To counter Congress, BJP to give more tickets to OBCs in poll-bound statesIn Madhya Pradesh, the party has announced 136 candidates. Out of that BJP has fielded 40 candidates from the OBC community making it 29 pe...
UP Polls: Divisions along caste lines clearly visible in Bulandshahr seatsThis region has the highest population of Lodh Rajputs (LR), a community Kalyan Singh belonged to. They have a significant presence in ever...
Experts green flag Mumbai local with 30% capacityThe City-Scale Epidemic Simulator, which uses SAP’s technology platform, has been modelling datasets – such as number of cases in April and...
Experts suggest Mumbai locals to operate with 30 capacity based on simulator predictionOnce the information and practices are modelled across different locations in a city, the simulator would be able to predict the number of ...
Shivraj Singh Chouhan visits Mandsaur, gives Rs 1 cr cheque to kin of deceased farmerCongress has also made arrangements at Dusshera maidan in Bhopal for senior party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia's 'satyagraha' on the issue o...
UP elections 2017: BSP appears strong in 3/4 Jhansi seats, BJP & SP-Congress in race tooBJP is its main opponent in Jhansi Nagar and SP may put up a good show in Mauranipur and Garautha. In Babina, the contest seems to be betwe...
A look at BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj's long list of crimesArguably the second most prominent OBC leader from the Lodh community, he enjoyed proximity to Kalyan Singh — the foremost leader from this...
Election Results 2014: Narendra Modi-Amit Shah magic works in all corners of Uttar PradeshThe Narendra Modi-Amit Shah game plan checkmated the two regional parties which had carved out the state between themselves for decades.
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Fates of Mulayam Singh Yadav clan, Kalyan’s son, Khurshid & royals to be sealed todayOf the 12 seats going to polls, the SP holds six, and the region comprising parts of western and central UP is seen as Mulayam Singh Yadav’...
UP Assembly Election 2012: Over 59% voting in fifth phaseThe fifth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh saw 59.2% voting - almost 12 percentage point jump over 2007.
UP Assembly Election 2012: Phase V campaigning ends in BundelkhandIn the 2007 assembly polls, BSP had walked away with a majority of seats (27) from this belt, securing 31.4% votes.
UP elections: Uma Bharti, Rahul Gandhi battle for BundelkhandUma Bharati is contesting from Mahoba district's Charkari seat in the underdeveloped Bundelkhand region.
UP elections: Parties like BSP, BJP, Congress & SP attach special importance to BundelkhandUma Bharati's candidature from Charkhari has set the stage for an intense quadrangular contest in the region for the UP assembly polls.
- Ahead of UP polls, cabinet clears 4.5% quota for minorities
The competition for Muslim votes in UP intensified, with the Congress getting the Union Cabinet to carve out a 4.5% sub-quota for minoritie...
- Mayawati declares Congress main opponent in UP assembly elections
Although Jatavs, who account for 12% of the voteshare, remain solidly behind BSP, there is competition to win over non-Jatav Dalits.
- A shift to the centre
Bypoll results buttress three trends: a wider revival of the Congress party, steady erosion of the BJP and steep reverses for the Left.
- Opinion poll predicts photo finish in UP
An opinion poll by a leading news magazine has predicted a neck-and-neck race between the SP and the BSP in a hung verdict in Uttar Pradesh...