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...
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...
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 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...
Congress-SP will win in UP: Jitin Prasada
By Anand Singh
Shahjahanpur, (IANS) : The Samajwadi Party-Congress grouping is poised to take power in Uttar Pradesh and both parties are gelling well despite minor...
Sonia’s absence in UP clear sign of generational shift: Congress
New Delhi, (IANS): Remaining silent on party President Sonia Gandhi's absence from poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress on Wednesday said "it was...
Lucknow, Feb 21 (IANS) In a fresh trouble for the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP),...
By Kushagra Dixit
New Delhi, (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's "Gujarat ke Gadhe (Donkeys of Gujarat)" jibe might have been meant to score points...
Modi vitiating atmosphere during polls: Congress
New Delhi, (IANS): The Congress on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his controversial "graveyard and cremation ground", remark alleging him of "vitiating"...
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
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ : समाजवादी पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय उपाध्यक्ष किरणमय नंदा ने गठबंधन को लेकर एक चौंकाने वाला बयान दिया है.
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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...
Varun, Advani missing from BJP list of star campaigners in UP
New Delhi (IANS) : BJP veteran L.K. Advani and MP Varun Gandhi are noticeable absentees from the party list of 40-odd star campaigners for the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
SP legislator alleges threat to life from Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow (IANS) : Samajwadi Party (SP) legislator from Gyanpur in Bhadohi Vijay Mishra dropped a bombshell on Monday alleging that Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav...
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...
फिर गहरा सकता है सहारनपुर के मसूद परिवार में टकराव
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
सहारनपुर: आसपास के लोग इसे गंगोह घराना कहते हैं और इस घराने में सियासत का क्षेत्रीय वर्चस्व यहां के राशिद मसूद...
BJP’s first list of candidates for UP elections has 11 females, rewards turncoats
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
The much-awaited list of candidates for BJP was finally declared on Monday evening. As expected, the first list of 149 candidates...
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...
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,"...
SP-Congress alliance: Will ‘hand’-shake warm up UP voters?
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : The electoral pact between the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress is a done thing now. But as...
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...
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...
अब साम्प्रदायिकता के सहारे जंग जीतने की तैयारी!
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
फ़ैज़ाबाद/अयोध्या : यूपी चुनाव के चार चरण बीतने के बाद अब आगे की लड़ाई अयोध्या के सहारे लड़ने की तैयारी चल...
Yogi may be senior in age, but still backward in work: Akhilesh
Lucknow, (IANS): Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday took a dig at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Aditya Nath Yogi, saying he "may be...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Campaigning ends for sixth phase of UP election
Lucknow, (IANS): Campaigning for the sixth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh ended on Thursday. Voting for 49 seats spread across seven districts...
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...
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...
‘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: 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’s second daughter-in-law in SP list
Lucknow (IANS) : The Samajwadi Party has fielded Aparna Yadav, wife of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's step-brother Prateek Yadav, from Lucknow Cantt.
The party...
‘अल-क़ायदा चीफ़’ के घर का आंखों देखा हाल…
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
सम्भल : सम्भल का दीपा सराय मुहल्ला… इसकी साफ़-सुथरी चौड़ी सड़क से अभी-अभी मजलिस के उम्मीदवार का काफ़िला गुज़रा है. पास ही एक...
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...
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...
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...
Congress releases another list of 29 candidates for UP polls
Lucknow, (IANS) : The Congress on Thursday released another list of 29 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
The list released by party National General...
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...
Hindu Yuva Vahini points at ‘ISI activities, Chinese incursion, Kashmir situation’ for disrupting church...
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Maharajganj: The disruption of Church services at Maharajaganj brought the activities of Hindu Yuva Vahini into the limelight for all the...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
2017 elections promise little cheer for UP’s long-dead Communist movement
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
The story of UP elections over the years is often cited as a textbook study of how the Congress has faded...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
कई गांवों की तरह बदहाल वरुण गांधी का आदर्श ग्राम
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
सुल्तानपुर : सुल्तानपुर जिले में वल्लीपुर नाम की दो जगहें हैं. एक वल्लीपुर सुल्तानपुर शहर से 25 किलोमीटर दूर है और दूसरा...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Preparations completed for Saturday’s vote count in UP
Lucknow, (IANS): Preparations for the counting of votes cast in the seven rounds of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections have been completed, an Election...
