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UP BJP candidate booked for inflammatory speech, violating EC norms

UP BJP candidate booked for inflammatory speech, violating EC norms

Rediff.com24 Jan 2022

Pershant Gujjar and his 40 supporters have also been booked for holding the meeting without permission on Sunday, Kakroli Station House Officer (SHO) Sunil Sharma said.

Campaigning ends for first phase of Gujarat elections, Morbi 'hero' among candidates

Campaigning ends for first phase of Gujarat elections, Morbi 'hero' among candidates

Rediff.com29 Nov 2022

Campaigning for the first phase of the Gujarat assembly elections to be held on December 1 ended at 5 pm on Tuesday.

Fearing return of SP's 'jungle raj', my supporters voted for BJP: Maya

Fearing return of SP's 'jungle raj', my supporters voted for BJP: Maya

Rediff.com11 Mar 2022

Plummeting to its lowest ever tally of winning only one seat in the current Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Mayawati said it was the media's aggressive propaganda showing the BSP as the 'B team of the BJP' that drove away Muslims and anti-BJP voters from it.

Shinde passes floor test smoothly, gets 164 votes; many MVA MLAs absent

Shinde passes floor test smoothly, gets 164 votes; many MVA MLAs absent

Rediff.com4 Jul 2022

Three MLAs abstained, while 20 legislators, most of them from Congress and the NCP, including Congress's Ashok Chavan and Vijay Wadettiwar, both former ministers, were absent during the trust vote.

Akhilesh, Mulayam clash on Amar Singh's return

Akhilesh, Mulayam clash on Amar Singh's return

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

'How can Netaji forget Amar Singh called him names? He has come back to Netaji because he failed to gain entry in any political party.'

Mulayam tried to persuade Aparna not to join BJP: Akhilesh

Mulayam tried to persuade Aparna not to join BJP: Akhilesh

Rediff.com19 Jan 2022

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav tried hard to convince his daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav to not join the Bharatiya Janata Party, party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Wednesday and expressed his happiness that the SP's socialist ideology is expanding its reach.

Former SP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia joins BJP

Former SP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia joins BJP

Rediff.com2 Apr 2017

Bhatia said he has belief in the 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' call of Modi and Shah.

Mamata says pilot averted midair collision of her plane with another jet

Mamata says pilot averted midair collision of her plane with another jet

Rediff.com7 Mar 2022

Banerjee also stated that the plane did not fall into any air pocket, rebuffing reports that had claimed otherwise.

SP-AAP-Apna Dal (K) alliance in UP? Akhilesh meets Sanjay Singh, Krishna Patel

SP-AAP-Apna Dal (K) alliance in UP? Akhilesh meets Sanjay Singh, Krishna Patel

Rediff.com24 Nov 2021

A day after meeting Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday held talks with AAP leader Sanjay Singh and Apna Dal (K) chief Krishna Patel in the run-up to the 2022 assembly polls.

Modi's 'warning': SP will block Centre's benefits to poor

Modi's 'warning': SP will block Centre's benefits to poor

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

Addressing a virtual rally directed at western UP constituencies, he urged people to keep 'history-sheeters' out, and instead create a 'new history'.

Bypolls: Over 90% voting in Meghalaya's Sohiong; moderate polling in other seats

Bypolls: Over 90% voting in Meghalaya's Sohiong; moderate polling in other seats

Rediff.com10 May 2023

The bypolls were conducted for two Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, one each in Meghalaya and Odisha and the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab.

BJP fields ex-Cong leader against Sonia in Rae Bareli

BJP fields ex-Cong leader against Sonia in Rae Bareli

Rediff.com4 Apr 2019

Dinesh Pratap Singh, who was elected to the state legislative council for the second time in 2016 and left the Congress last year, is pitted against UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on a seat held by her since 2004.

Mulayam defends Akhilesh, says no one responsible for SP's defeat

Mulayam defends Akhilesh, says no one responsible for SP's defeat

Rediff.com12 Mar 2017

"Everyone is responsible for the loss. A single person cannot be blamed," Mulayamsaid

UP ready to see major poll battle ahead of 2024 elections

UP ready to see major poll battle ahead of 2024 elections

Rediff.com3 May 2023

The first of the two-phase urban local body polls in Uttar Pradesh will take place on Thursday, a major poll battle in the politically crucial state ahead of the 2024 parliamentary elections.

Priyanka Gandhi Cong's 'captain' in UP: Khurshid

Priyanka Gandhi Cong's 'captain' in UP: Khurshid

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

"All you have to do is to put the picture of (UP Chief Minister) Yogi (Adityanath) in front of you and Priyanka Gandhi's picture and you won't need to ask any more questions," said Khurshid, who is the chief of the party's manifesto committee for the state.

Congress 'candidate' files nomination from seat given to SP

Congress 'candidate' files nomination from seat given to SP

Rediff.com8 Feb 2017

SP has already fielded its sitting MLA from Gauriganj seat.

