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...
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...
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...
यूपी चुनाव में उतरेंगे आसाराम के बेटे नारायण साईँ, बनारस से लड़ सकते हैं...
By TCN News
वाराणसी : आसाराम बापू के बेटे और सूरत की दो लड़कियों के बलात्कार के आरोप में जेल की सजा काट रहे नारायण...
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...
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...
SP candidate’s son shot in UP
Lucknow, (IANS): The son of a Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate was shot and seriously injured in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba district on Thursday morning, police...
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...
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...
Congress moves EC, demands stern action against BJP
New Delhi, (IANS) : The Congress on Thursday moved the Election Commission (EC) alleging that BJP leaders Keshav Prasad Maurya and Subramanian Swamy had made...
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...
Why should Muslims vote for SP when it failed on promises made to the...
By Asif Moazzam Jamai for Twocircles.net
The Samajwadi Party came to power in 2012 with lucrative promises to the people of Uttar Pradesh. Sixteen points,...
सहारनपुर : हारकर भी अपना कद बढ़ा गए इमरान मसूद
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
सहारनपुर: जनपद की राजनीति में अब काफी ताकतवर हो चुके इमरान मसूद फिर हार गए. इस बार उन्हें 90 हजार वोट...
Varun Gandhi included in BJP’s UP star campaigners’ list
Lucknow, (IANS) : After initially dropping Varun Gandhi from the list of "star campaigners" in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP on Thursday included his name...
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...
Modi says glad to see highest number of women in UP assembly
New Delhi, (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed happiness to see a new record of highest number of women MLAs elected to...
Exit polls will again prove wrong; SP-Congress will win: Lalu
Patna, (IANS): Trashing exit poll projections on likely winners of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday said the Samajwadi...
UP EVMs were ‘managed’ to favour BJP: Mayawati
Lucknow, (IANS): BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday alleged that voting machines had been "managed" in favour of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and that...
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...
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...
UP victory to help BJP in presidential polls, Rajya Sabha numbers
By Anjali Ojha
New Delhi, (IANS): The BJP's massive victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will help the party in the upcoming presidential election and...
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...
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...
40% of UP voters undecided, finds poll
By Shreya Shah
Elections for the Uttar Pradesh state assembly, Indias largest state -- 138 million voters -- start on February 11, but 40 PER...
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...
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,...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Does UP victory make Modi’s return in 2019 smooth?
By Vishav and Saurabh Katkurwar
New Delhi, (IANS): With the BJP sweeping Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and making major inroads into the north east with...
EC extends deadline for UP exit polls
Lucknow, (IANS): The Election Commission (EC) has prohibited exit polls for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections till 5.30 p.m. on March 9 following the...
UP’s health variations: From worse than Haiti to better than India
By Oommen Kurian
At a time when Indias sex ratio at birth is low and declining -- from 909 (2011) to 887 (2014) -- there...
Aditya Nath has been hailed as ‘Anandmath Sanyasi’: Anandmath preached the cleansing of Muslims...
By Shamsul Islam for Twocircles.net
The senior RSS/BJP ideologues lately have been hailing UP chief minister, Mahant Yogi Adityanath as sanyasi (Hindu ascetics) of novel...
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...
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,...
Prohibition on exit polls extended till March 9
New Delhi, (IANS): The Election Commission on Saturday extended the ban on exit polls for the assembly elections in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and...
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...
Akhilesh casts vote, ducks questions on Mulayam-Shivpal
Saifai (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav here on Sunday cast his vote in the third phase of the state assembly...
UP records 11% polling till 9 a.m. in sixth phase
Lucknow, (IANS): Around 11 per cent of the 1.72 crore Uttar Pradesh voters exercised their franchise in the first two hours on Saturday as...
25.71 per cent voting in Ghaziabad till 11 a.m.
Ghaziabad, (IANS) : Ghaziabad district witnessed 25.71 per cent voter turnout in five assembly constituencies till 11 a.m. on Saturday as the first phase of...
अयोध्या में राम की नहीं, काम की बात
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
फ़ैज़ाबाद/अयोध्या : इस चुनावी मौसम में राम मंदिर की चर्चा अब हर जगह होने लगी है. भाजपा के दिग्गज नेता अब...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
UP minister booed at Meerut polling booth
Lucknow, (IANS) : Uttar Pradesh Labour and Employment Minister Shahid Manzoor faced a hostile crowd in Meerut's Kithaur constituency on Saturday when he visited a...