निर्णायक भूमिका की तलाश में हैं मेरठ के मतदाता
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
मेरठ : अपने उद्योग-धंधों और उत्तर प्रदेश के व्यापार में मजबूत जगह बनाने वाले मेरठ में भी चुनाव ने ज़ोर पकड़ा है. लेकिन...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
We don’t believe in vote bank politics: Naqvi
New Delhi, (IANS) : Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said that the Narendra Modi government does not practice vote bank politics and...
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...
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...
फूलपुर, प्रतापपुर और हंडिया : जहां सपा और भाजपा ध्रुवीकरण और जातिवाद का लाभ...
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
इलाहाबाद : फूलपुर विधानसभा के वोटर श्याम सिंह बताते हैं, 'सपा का टिकट मुसलमान को, बसपा का टिकट मुसलमान को. हमको आप...
Success of Apna Dal, Bhartiya Samaj Party shows caste politics well and truly alive...
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
Uttar Pradesh assembly polls have also given chance for two smaller parties to expand their wings. In the caste-ridden Hindi belt,...
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...
What happened to Modi’s ‘achche din’, asks Akhilesh
Lucknow (IANS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he urged voters to...
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...
Disenfranchised: Muslim representation in UP assembly at historic low
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS): For all the focus on Muslims in the Uttar Pradesh elections -- demonised by the BJP and actively wooed by...
Now, Bharti and Naqvi say BJP should have fielded Muslims in UP polls
New Delhi, (IANS): Union Ministers Uma Bharti and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday echoed Home Minister Rajnath Singh's stand on the BJP fielding Muslim...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
मड़िहान : जहां काम नहीं, कमलापति त्रिपाठी और लोकपति त्रिपाठी का नाम बोलता है
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
मीरजापुर : 'ललितेश मड़िहान के हीरो हैं. उनके यहां से जीतने में कोई दाग नहीं है,' हम मड़िहान बाज़ार में बात कर...
दंगो में रासुका लगी, अब भाजपा ने थमा दिया टिकट
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ्फ़रनगर: भारतीय जनता पार्टी ने मुज़फ्फरनगर दंगे के सभी बड़े आरोपियों को यूपी विधानसभा का टिकट दे दिया है. कवाल दंगे...
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...
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...
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...
Over 50% voting in UP’s final phase
Lucknow, (IANS): Over 50 per cent polling was reported across 40 seats in the final phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on Wednesday with...
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...
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...
Akhilesh hits campaign trail, lashes out at Modi, Maya
Sultanpur, (IANS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav kicked-off the assembly poll campaign for the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday and urged the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
गाज़ियाबाद : ‘मोदी जी ही यूपी के सीएम बनेंगे’
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
गाज़ियाबाद : प्रथम चरण का चुनाव प्रचार आज शाम 5 बजे थम गया है. इसी के साथ अब वोटरों में सक्रियता...
CEC assures security to Kairana migrants for voting
Lucknow, (IANS) : Chief Election Commissioner Naseem Zaidi on Thursday assured full security to the people who migrated from Kairana in western Uttar Pradesh...
Big picture: Why the electorate voted against all state governments
By Soroor Ahmed, Twocircles.net
A bigger picture emerging after the electoral verdict of March 11, 2017, shows that it was a vote against all five...
Congress 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...
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...
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...
‘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...
‘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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Ahead of polls, residents of Mayawati’s adopted village say they feel cheated
By Afroz Alam Sahil, Twocircles.net
As you step out of Lucknow and move towards Malihabad, the mango capital of the state, commercial activities slow down...
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...
Anger against SP, BSP will restore rule of law: Mayawati
Lucknow, (IANS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Friday lashed out at the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh and called upon the...
Socrates, demonetisation and UP elections: A ‘walk’ with the philosopher in the streets of...
By Rashmi Bhushan for Twocircles.net
I looked at the weather and murmured, “There are ominous dark clouds gathering overhead”. A voice from behind asked– “Are...
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...
वोटर बोले : “अमां मोदी के बारे में बोलो तो सब मारे लगत हैन,...
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
प्रतापगढ़ : प्रतापगढ़ स्टेशन के बाहर चाय की दुकान. रवि केसरवानी और अबरार मिलते हैं. उम्र 27 के आसपास. मुद्दा चुनाव.
अबरार, 'ओट-वोट...
The UP election is a tussle between Hindutva and Dalit Bahujan politics
By Sanjay Kumar & Badre Alam for Twocircles.net
More than three decades of BSP politics have, no doubt, given political voices to the Bahujan masses....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...