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2022 Assembly elections mandate shows Yogi is king in North and AAP is harbinger of hope

Yogi Adityanath has emerged as the new hero figure of the right, and Arvind Kejriwal willy-nilly of the centre-left, with significant implications for national politics.

2022 Assembly poll results: Seven reasons why BJP won Uttar Pradesh

The real trench warfare was between the Samajwadi Party and the BJP. Priyanka Gandhi did try to revive the Congress but its virtual absence at the grassroots was a major setback. Mayawati’s political decimation trotted up BJP’s numbers

Exit Polls hint at unprecedented times ahead in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab

While Uttar Pradesh is likely to see the return of an incumbent chief minister after completing his full five-year term, one may see a change in the binary nature of Punjab politics so far dominated by Congress and Akali Dal

As exit polls predict Uttarakhand cliffhanger, Congress and BJP huddle in closed-door meets

Some of the surveys gave an edge to the BJP while others indicated a close fight and a possible hung Assembly

Ghosespot | What if BJP performs poorly in state polls and loses Uttar Pradesh

Here is what we can expect the Narendra Modi government to do if the Assembly elections do not go according to its plans

UP Assembly elections: Seventh and final phase of polls tomorrow; 54 seats, including Varanasi in fray

Polling will start at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm in Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi and Sonbhadra districts.

2022 Uttar Pradesh elections: BJP is a favourite, but SP may be no pushover this time

The BJP had a huge lead over the SP in 2017, and it would require a major upset for the SP to turn the tables on the party

Uttar Pradesh elections Phase 6 to be held tomorrow; 676 candidates including Yogi Adityanath in fray

Among the 676 candidates in the fray this time are Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur Urban contesting his first Assembly poll, state Congress president Lallu from Tamkuhi Raj seat and Swami Prasad Maurya, who quit as BJP minister to join the Samajwadi Party, from Fazilnagar.

Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls: SBSP chief OP Rajbhar faces stiff challenge from BJP, BSP on home turf

SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar is fighting against Saiyyada Shadab Fatima of the BSP and BJP's Kalicharan Rajbhar in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.

Poll percentage during five phase voting in Uttar Pradesh same as in 2017 Assembly elections

Out of the seven-phase elections, the politically important state has completed five rounds and the rest two are lined up on March 3 and March 7