बनारस : ‘जय श्री राम’ का नारा, मोदी का दौरा यानी भाजपा की जीत
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: ऐसा क्या हुआ कि एक सीट भी मुश्किल से जीतने वाली भाजपा सभी सीटें निकाल ले गयी? बनारस में यह चर्चा...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
देवबंद में भाजपा की जीत, क्या है सचाई?
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
देवबंद/ सहारनपुर : ईवीएम में गड़बड़ी के सवालों के बीच देवबंद चर्चा में है. बसपा सुप्रीमो मायावती अपने आरोपो में इसका...
आयोग ने माना अखिलेश को अध्यक्ष, ‘साइकिल’ भी अखिलेश के पास
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लखनऊ : समाजवादी पार्टी का मौजूदा कलह जब चुनाव आयोग पहुंचा तो आयोग ने इस पर फैसला सुरक्षित कर लिया लेकिन कुछ देर...
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...
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...
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...
सहारनपुर : सस्ते कोचिंग सेंटर और कर्ज़ के भरोसे के साथ आए राहुल गांधी
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
सहारनपुर: मसूद परिवार के गढ़ गंगोह पहुंचे कांग्रेस के राष्ट्रीय उपाध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी ने यहां मंच से युवाओं और किसानों पर...
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...
BSP will take power in UP: Mayawati
Lucknow, (IANS): The BSP will form the next government in Uttar Pradesh, leaving the BJP and the SP-Congress alliance at the second and third...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
EC cracks whips, transfers officials in UP
Lucknow, (IANS) : Hours before the first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh, the Election Commission (EC) on Friday cracked the whip on the...
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...
‘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...
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...
In UP, political discourse gets distasteful
Lucknow, (IANS): "Gujarat ke gadhe" (donkeys of Gujarat), "Loktantra ke aatankwaadi" (terrorists of democracy), "Behenji Sampatti Party", "Negative Dalit Man"... Political discourse amid ongoing...
SP leader Ambika Chowdhary joins BSP
Lucknow (IANS) : Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former minister in the state government Ambika Chowdhary on Saturday switched allegiance to the Bahujan Samaj...
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...
51% polling in UP third phase poll
Lucknow, (IANS): Over 51 per cent voting was recorded in eight hours since polling began for the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly...
UP results likely to impact Congress thinking on alliances
By Sidhartha Dutta
New Delhi, (IANS): The Congress has much at stake in the outcome of assembly elections in five states, particularly Uttar Pradesh, where its...
New Uttar Pradesh DGP takes charge, warns criminals
Lucknow, (IANS): Senior IPS officer Sulkhan Singh took charge as the 66th Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.
The 1980-batch officer,...
‘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 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...
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...
सियासत के चक्रव्यूह में रामपुर का बीड़ी उद्योग
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
रामपुर : यूपी में राजनीतिक पार्टियों के सिंबल वाली बीड़ियों का जलवा है. कोई कमल छाप बीड़ी छाप रहा है, तो कोई साईकिल,...
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,...
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...
Stage set for polling in ‘sensitive, crucial’ western UP
Lucknow, (IANS) : The stage is set for the crucial first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, voting for which will begin on...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
BJP leaders wear their love for saffron at manifesto release
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : Colours have their own charm and significance. In politics, especially in Uttar Pradesh, they enjoy a super special status...
Mayawati’s campaign turns a new leaf in UP
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : People change with times. In Uttar Pradesh, where voters are being wooed left and right, the most striking election...
Shivpal Yadav meets Yogi Adityanath, triggers speculation
Lucknow, (IANS): Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Shivpal Singh Yadav, who was sidelined in the party and government by nephew Akhilesh Yadav, met Uttar...
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...
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...
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...
’20 UP ministers, four from Uttarakhand face criminal cases’
New Delhi, (IANS): The new Uttar Pradesh government has 20 ministers with criminal cases against them, Uttarakhand four, and Punjab two, a report said...
Shivpal Yadav not in SP’s list of star campaigners
Lucknow, (IANS) : Former Samajwadi Party (SP) state president Shivpal Singh Yadav does not figure in the list of 40 'star campaigners' issued by...
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,...
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...
समाजवादी पार्टी मुसलमान विरोधी पार्टी है –शफ़ीक़ुर्रहमान बर्क़
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
सम्भल: कभी समाजवादी पार्टी के आधार स्तंभ रहे शफ़ीक़ुर्रहमान बर्क़ अब असदुद्दीन ओवैसी की पार्टी ऑल इंडिया मजलिस-ए-इत्तेहादुल मुस्लिमीन (मजलिस) के...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
यूपी चुनाव में ओवैसी का ‘ट्रिपल तलाक़’ फार्मूला
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ : तीसरे चरण के मतदान के मद्देनज़र ऑल इंडिया मजलिस-ए-इत्तेहादुल मुस्लिमीन (मजलिस) के सरबराह असदुद्दीन ओवैसी ने चुनाव प्रचार अभियान...
