Kairana Bypolls

Kairana by election results: BJP govt's failure to purchase sugarcane, timely payment of arrears to farmers cost them bypolls

The BJP knew the importance of sugarcane as a political issue in Uttar Pradesh and Kairana during the 2017 Assembly elections, but its failure to fulfill the promises it made in the 2017 Assembly elections in the Uttar Pradesh

Kairana bypolls: United Opposition is a cause of concern for BJP, but may not be enough for victory in 2019

Kairana is kind of a lab test case for combined Opposition in a given state or a given constituency versus BJP on the other side.

By elections 2018 updates: 55% voting recorded in Bihar's Jokihat; officials say polling took place peacefully

EVM glitches have been reported in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Kerala amid voting for crucial by-elections. At least, 11 EVM malfunction have been reported in Maharashtra's Gondia-Bhandara constituency.

By-elections 2018: Opposition accuses BJP of tampering after EVMs malfunction in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana, Noorpur

A few hours after polls opened in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana and Noorpur assemblies, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came under heavy fire by the Opposition for reports of malfunctioning Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines.

By-elections 2018: 4 Lok Sabha, 10 Assembly seats go for polls today; all you need to know about parties, candidates in fray

Days after the Karnataka Assembly election, BJP, and Congress will test their mettle against each other and other national and regional parties with by-elections in 10 Assembly and four Lok Sabha seats across 10 states taking place today

'Yogi Adityanath has not kept promises': RLD fights for survival in Kairana bypolls as combined Opposition takes on BJP

For the RLD, it is a battle for survival. The need to regain their support among Jat voters who deserted them en masse in 2014.

Kairana bypoll: RLD candidate Tabassum Hasan deplores BJP's 'divisive politics', claims support from like-minded parties

Tabassum Hasan has accused the BJP of resorting to divisive politics as it has no concrete issue to raise ahead of Monday's by-election for the Kairana Lok Sabha seat.

SP says Akhilesh Yadav will not campaign for Kairana bypolls because of 'anti-BJP mood' in constituency

Samajwadi Party made clear on Friday that its president Akhilesh Yadav will not address any rally in support of the joint Opposition candidate.

Kairana bypolls: Shamli traders threaten to boycott by-election if authorities don't agree to construct a bypass

Delayed payments by sugarcane mills, simmering communal tension and consolidation of the Opposition vote may be the bigger themes in the Kairana Lok Sabha by-election.

Kairana bypoll: Discussed 'practical' ways with Akhilesh Yadav to counter BJP, says RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary

The bypolls in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana are scheduled for 28 May and the RLD, with support from the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), has fielded Tabassum Hasan.