With new caste math, new issues, Rajbhar involved in close contestOne of the most backward constituencies in the region, Zahoorabad lies on Ghazipur-Ballia border. Although it is located in Ghazipur distri...
02 Mar, 2022, 01.52 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries to woo Jats just months ahead of UP pollsReaching out to the Jat community, many of whom have been agitating against the new farm laws, the PM said the role and contribution of sta...
15 Sep, 2021, 08.33 AM IST
Yogi Adityanath rewards performers, inducts 18 new ministers with an eye on 2022 pollsIt will now be a 56-member Council of Ministers now in UP against a 47-member Council of Ministers earlier.
21 Aug, 2019, 12.01 PM IST
Swatantra Dev Singh's appointment as UP BJP chief puts focus on UP cabinet reshuffleSwatantra Dev Singh cannot simultaneously hold the posts of a minister and the state party chief, according to the BJP's "one person-one po...
17 Jul, 2019, 01.32 PM IST
Lok Sabha poll results create vacancies in UP Cabinet, first reshuffle likely soonThe BJP is likely to reward its leaders for their hard work during the general election campaigning.
27 May, 2019, 02.54 PM IST
Small, yet not insignificant: Minor players of big battleground statesThese small parties, with their pockets of influence, can swing outcomes in some constituencies
14 May, 2019, 12.38 PM IST
Revived cadre bases helping both BJP and opposition alliance in eastern UPWhat is common with the BJP & BSP-SP alliance in eastern UP is their strong organisational base in eastern UP.
06 May, 2019, 10.37 AM IST
If BJP has guts, throw me out of the alliance: Om Prakash RajbharState BJP president Mahendra Nath Pandey has called Rajbhar a “necessary evil”. At an interview in Delhi, Rajbhar spoke to Prerna Katiyar o...
08 Dec, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
It’s advantage Apna Dal amid BJP’s ally woesApna Dal had won both Lok Sabha seats, Mirzapur and Pratapgarh, it contested in 2014 elections and won 9 out of the 11 seats allotted to in...
11 Jul, 2018, 08.35 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh cabinet reshuffle may see more backward leadersThe shake-up could have been prompted by the shock bypoll losses in Gorakhpur and Phulpur to the SP-BSP combine and the feedback given by s...
23 Mar, 2018, 11.15 PM IST
Arun Jaitley files nomination for Rajya Sabha pollsToday is the last day for filing of nomination for the Rajya Sabha election. Voting, if needed, will be held on March 23.
12 Mar, 2018, 02.22 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath keeps Home, Mining ministries; Keshav Prasad Maurya gets PWD and FoodYogi has also kept the Information, Housing & Urban planning, Food & Civil Supplies, Mining, Personnel, Finance, Estate and several other d...
23 Mar, 2017, 12.25 AM IST
UP result highlights: Mukhtar Ansari wins, son and brother loseWhile Sibgatullah Ansari lost Mohammadabad seat to BJP's Alka Rai, wife of Krishnanand Rai who was allegedly killed by Ansari.
11 Mar, 2017, 09.24 PM IST
UP elections 2017: All political players wait eagerly for March 11 roundBJP’s decision to ally with SBSP’s has so far showed positive results for in eastern UP. This phase is also important for Anupriya Patel’s ...
08 Mar, 2017, 12.26 AM IST
Why does Mau vote for jailed Mukhtar Ansari election after election?Since 1996, Mukhtar has won this seat four times in a row. He first triumphed with BSP in 1996. Then twice as Independent in 2002 and 2007.
20 Feb, 2017, 11.06 AM IST
Hema Upadhyay murder: Accused claims he was coerced to 'confess' by copsThe accused had also claimed that Chintan Upadhyay had promised to pay Rs 20 lakh for his artist wife's murder.
09 Aug, 2016, 03.25 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Eyeing bullseye in cow-belt, BJP’s UP strategy a cipherWhile acknowledging that there were demands to change candidates in several seats, BJP’s UP in-charge Amit Shah has said that only one cand...
04 Apr, 2014, 04.04 AM IST