Campaigning ends for last phase of UP elections
Lucknow, (IANS): Campaigning for the final phase of the seven-stage Uttar Pradesh assembly elections came to an end at 5 p.m. on Monday, bringing...
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...
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...
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...
#Elections2017: UP spends least on health, reflects in its ill-health
Oommen C Kurian
With 200 million people, Uttar Pradesh (UP) has about the same population as Brazil; an economy the size of Qatars -- which...
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...
आधा प्रतापगढ़ इस बार जाति और शांति पर वोट कर रहा है
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
प्रतापगढ़: प्रतापगढ़ की राजनीति पर बात करने के लिए आपको दो नाम ज़रूर लेने होंगे, राजा भईया और प्रमोद तिवारी. लेकिन इन...
मुस्लिम सियासी पार्टियों के ‘इत्तेहाद फ्रंट’ में नहीं है कोई ‘इत्तेहाद’
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
साल 2015 में उत्तर प्रदेश की चार मुस्लिम सियासी पार्टियों ने इत्तेहाद फ्रंट नाम से एक राजनीतिक गठबंधन का ऐलान किया...
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...
Demonetisation may hurt BJP in UP’s Shahjahanpur
By Anand Singh
Shahjahanpur, (IANS): Suresh Khanna, the BJP candidate from Uttar Pradeshs Shahjahanpur, is seeking his eighth consecutive election victory in this urban constituency...
बनारस : कार्यकर्ताओं के विरोध की वजह से रद्द हुआ था राहुल-अखिलेश का रोड-शो
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी : कल यानी 11 फरवरी दिन शनिवार को बनारस में राहुल गांधी और अखिलेश यादव की एक यात्रा प्रस्तावित थी. 9...
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...
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...
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...
Love jehad to sabka vikas: Can Modi tame Yogi?
By Amulya Ganguli
Did the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) desist from naming its Chief Ministerial candidate for UP before the assembly polls because it wanted...
In Noida, many find their names missing from voters list
By Sidhartha Dutta
Noida, (IANS) : There was evident enthusiasm among voters in Noida which went to the polls in the first phase of the Uttar...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
SP-Congress alliance in UP, stage set for triangular contest
New Delhi/Lucknow : Setting the stage for a triangular contest in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress on Tuesday said it will contest the assembly election along...
Veteran Congress leader N.D. Tiwari joins BJP
New Delhi : Veteran Congress leader N.D. Tiwari, 91, and his son Rohit Shekhar on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The two joined the...
विपक्ष में बैठेंगे लेकिन भाजपा से गठबंधन नहीं करेंगे – सिबगतुल्लाह अंसारी से बातचीत
ग़ाज़ीपुर की मोहम्मदाबाद विधानसभा सीट इस बार पारंपरिक खानदानी रंजिश का अक्स बन गई है. एक तरफ़ बसपा से मौजूदा विधायक सिबगतुल्लाह अंसारी खड़े...
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,"...
यूपी के सांसद : हेमा मालिनी और डिम्पल यादव सबसे फिसड्डी
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
उत्तर प्रदेश के महत्त्वपूर्ण जिले मेरठ में 4 फरवरी को जनसभा को संबोधित करते हुए प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने कहा था कि...
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...
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...
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...
अमरोहा में सपा को भारी पड़ सकती है तुर्कों की नाराज़गी
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
अमरोहा : कहते हैं कि 1262 में जब हज़रत सैयद शर्फुद्दीन शाह विलायत यूपी के मुरादाबाद के अज़ीज़नगर आए तो यहां के भटियारों...
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...
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...
Voting for 67 seats on Wednesday in UP
Lucknow, (IANS): After an improved voter turn out in the first phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the battle for ballot in the state...
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...
मोदी की गाज़ियाबाद रैली : लोगों ने पहना दिया है टोपी —एक नेत्रहीन
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
गाज़ियाबाद : ‘लाल मत रंगिय, हरा मत रंगिय, ऐसी रंगिय जैसे बियाह की पगड़िया… श्याम मोहे रंग दो चुनरिया…’ सुरेश की मधुर संगीतमय...
Around 57% turnout in UP polls’ penultimate phase
Lucknow, (IANS): Hundreds of thousands of voters came out to cast their ballots in the penultimate phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on...
So far, only anti-Romeo squads, brooms in UP: Akhilesh
Lucknow, (IANS): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday took a dig at the new state government, saying only "anti-Romeo squads and...