Uttar Pradesh State Assembly Elections

SP’s victory: 2007 redux and the unanswered questions

It is more a vote against Mayawati than for Mulayam. But the landslide victory is puzzling.

Beni's remarks personal, Mayawati's legacy is bad governance: Cong

The Congress has downplayed remarks made by the Union minister for steel, Beni Prasad Verma, on the BSP being a better option for an alliance partner than the Samajwadi Party.

Anything is possible in politics: Cong min on tie-up with BSP

A day after Congress leader Beni Prasad Verma caused a flutter in the party by favouring a tie-up with Mayawati's BSP, Minister of State for Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs Harish Rawat today said anything is possible in politics.

Sonia back home on counting eve

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, who had gone abroad for a "routine check up" on 27 February following a surgery six months back, returned to New Delhi today.

SP leads in UP, BSP's loss is Congress, BJP gain: Star News

SP to lead, Congress and BJP to make gains and BSP to collapse in these polls. So says the exit poll by Star News.

Final phase of UP polls tomorrow

Polling for the final and seventh phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections covering 60 seats spread over 10 districts would be held tomorrow that would decide the fate of 962 candidates including Samajwadi Party's Muslim face Mohammad Azam Khan.

Campaign ends for last lap of UP polls

Campaigning for the seventh and last phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections covering 60 seats spread over 10 northwestern districts, popularly known as Rohilkhand region, came to an end today.

Will psephologists crack the UP mystery this time?

In 2007, all surveys missed the BSP sweep by a mile. Hope this time they do better.

UP elections: 24 percent polling till 11 am

Polling picked up in the sixth phase of UP assembly elections covering 68 seats with about 24 percent of the over 2.17 crore voters exercising their franchise in the first four hours.

UP polls: 57% voter turnout till 5 pm

An estimated 57 percent of the electorate exercised their franchise today in the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections spread over 49 seats, including the stronghold of the Yadav family and former CM Kalyan Singh.