The party will also leave two seats for the Apna Dal, and entered into an electoral agreement with the lesser known Jan Adhikar Party.
Wasim, UP PFI head, was arrested for masterminding the violence, police said. 33 FIRs have been filed in Lucknow and 150 people have been arrested so far.
Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah has dissolved all its national cells pending their reconstitution and appointed Vijay Chauthaiwale as the new incharge of its foreign and Overseas Friends of BJP cell with immediate effect.
Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh on Saturday filed his nomination papers from the prestigious Lucknow Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh Police claimed that the situation was now again turning normal.
'He couldn't hold himself from chanting 'Siyavar Ramchandra ki Jai'.'
'Publicity looks good, but the reality is different... all sections are feeling harassed'
'Yogiji insisted to Venkaiah Naiduji that he needs two more strong arms to rule Uttar Pradesh.'
The Delhi high court-appointed observer Justice Mukul Mudgal on Wednesday issued a stern warning to the Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA), stating that 'any hindrance caused by any official in preparation of the matches (domestic and international), the blame of the failure will be entirely on the DDCA officials'.
Adityanath will be the 21st UP chief minister and the fourth from the BJP.
With the party leadership having entrusted a key state like Maharashtra in the hands of Gen Next, the Bharatiya Janata Party is currently busy scanning the dossiers of several Uttar Pradesh leaders so that it could zero in on a youth who could be groomed as the party's potential chief minister when the state assembly goes to polls in 2017.
Attacking the BJP, Akhilesh Yadav said the specifications of the project had been lowered by the current government.
The loud noise of helicopters deployed by the air force as part of intensive search operations also kept residents alert in the area.
In a dig at Adityanath's earlier warning that rioters damaging public property will have to pay, the Congress general secretary said saffron denotes Hinduism, a religion that does not advocate violence or 'revenge'.
The list has been sent to Governor Ram Naik for approval.
In a series of tweets just after attending the swearing-in ceremony of Adityanath and his council of ministers in Lucknow, the prime minister expressed confidence that the new government will work for "record development" for Uttar Pradesh.
The chief minister assured the family of all the possible help and also met the two daughters and consoled the family promising strict action against the guilty.
The double-decker bus belonged to Awadh Depot and was going to New Delhi from Lucknow.
UP government suspended four staffers and ordered a departmental probe into the incident.
"Your Google has started now, but our Google started a long time back. Narad Muni was the epitome of information. He could reach anywhere and transfer a message from one place to another by saying 'Narayana' three times," he said.
Senior Board of Control for Cricket in India vice-president and top DDCA official CK Khanna has been kept out of the two primary committees that will look into the organisation of the International Cricket Council World T20 matches at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath who went on a whirlwind tour of the state to ensure the victory of his party candidates, described it as a "historic win". He attributed the victory to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision and BJP chief Amit Shah's guidance.
Gujarat BJP in-charge Dinesh Sharma and national joint general secretary (organisation) V Satish, are scheduled to arrive in Ahmedabad to hold talks with local leaders
A BJP leader said the money would be spent on welfare schemes for the poor, modernising of defence forces, and improving schools.
Ministerial expansion: Focus on Purvanchal, Brahmin voters in UP.
The development came on a day Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah arrived on a three-day visit to the state capital.
Accompanied by Union minister Nitin Gadkari and BJP national general secretary Bhupender Yadav, Kovind drove straight to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's official residence from the airport.
Manohar Lal Khattar, who is stated to be close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was unanimously elected leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party, paving the way for his becoming the first chief minister of the saffron party in Haryana.
Priyanka spent the night at the guesthouse, turning down all requests of the local administration to return.
"I want to peacefully meet the family members of the victims who had fallen to the bullets in the clash. I want to see the orders under which I have been stopped to meet them," Priyanka Gandhi said while sitting on the dharna .
The bypolls were necessitated after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya vacated their seats following their election to the Uttar Pradesh legislative council.
The govt said Rs 30,729 crore was required for waiving loans of small and marginal farmers.
The chief minister stressed on more hygiene in the areas where cows were kept and gave a direction to ensure availability of green fodder to them.
After its outstanding performance in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections in three states, the Bharatiya Janata Party is aiming at smashing the world record of China's Communist Party by registering 10 crore new members by March-end during its ongoing membership drive across the country.
A total of 3.32 crore voters will be eligible to cast their ballots at 36,269 polling booths and 11,389 polling stations.
Condemning the alleged incidents of harassment of Kashmiris, the home minister said they are like any other Indian and an advisory is being sent by the home ministry to all states to ensure the safety and security of people from the Valley.
Rahul Gandhi has taken a break from his ongoing 'Navsarjan Yatra' in Gujarat to meet the families of victims of the explosion.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visited Bijnor district where she met families of two persons killed in the violence. Internet services have been suspended in several areas till Monday, while prohibitory orders remained in force across the state.
With this phase, election will be over in 424 seats and polling in the remaining 118 seats will be held on May 12 and 19.
The Sangh has let it be known that a 'social' outfit called the Hindu Yuva Vahini, set up years ago by Yogi, did not have its approval.
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