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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In UP, prisons can often be a gateway to the Legislature
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
The relationship between political leaders and prisons in India is complicated, to say the least; but not in UP. With elections...
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...
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...
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...
सांसद यशवंत सिंह का आदर्श ग्राम भी बेकाम, ठीकरा राज्य सरकार पर
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
नगीना/बिजनौर: नगीना सांसद के आदर्श गांव को देखकर आप अंदाजा लगा लेंगे कि गांव में सांसद ने कुछ काम कराया भी...
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...
30 जनवरी के दिन भी लावारिस रही रामपुर की गांधी समाधि
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
रामपुर : आपको जितना हैरानी ये जानकर होगी कि राष्ट्रपिता महात्मा गांधी की एक समाधि यूपी के रामपुर ज़िले में है,...
UP casts 11% votes till 9 a.m. in 5th phase
Lucknow, (IANS): Around 11 per cent of 1.84 crore voters exercised their franchise in the first two hours of polling on Monday for the...
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...
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...
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...
Akhilesh urges Modi to postpone budget in view of elections
New Delhi, (IANS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and requested him to postpone the...
Adityanath as CM is shocking, says New York Times
New York, (IANS): The decision to pick Hindutva leader Adityanath Yogi as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh shows the BJP thinks "nothing stands in...
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...
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...
BJP announces second list for UP, ‘star kids’ find place
New Delhi (IANS) : The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) on Sunday released its second list of 155 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, which...
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...
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...
अगले चरणों में मायावती मुख्तार अंसारी के दम पर लड़ेंगीं
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
गाजीपुर/ मऊ : उत्तर प्रदेश चुनाव में जब किसी भी पार्टी ने अपना प्रचार नहीं शुरू किया था, उस समय मायावती ने...
BJP takes poll management, ground work to next level in UP
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : If the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could pride itself on professional poll management in the run-up to the 2014...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
ओबरा और दुद्धी : कोर्ट ने कहा कि आदिवासी ही लड़ेंगे अपनी ज़मीन पर...
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
ओबरा : सोनभद्र मंडल की दो विवादित विधानसभा सीटों - जिनमें ओबरा और दुद्धी शामिल हैं - पर इलाहाबाद हाई कोर्ट ने...
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...
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...
Mayawati admits ‘lesser goon’ Mukhtar Ansari into BSP
Lucknow, (IANS) : Mafia don turned politician Mukhtar Ansari on Thursday joined the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) along with his son and brother ahead of...
SP-Congress government will represent youth, farmers: Rahul
Rae Bareli, (IANS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Samajwadi Party (SP)-Congress alliance government in Uttar Pradesh post-elections to the state...
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...
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...
संजीव बालियान का आदर्श ग्राम – न एक मुसलमान, और न एक भी पूरा...
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
रसूलपुर जाटान(शाहपुर): मुज़फ्फरनगर के सांसद और केंद्र सरकार में राज्यमंत्री संजीव बालियान का आदर्श ग्राम 'रसूलपुर जाटान' के नाम से जाना...
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...
Modi regains his mojo — partially
By Amulya Ganguli
The sweeping victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh has shown that Narendra Modi has recovered much of his...
Going gets tough for Akhilesh as gloves off in SP
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS): The gloves are finally off in the Samajwadi Party (SP), which was badly mauled by the Bharatiya Janata Party in...
UP Elections: Why Mulayam would be naive to expect Muslims to only vote for...
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
Why do Muslims vote for Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav?
The obvious answer, at least for some, is that he remains...
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...
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...
Yogi’s ‘No Agent’ rule causes chaos at RTO
Ghaziabad, (IANS): Chaos gripped the Regional Transport Office (RTO) here on Wednesday after it enforced Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's 'No Agent' policy...
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...
40% polling as thousands vote in UP 6th phase
Lucknow, (IANS): Hundreds of thousands of voters came out to cast ballots in the penultimate phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, registering 40...
Akhilesh kicks off election campaign
Sultanpur, (IANS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday kicked off the Samajwadi Party's election campaign by promising to provide better living...
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...
Scanty voting so far in first phase of UP polls
Lucknow, (IANS) : Voting started at a slow pace in the 73 assembly constituencies in western Uttar Pradesh on Saturday morning. The turnout in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
#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...
Three years after Muzaffarnagar riots, no justice in sight for gang-rape survivors
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporters
The Uttar Pradesh government has failed to expeditiously investigate and prosecute the seven cases of gang-rape filed after the 2013 Muzaffarnagar...
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...
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...
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...
Fate of SP-Congress alliance hangs in balance
Lucknow (IANS) : The fate of the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls continued to hang in balance on Saturday, even...
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...
Aligning with SP is Congress’ political bankruptcy: Mayawati
Lucknow (IANS) : Taking on Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav over corruption and 'tacit understanding' with the BJP, BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday said the Congress...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Centre discriminating against minorities, says Mayawati
Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS): BSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday attacked the BJP-led central government, alleging discrimination against people from minority communities, and warned the...
वोटर बोले : “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...
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)...
Bengal beef dealers to meet Mamata over UP crackdown
Kolkata, (IANS): Beef dealers in West Bengal wish to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to apprise her of the "harrowing situation" in the state...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
मुरादनगर : यहां से किस नेता की होगी मुराद पूरी?
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
मुरादनगर/गाज़ियाबाद : आज से क़रीब चार सौ साल पहले मुराद गाज़ी ने इस मुरादनगर को बसाया था. मुराद गाज़ी मुग़लिया सल्तनत में सेनापति...
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...
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...
यूपी चुनाव : दारुल उलूम का ऐलान, नेताओं के लिए बंद रहेंगे दरवाज़े
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ: दारुल उलूम के मुफ्ती अब्दुल क़ासिम नोमानी ने साफतौर पर कह दिया है कि वे दारुल उलूम की परिधि में...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
यूपी में बुरी हार झेलकर भी अपने मिशन में एक क़दम आगे बढ़ गए...
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली: असदुद्दीन ओवैसी का ‘मिशन यूपी’ पूरी तरह से फ्लॉप हो गया. उनकी पार्टी ऑल इंडिया मजलिस-ए-इत्तेहादुल मुस्लिमीन (मजलिस) उत्तर प्रदेश चुनाव...
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...
Chairman of Shia Waqf Board criticizes Kalbe Jawad
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
Syed Waseem Rizvi, chairman, Shia Central Board of Waqf, has lashed out at prominent Shia cleric and Imam-e-Juma Maulana Kalbe Jawwad...
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...
Brisk voting in 2 hours in UP’s 2nd phase poll
Lucknow, (IANS): Brisk voting is reported in the first two hours of polling in the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...