Hundreds of thousands vote in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, (IANS): Hundreds of thousands of people on Thursday voted across 53 constituencies in the fourth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, 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...

What ails the Congress? The list is too long, and the problems all too...

By Mohammed Zubeer Ahmed for Twocircles.net In the past few decades, the grand old party of India, Indian National Congress has been losing its ground...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

As Mulayam era ends in SP, Akhilesh’s new makeover leaves Muslims confused

By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net Akhilesh Yadav has been accepted as national president of Samajwadi Party and is thus entitled to use its election symbol Cycle...

जानिए, बनारस में भाजपा क्यों मुश्किल में है?

सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net वाराणसी : उत्तर प्रदेश में शुरू हो चुकी चुनावी प्रक्रिया में जो कुछ विधानसभा क्षेत्र बेहद अहम माने जा रहे हैं, उनमें...

बदहाली का नमूना है भाजपा सांसद कौशल किशोर का आदर्श ग्राम

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net ऑंट गढ़ी सौरा/मलीहाबाद: लखनऊ की मोहनलाल गंज संसदीय सीट से भाजपा सांसद कौशल किशोर का गोद लिया हुआ गांव बदहाली का...

No dispute between Akhilesh and me, says Mulayam

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday said there were no differences between him and his son and Uttar Pradesh...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Muslims produce more children as they are unemployed: Azam Khan

Lucknow, (IANS): Muslims have so many children since they had no other work to do, Uttar Pradesh's Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mohd...

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...

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...

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...

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...

53 seats to go for polls in UP on Thursday

Lucknow, (IANS): Fifty-three constituencies will see polling on Thursday in the fourth phase of staggered assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. A total of 1.84 crore...

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...

Akhilesh slams Mayawati, Modi

Unnao (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday targeted BSP chief Mayawati and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said only...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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 firebrand leader Yogi Adityanath is new UP CM

Lucknow, (IANS): Gorakhpur Lok Sabha MP Yogi Adityanath was on Saturday named as the next Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister in a meeting of the...

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...

BJP trying to end quotas: Mayawati

Sitarganj (Uttarakhand), (IANS) : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday accused the central government of allegedly trying to do away with the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Congress MP alleges caste discrimination in UP

New Delhi, (IANS): Congress member in the Lok Sabha Ranjeet Ranjan on Thursday said Yadavs and some other castes were being targeted in Uttar...

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)...

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...

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...

क़ब्रिस्तान ही नहीं, श्मशान के लिए भी अखिलेश ने दिए 227 करोड़

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net  लखनऊ : प्रधानमंत्री की फ़तेहपुर रैली में भाषण के बाद ‘श्मशान’ शब्द चर्चा में है. ख़ासतौर पर सोशल मीडिया पर प्रधानमंत्री...

50.4% voting in Ghaziabad till 3.00 p.m.

Ghaziabad, (IANS) : Ghaziabad district witnessed 50.4 per cent voter turnout in five assembly constituencies till 3.00 p.m. on Friday in the first phase...

In UP, villages still cry for roads

By Anand Singh Shahjahanpur, (IANS) : Seven decades after independence, residents of a large number of villages in Tilhar constituency here in Uttar Pradesh continue...

Regional parties show 20% dip in donations above Rs 20,000

New Delhi : Twenty-one regional political parties received a total of Rs 107.62 crore in donations of or above Rs 20,000 in 2015-16, compared with...

Congress keen on contesting at least 100 seats in UP

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Now, Congress wants action against Modi, BJP poll symbol cancellation

New Delhi : The Congress on Wednesday approached the Election Commission with a complaint and demanded stern action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the...

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...

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...

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...

‘Power, sugarcane arrears, Bundelkhand top issues for UP CM’

New Delhi, (IANS): Listing immediate challenges for the incoming BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, industry body Assocham on Sunday said the new administration needs...

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...

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...

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...

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...

After HC raps UP official, BJP tears into SP government

Lucknow, (IANS) : The BJP on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party government following a High Court rap on Uttar Pradesh...

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...

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...

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...

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...

UP Commission for Child Rights asks PM Modi to prove ‘he was adopted in...

By Twocirles.net Staff Reporter Two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called himself as ‘ádopted son’ of Uttar Pradesh in an election rally, the UP...

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...

Congress terms RSS top brass’ comment on reservation anti-Dalit

New Delhi (IANS) : Condemning head of RSS' communications department Manmohan Vaidya's call to abolish reservation, the Congress party on Friday said that BJP and...

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...

EC’s ‘third eye’ monitoring UP polls

Lucknow, (IANS) : As voting got underway in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, the Election Commission is extensively using information technology to ensure free and...

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...

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...

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...

