2017 Up Assembly Election
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UP Election 2017: In Sonia Gandhi's adopted Udwa village, millennials are impressed with Modi's 'audaciousness'
Parth Mn •Prior to that, he spent four years in Assam pursuing B Tech. He hails from the remote village of Udwa in Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli district, which would be going to polls on 23 February.
UP Election 2017: Mining and quarrying have changed Bundelkhand, will new government pay attention?
Debobrat Ghose123 •Out of 53, the voters of Bundelkhand region of the state, comprising 19 assembly seats spread over seven districts, will choose their representatives from BJP, Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance and Bahujan Samaj Party, who are the main players.
Narendra Modi's 'graveyard' speech at Fatehpur rally: Finding communal overtones does not hold much water
Prakash Nanda •In a truly secular country, everybody should be equal in every sense of the term and anybody denying this equality must be given the harshest possible punishment.
Mulayam will keep people guessing till he's sure Akhilesh has outgrown him in political craftsmanship
Ajay Singh •Deceit and deception are hallmarks of social life in ravines that bestride Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
UP election 2017: Asaduddin Owaisi to start campaigning from Kairana on Friday
•Hyderabad-based All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) will kick-start its UP Assembly poll campaign on Friday from Kairana in neighbouring Shamli district.
UP Assembly Election 2017: AAP to campaign against BJP; will not enter electoral arena
•Taking its fight against BJP to newer pastures, Aam Aadmi Party led by Arvind Kejriwal will "actively campaign" against the saffron party in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, though it will not enter the electoral arena.
Samajwadi Party split: Mulayam supporters seek party unification
Ians •The supporters raised pro-Mulayam slogans, however, they did not raise any slogan against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh or Ram Gopal Yadav.
UP Assembly Election 2017: Priyanka Gandhi to lead Congress campaign, Rahul's role unclear
Fppolitics •After flip-flopping over Priyanka Gandhi's involvement in the upcoming election, Congress leader Raj Babbar confirmed on Friday confirmed that Priyanka will be promoting the party's agenda
Rs 500, Rs 1,000 ban: Reaction to Modi's demonetisation move shows how it has upset upcoming elections
Sanjay •Thanks to demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, the upcoming assembly elections in UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa will also test political parties and their candidates on if or not they can deliver without distributing cash
Rs 1,000, Rs 500 notes banned: Crackdown on black money spells trouble for political parties in poll bound UP
•Lead players in the poll-bound state are re-working their strategies on how to manage the campaign with less money with Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes becoming illegal.