In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP and its ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) won 64 of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh.
The current leadership of Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party appear to struggle with preparing the pitch to ultimately pass on the baton as no clear and strong second-lines of leaders appear to have been cultivated in...
BKU Vice President Rajesh Chauhan said Tikait brothers turned BKU into "puppet of political parties".
It takes more than making a rape survivor’s mother, an anganwadi worker, a Muslim women’s rights activist and a Dalit beauty pageant winner party candidates to make a strong statement vis a vis women representation,...
Akhilesh Yadav, who is the leader of opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, alleged that the scheme has been rolled out to train the youth to "secure" industrialists. He also asked the ruling BJP to release a list of...
The foot-soldiers of Hindu Yuva Vahini (HYV), an organisation founded by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, had intensified efforts to ensure that 'Maharaj ji' gets the second term as chief minister.
Yadav also said in his email that despite a demand having been made to investigate the matter by activists, supporters, and people from across districts, and media reports being published about them, no probe was done.
The Mayawati-led BSP had won 13 assembly seats in UP elections in 1989, 12 in 1991, 67 in 1993, 67 in 1996, 98 in 2002, 206 in 2007, 80 in 2012, 19 in 2017 and just 1 in 2022. How has the party reached this stage? Have the...
Samajwadi Party’s 111 MLAs unanimously elected Akhilesh Yadav as their legislature party leader on Saturday.
In the Hindi belt’s transactional politics, more and more caste groups are asserting their identity by harking back to historical or mythical icons, to...
Uttar Pradesh swearing-in ceremony will take place at the Ikana stadium at 4 pm of March 25, a senior official said.
Writers, poets and artists weigh in on the socio-political changes in five states that went to the polls.
A claim that the BJP, which has come back to power for a second consecutive term in Uttar Pradesh, won seven seats in the assembly polls by 200 votes and 23...
Priyanka Gandhi separately met state leaders Pramod Tiwari, Acharya Pramod Krishan, Satish Ajmani, Ajay Rai, Ajay Kumar Lallu and Virender Chaudhary.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will chair the review meeting which will be attended by party's top state leaders. The party will chalk out its future plan and roadmap...
One Mohammad Rustam and Asrar along with their supporters were involved in a political argument that escalated into violence, including in stone-pelting, said...
Political observers opine that Yogi Adityanath's stature has received a boost with the Uttar Pradesh win as his leadership was at the centre of the BJP's...
The BJP completely swept some districts like Agra, Mathura, Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar, however the Opposition alliance too scored 100 per cent in Shamli...
Three newly-elected assemblies of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Manipur now have more women MLAs when compared to the outgoing House.
Uttar Pradesh: CM Yogi Adityanath had set the tone for a polarised elections, saying 80 per cent of the population supported the BJP while the rest 20 per cent...
Poll Toll: Dealing With Death & Trauma Amid Elections
The size and diversity of India fuels the debate over proportional representation in the country.
The issues of inflation, stray cattle, farm laws, and unemployment gave a sense of anger and an impression that a change was desirable. But Thursday’s...
The winner turncoats were Aditi Singh, Anil Kumar Singh, and Manish Kumar from BJP and Dara Singh Chauhan from SP.
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee alleged BJP of resorting to vote loot to win the elections.