Campaigning for UP’s fourth phase polling on Feb 23 ends

Lucknow, (IANS): Campaigning in elections for 53 assembly seats from 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh, which will go balloting in the fourth phase on...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Am fine with Akhilesh, problems in SP: Mulayam

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday insisted he had no differences with his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh...

यूपी चुनाव : पीतल नगरी में सियासी उलट-फेर की दस्तक!

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net मुरादाबाद : देश की पीतल नगरी मुरादाबाद में सियासत का समीकरण सपा और भाजपा दोनों के लिए विपरित दिखाई पड़ रही है....

A firebrand, saffron-robed Yogi is the new UP ‘Mahant’

By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, (IANS): Yogi Adityanath, the saffron clad, diminutive Chief Minister-designate of Uttar Pradesh, evokes strong sentiments in the eastern parts of Uttar...

Raj Babbar offers to quit as UP Congress chief

New Delhi, (IANS): Congress Uttar Pradesh chief Raj Babbar on Wednesday offered to quit the post following the partys rout in assembly polls. "I take...

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...

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...

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...

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 will win two-thirds majority in UP: Amit Shah

Vasco (Goa) (IANS) : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is confident of winning the Uttar Pradesh assembly election with a two-third majority, party President...

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...

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

About 20% contestants in UP polls first phase have criminal background: Study

New Delhi, (IANS) : About 20 per cent of candidates in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, where 73 seats will...

बूचड़खानों पर तालाबंदी के साथ मुसलमानों के बड़े रोजगार पर संकट

आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net पश्चिमी उत्तर प्रदेश के कई जिलों से : मेरठ के रहने वाले हाजी तौफ़ीक कहते हैं, 'हम पुश्तों से इस कारोबार...

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...

Akhilesh Yadav meets Governor, resigns

Lucknow, (IANS): After his Samajwadi Party's poll drubbing, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday met Governor Ram Naik and submitted his resignation. Akhilesh...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Voting begins for 53 seats in fourth phase UP polls

Lucknow, (IANS): Voting in 53 assembly constituencies in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh elections began at 7 a.m on Thursday amid tight security,...

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...

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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...

Won’t let BJP to run UP if there’s no winner: Akhilesh

Lucknow, (IANS): Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said he won't allow the BJP to "remote control" Uttar Pradesh in the event of a...

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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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...

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...

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...

बनारस: यहां भाजपा को आचार संहिता से दिक्कत क्यों है?

सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net वाराणसी: प्रदेश में विधानसभा चुनावों की तारीख़ें घोषित होने के साथ ही आचार संहिता भी लागू हो गयी है. इसके साथ ही...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

‘Mayawati lost as she limited BSP to herself’

By Sushil Kumar  New Delhi, (IANS): The Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) had to face a "humiliating defeat" in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections chiefly because...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

We do not discriminate between Ramadan and Diwali: Akhilesh Yadav

Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's allegation that his government discriminated against a...

Congress-SP embrace makes its anyone’s game in UP

By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, (IANS) : The sealing of the electoral alliance between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) has altered the political landscape in...

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...

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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...

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...

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....

मुस्लिम वोटों की मजबूरी में कांग्रेस से गठबंधन —सपा राष्ट्रीय उपाध्यक्ष किरणमय नंदा

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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...

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...

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...

BJP’s victory in UP means only 25 Muslim candidates emerge victorious

By Twocirles.net Staff Reporter A landslide victory for the BJP in UP elections has come at a huge cost for Muslims representation in the state...

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...

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...

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...

EC tells political parties not to use photos of President, VP, Governors

New Delhi, (IANS) : The Election Commission on Tuesday directed all political parties to desist from displaying photographs of President and Vice President of...

BJP MLAs to elect new UP Chief Minister on Saturday

Lucknow, (IANS): The newly-elected legislators of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will meet in the state capital on Saturday to elect the new Chief...

Don’t make criminally charged MLAS ministers in UP, Modi urged

Visakhapatnam, (IANS): A former bureaucrat has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to induct legislators facing criminal charges into the Uttar Pradesh cabinet or...

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...

‘Hindu exodus’ not an election issue in Kairana

By Brajendra Nath Singh Kairana (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS) : The so-called "Hindu exodus" from Kairana in western Uttar Pradesh, which had grabbed headlines, is a...

BSP is not a position to send Mayawati to Rajya Sabha next year. Will...

By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net After the humiliating defeat in UP assembly polls, the question of opposition parties mainly SP, BSP and Congress coming together to...

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...

Mayawati, Akhilesh indifferent to Dalits’ plight: Minister

Lucknow, (IANS) : Union Minister for Social Justice Thawar Chand Gehlot on Monday lashed out at the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) government and the Bahujan...

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...
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