The 2022 Uttar Pradesh Election Sentimeter

The five-state assembly elections are here. Polls will be held in Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur, and Uttar Pradesh over the next one month.   Below is the sentiment meter for Uttar......

The 'Shah' of Uttar Pradesh

Except drubbing in Delhi and Bihar, the BJP president has had a good record since he took over the reins of the party in June 2014, says Archis Mohan. His closest aides say Bharatiya Janata Party......

Will Cong-Samajwadi alliance survive Bihar shock?

Political analysts argue that much of the opposition's future in the state depends on the unity and coordination of these two parties. IMAGE: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav,......

How Maywati got her way in Uttar Pradesh assembly

It was clearly Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's day in the state assembly on Monday when she bulldozed her way to achieve the near impossible -- passing the resolution for division of the......

Uttar Pradesh and its 'sugarcane politics'

Sugarcane has a bearing on 100-odd assembly seats in western UP; any let-up in this space could have a serious impact on any political party's chances of forming the government in  Lucknow.......

Sugar industry relieved as Centre allows 1.5 mt import

Amid the political push and pull, the Centre's decision to allow sugar exports and remove the 50 per cent duty on molasses exports has rekindled hope in the industry that more relief may follow.......

The real story behind Uttar Pradesh's development

'Favourable treatment to selected areas has been a pattern throughout Uttar Pradesh. Locally powerful leaders get things done; other areas languish.' A series on states:Part 1: 'Andhra Pradesh......

UP govt, Foxconn in talks for a manufacturing unit

The Uttar Pradesh government and iPhone maker Foxconn have started discussions to set up an electronics manufacturing unit in the state, sources aware of the development said. The investment pitch......