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As exit polls predict Uttarakhand cliffhanger, Congress and BJP huddle in closed-door meets
Anupam Trivedi •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
Sandipghose •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
Vikas Pathak •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
India’s new Hindu: Why he just cannot be ignored anymore
Radhika Bhattacharyya Shah •The new Hindu in the country has learnt not to be coy about his Hindu identity, and instead be proud of it
How Yogi Adityanath changed ‘UP Wala Bhaiya’ abuse into a badge of honour
Shantanu Gupta •Apart from nepotism, corruption got deep-rooted in Uttar Pradesh in previous regimes. Yogi Adityanath has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against corruption
How 2022 UP elections are best opportunity for Jayant Chaudhary and RLD to be back in the reckoning
Arup Ghosh •RLD’s Jayant Chaudhary is furiously campaigning with alliance partner SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, using his grandfather Charan Singh’s strategies and tactics to rally the troops. But that is not all Jayant is banking on