यहां ओवैसी नहीं बर्क़ का है जलवा
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCirles.net
सम्भल : यूपी के सम्भल में ओवैसी फैक्टर काम कर रहा है. ओवैसी की पार्टी ऑल इंडिया मजलिस-ए-इत्तेहादुल मुस्लिमीन (मजलिस) के उम्मीदवार ज़ियाउर्रहमान...
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...
BJP set to sweep five Varanasi seats
Varanasi, (IANS): The BJP is headed towards a clean sweep on five assembly segments in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi.
Varanasi...
SP announces 12 more candidates in 5th list for UP polls
Lucknow, (IANS) : The ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) on Thursday released its fifth list of 12 candidates for the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh assembly polls...
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...
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...
BJP releases third list of candidates for UP polls
New Delhi, (IANS) : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released the third list of candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
The BJP...
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...
Despite loss, BSP’s politics of social justice is the only antidote to BJP’s communal...
By Sanjay Kumar for Twocircles.net
The recent assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh (UP), one of the most populous states in India, has ushered in a...
सोनभद्र : आरक्षित सीट घोषित होने के बाद पलट गए हैं समीकरण
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
ओबरा : सोनभद्र विधानसभा की दो सीटों द्वारा चुनाव आयोग द्वारा अनुसूचित जनजातियों के लिए आरक्षित करने के बाद इलाका एक राजनीतिक...
Campaigning for first phase of UP polls ends, security tightened
Lucknow, (IANS) : Campaigning for the 73 assembly segments that go to polls in the first phase of the crucial Uttar Pradesh assembly elections...
Poll panel should clear doubts over EVM: Ram Gopal Yadav
New Delhi, (IANS): Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Monday said that the Election Commission should clear doubts over electronic voting machines (EVMs).
"We...
BJP seeks EC probe into ‘deletion’ of voters’ names in UP
New Delhi, (IANS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday moved the Election Commission seeking an inquiry into "large-scale deletion" of names of eligible...
BJP will withdraw reservation if voted to power, warns Mayawati
Lucknow, (IANS) : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Saturday accused the BJP of "deceiving" the people through its "false promises" and warned...
Situation in violence-hit UP town limping back to normalcy
Lucknow, (IANS): The situation in Uttar Pradesh's violence-hit Lakhimpur Kheri, where an objectionable video on Hindu deities on social media led to communal clashes,...
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...
If BJP wins UP, will consult Muslim women on talaq: Shah
Lucknow, (IANS) : BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday said if his party returned to power in Uttar Pradesh, it will seek the opinion...
संगीत सोम : पहले बीए थे, अब हैं 12वीं पास
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
मेरठ : भाजपा के विवादास्पद विधायक संगीत सोम के हलफ़नामों की गवाही पर यक़ीन करें तो उनका खुद का भरा...
अनाथ नज़र आता है मायावती का आदर्श ग्राम ‘माल गांव’
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
माल/ मलीहाबाद (लखनऊ) : ‘हमें बहन जी ने गोद में लिया कब था, ये अलग बात है कि गोद में लेने...
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...
Aligning with SP is Congress’ political bankruptcy: Mayawati
Lucknow (IANS) : Taking on Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav over corruption and 'tacit understanding' with the BJP, BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday said the Congress...
Adityanath as CM is shocking, says New York Times
New York, (IANS): The decision to pick Hindutva leader Adityanath Yogi as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh shows the BJP thinks "nothing stands in...
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...
BJP credits Modi for UP victory
New Delhi, (IANS): The BJP is set to take power in Uttar Pradesh and the credit for this goes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...
भाजपा से अलग चुनाव लड़ेंगे उपेन्द्र कुशवाहा, 18 को घोषित होंगे प्रत्याशी
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी/लखनऊ : केंद्र में एनडीए के घटक दल राष्ट्रीय लोक समता पार्टी (रालोसपा) ने उत्तर प्रदेश में आगामी विधानसभा चुनावों में अकेले...
योगी आदित्यनाथ के शपथ-पत्र में छिपा है उनका सच
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली : उत्तर प्रदेश के नए मुख्यमंत्री होने जा रहे योगी आदित्यनाथ की सच्चाई उनके चुनावी शपथ-पत्र में छिपी हुई...
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...
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...
UP: Women winning fewer elections, losing deposits in larger numbers
By Rahul Mohan Sharma
Poor, populous Uttar Pradesh was the first state to have a female Chief Minister -- Sucheta Kriplani from 1963 to 1967...
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...
In poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, it’s a season of slogans
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : A little before an election that is being viewed as a mini-referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's almost three-year...
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...
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...
राहुल-अखिलेश, मोदी मुसलमानों को साध रहे थे, तब कैसी थी मायावती की रैली
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी : रोहनिया में जगतपुर इंटर कॉलेज है. जो शहर से लगभग दस किलोमीटर दूर है. यहां जाते-जाते सारे रास्तों पर छोटे-छोटे...
6 challenges for the new UP government
By IndiaSpend Team
With 200 million people, equivalent to the population of Brazil, but with an economy the size of Qatars -- which has 2.4...
UP should give slaughterhouses time for regularisation: Owaisi
New Delhi, (IANS): AIMIM President and Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said the Uttar Pradesh government should give time to...
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...
UP voters rebelling against politics of SP, BSP and Congress: Jaitley
Varanasi, (IANS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday claimed a groundswell of support in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said...
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...
यूपी चुनाव : ओवैसी ने किया 11 सीटों पर उम्मीदवारों का ऐलान
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ: असदुद्दीन ओवैसी की पार्टी ऑल इंडिया मजलिस-ए-इत्तेहादुल मुस्लिमीन (मजलिस) यूपी चुनाव के मद्देनज़र कमर कस चुकी है. पार्टी ने पहले...
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...
UP polls: Key lies in Modi regaining the Muslim vote
By Amulya Ganguli
A major reason why the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is believed to be finding it difficult to cross the finishing line with...
Mulayam trashes SP-Congress alliance, refuses to campaign
Lucknow, (IANS) : Hours after Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav took out a joint road show here...
Education failure, leading reason for UP job woes, isn’t an election issue
By Shreya Shah
Bahraich and Mirzapur districts (Uttar Pradesh): "Path mera alokit kardo, naval prath ki naval rashmiyon se, mere ur ka tam har do,"...
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...