Uttar Pradesh Election 2017

UP Election 2017: Polling for 49 Assembly seats to be held on Saturday in sixth phase

Polling for 49 Uttar Pradesh Assembly seats, with SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav's Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency being in focus, will be held on Saturday in the sixth phase amid tight security arrangements.

UP Election 2017: Mayawati, Akhilesh slam Amit Shah over 'KASAB' remark

Amit Shah was on Thursday lambasted by Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav for his 'KASAB' remark, with the BSP supremo going to the extent of calling the BJP chief a "terrorist".

UP Election 2017: Congress backs out from approaching EC over Narendra Modi's graveyard remark

The Congress on Monday backed out from approaching the Election Commission (EC) against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's controversial "graveyard and cremation ground" remark.

UP Elections 2017: SP's prestige at stake in capital Lucknow's nine seats

Lucknow Central is also witnessing a keen contest, where sitting SP MLA and cabinet minister Ravidas Mehrotra is facing an uphill task with Congress candidate Maroof Khan refusing to withdraw from the field despite a tie-up between the two parties.

Uttar Pradesh Election 2017: Key candidates to look out for in first phase of polling

As you watch the polling exercise unfold through the day at these politically sensitive areas, be sure to watch out for these political heavyweights across party lines.

Modi to UP voters: Repeat 2014 history of voting for BJP

Meerut: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked the people here to vote for the BJP and repeat the history that voters in Uttar Pradesh, which sends the largest number of 80 MPs to the Lok Sabha, created by helping him win the 2014 elections and form the government at the centre.

UP Election 2017: Mapping the Shivpal saga, lone journey of Mulayam Singh Yadav's faithful ally

He was the most powerful minister after the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for a little more than four years. His choice prevailed in the appointments made in the lower bureaucracy, police and at least half a dozen departments.

Uttar Pradesh Election 2017: Akhilesh Yadav defends tie-up with Congress, hits out at BJP

This is Akhilesh Yadav's third visit to the communally sensitive district, that saw large-scale anti Muslim violence in 2013.

Akhilesh Yadav's tasteless 'elephant' jibe at Mayawati clashes with Rahul Gandhi's respect for BSP chief

In an apparently sexist remark against BSP supremo Mayawati, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday remarked she would "require a lot of space", while replying to a question on whether the BSP can also be taken along in the alliance.

UP Election 2017: Priyanka Vadra is no star-campaigner, but Congress’ crutch to save it from Rahul Gandhi

Is mind-boggling when Priyanka is described as a “star campaigner” given the minuscule number of times she has actually campaigned or the fact that she’s made absolutely no mark on any campaign trail