6 BSP MLAs rebel in UP, hint they may leave party

6 BSP MLAs rebel in UP, hint they may leave party

Rediff.com28 Oct 2020

'It's the same problem with all six of us. Behenji (Mayawati) is not to be blamed, but the coordinators have acted in a manner which has depressed us and we thought what is the use of remaining with such a party'

Fresh trouble for BJP? Small parties should be respected, says NDA ally

Fresh trouble for BJP? Small parties should be respected, says NDA ally

Rediff.com25 Dec 2018

"We small parties, like the Apna Dal-S, want some respect to be shown to us. We, our leaders and workers feel hurt if due importance is not given to us," Ashish Patel told mediapersons

Need structural changes in party: Rahul

Need structural changes in party: Rahul

Rediff.com14 Mar 2017

He stressed that the assembly poll results were 'not bad' though the party was 'a little down' in UP.

U'khand polls: BJP eyes to beat trend, Cong tries to make a comeback

U'khand polls: BJP eyes to beat trend, Cong tries to make a comeback

Rediff.com13 Feb 2022

The voting will begin at 7 am and end at 5 pm after the electioneering came to an end on Saturday, 48 hours before the electorate begin casting their votes.

Most UP 'bahubalis' lose their political muscle

Most UP 'bahubalis' lose their political muscle

Rediff.com11 Mar 2022

While a few 'bahubalis' managed wins in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, a majority of them were rejected by the voters. According to the results, many alleged dons-turned-politicians failed to make it to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.

Nepal's PM Deuba sacks 4 ministers a week after ally JSP quits coalition

Nepal's PM Deuba sacks 4 ministers a week after ally JSP quits coalition

Rediff.com14 Oct 2022

The JSP has made an electoral alliance with main opposition Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist headed by K P Sharma Oli.

Opposition leaders unlikely to join Bharat Jodo Yatra in UP

Opposition leaders unlikely to join Bharat Jodo Yatra in UP

Rediff.com27 Dec 2022

SP president Akhilesh Yadav and ally RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary are unlikely to participate in the Yatra due to "preoccupation" with their party programmes, their party leaders said.

In UP Modi talks of how instant talaq ban helped 'Muslim sisters'

In UP Modi talks of how instant talaq ban helped 'Muslim sisters'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2022

PM Modi's remarks at the rally at Akbarpur come amid a row in Karnataka where schools have stopped Muslim girls from attending classes while wearing hijab.

Krishna tells me in my dream SP will form govt in UP: Akhilesh

Krishna tells me in my dream SP will form govt in UP: Akhilesh

Rediff.com4 Jan 2022

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday claimed that Lord Krishna comes in his dreams every night to tell him that he will form the government in Uttar Pradesh.

BJP envisages its own 'MY' equation in UP for 2024 polls

BJP envisages its own 'MY' equation in UP for 2024 polls

Rediff.com7 Aug 2022

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and former state BJP president Keshav Prasad Maurya had also dropped a hint in a recent tweet, saying Yaduvanshi (Yadavs), Ravidasiyo (Jatavs) and Pasmanda Muslims will be brought closer to the BJP so that the lotus 'blossoms' in every booth in UP.

Mayawati's Hindutva turn: Says no stopping BJP's work in Ayodhya, Kashi, Mathura

Mayawati's Hindutva turn: Says no stopping BJP's work in Ayodhya, Kashi, Mathura

Rediff.com9 Oct 2021

Claiming that the BJP's government's works in the three holy cities are only follow-ups of her government's initiatives, Mayawati went on to promise, in what is being seen as a subtle shift towards soft Hindutva ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, to complete all those work on time.

Keshav Prasad Maurya back as Yogi's deputy despite poll rout

Keshav Prasad Maurya back as Yogi's deputy despite poll rout

Rediff.com25 Mar 2022

The 52-year-old leader lost from Sirathu by nearly 7,000 votes, leading to speculations of his omission from the new Adityanath-led government.

Anti-national not to discuss Covid in Parliament: BJP

Anti-national not to discuss Covid in Parliament: BJP

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

Asserting that preventing a possible Covid third wave is the biggest issue now, the Bharatiya Janata Party hit out at Opposition parties on Wednesday for disrupting Parliament proceedings over "manufactured" matters like the Pegasus issue and claimed it was "anti-national" to not discuss the pandemic in both the Houses.

Bihar polls: Lalu Yadav to declare seats for Samajawadi party on Sunday

Bihar polls: Lalu Yadav to declare seats for Samajawadi party on Sunday

Rediff.com22 Aug 2015

The Bihar unit of Samajwadi Party, which had protested over denial of seats in the grand alliance for Bihar Assembly polls, claimed to have fruitful talks with the alliance partners Rashtriya Janata Dal President Lalu Prasad and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over seat sharing.

Uttarakhand: Triangular contest makes 25-30 seats crucial

Uttarakhand: Triangular contest makes 25-30 seats crucial

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

While many exit polls have given either the Bharatiya Janata Party or Congress a majority in Uttarakhand, several of them have predicted a close fight between the two major players or a hung assembly -- a scenario in which the role of winning independents and candidates of regional outfits like the Aam Aadmi Party, the Samajwadi Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal will become significant in government formation.

Won't fill up NPR form: Akhilesh Yadav

Won't fill up NPR form: Akhilesh Yadav

Rediff.com29 Dec 2019

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said the National Population Register and the National Register of Citizens were against the poor people and minorities of the country, while asserting that he will not fill up the NPR form. Addressing a press conference at the Samajwadi Party headquarters, he said, "Be it the NPR or the NRC, these are against the poor people, minorities and Muslims of the country."

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