Up Assembly Election 2017

Uttar Pradesh election win will boost PM Modi's reforms but loan waiver a bad idea

More than the number game, the huge public mandate will give a psychological advantage to Modi in the House and will help the government progress on the reforms agenda, mainly the remaining work on GST, and later the politically sensitive land and labour reforms

UP Election Results 2017: With poll victory, BJP inches closer to getting its choice as President

BJP victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand has ensured that its share in the electoral college, which would elect the next President, goes up.

UP Assembly Election 2017: BJP’s stunning win, SP-BSP rout point to the death of caste-based politics in India

There are many ways of looking at BJP’s stunning win in Uttar Pradesh. One important aspect of it was highlighted by party president Amit Shah. While tackling a question on Saturday on the caste-cocktail of candidates that BJP had apparently served to voters, Shah said, “politics of performance has won. This is a defeat for dynastic and caste-based politics”.

UP Election 2017: Mayawati may try to script a comeback, but SP and BJP stand in her way

On March 11, 2017, a 61-year-old Mayawati could either lose her image of the reigning Dalit Queen or prove that her silent ground work has struck a deep chord with the public—and not just those who believe her style of governance is the only way to tackle Uttar Pradesh’s crumbling law and order situation.

UP Election 2017: Adityanath votes, claims wave for BJP

Lucknow: Gorakhpur Lok Sabha MP and firebrand Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mahant Adityanath was one of the early voters from his constituency on Saturday as polling began in 49 seats in the sixth and penultimate phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections at 7 am.

UP Election 2017: BSP’s ‘silent vote’ is a coalition of efforts from unexpected quarters

Leading up to the penultimate phase of polling in the Uttar Pradesh (UP) election, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief, Mayawati’s speeches have turned more confident, scathing and at times condescending towards her opponents.

UP Election 2017: Akhilesh Yadav on campaign overdrive in SP bastion Azamgarh as Mulayam stays away

But notwithstanding its political prominence, Azamgarh has not witnessed a single rally by the local strongman Mulayam Singh Yadav.

UP Election 2017: In Sonia Gandhi's adopted Udwa village, millennials are impressed with Modi's 'audaciousness'

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 Assembly Election 2017: Phase 4 will decide who will win state, and so far BJP holds the winning cards

Polling in the fourth phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections will decide who will form the next government in the state. This round will either give the BJP a huge advantage over its rivals or bring it at par with the two other major contenders. The consensus within analysts, observers and politicians is that the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance did not live up to expectations in the third phase of polling that was supposed to give it a clear advantage.

Fact checking Modi’s claims in UP election rallies: Some right, some wrong, some grossly exaggerated

PM Modi addressed an election rally on 16 February in Barabanki, in Uttar Pradesh. We fact checked five claims made by Modi during the speech.