Lesson of 2017: Decisive leadership wins electionsCongress in Punjab is identified with Amarinder Singh and it did well there, but in UP where the party is known by the Gandhis, it has lost...
12 Mar, 2017, 12.19 PM IST
UP elections 2017: Many threads of thoughts for March 8 in Varanasi bylanesMaurya weavers are strongly with BJP, and say the Modi government’s promise of giving more powerlooms to the state was encouraging.
08 Mar, 2017, 12.42 AM IST
PM Modi ‘Mayavi’; don’t vote for him: Lalu Prasad YadavLalu appealed to voters to solidly back the Congress candidate Samad Ansari in Varanasi North seat in this election.
07 Mar, 2017, 12.51 AM IST
BJP big guns camp in Varanasi for PM Modi's showShe will address the press at 12 noon. The party is banking heavily on the charisma of Modi to make things better for the BJP in his consti...
03 Mar, 2017, 06.51 AM IST
Temple tour on PM Modi’s itineraryModi is also expected to have an hour-long discussion with prominent intellectuals, influencers and opinion-makers of Varanasi.
03 Mar, 2017, 01.39 AM IST
Chances of BJP majority depend on PM Modi's magicBJP failed to match the performance of 2014 in Bihar and Bengal indicating that the Lok Sabha poll as a turning point was premature.
21 Feb, 2017, 07.25 AM IST
Amit Shah plans rally-for-rally strategy to battle Akhilesh-Rahul in Uttar PradeshNext week, Amit Shah is slated to lead another roadshow in Varanasi, where the Yadav-Gandhi duo is also expected to hold a roadshow.
21 Feb, 2017, 12.43 AM IST
UP polls 2017: Political support air-dropped from AssamKalita, a general secretary and spokesman of the AIUDF, has been camping in UP last fortnight.
12 Feb, 2017, 01.12 AM IST
70-80% Muslims will vote for SP-Congress: Firangi MahaliPeople are aware that the BSP has thrice formed the government in alliance with the BJP.
12 Feb, 2017, 01.11 AM IST
BJP will finish at no. 3 from top or no. 1 from bottom in UP: Lalu Prasad Yadav, RJD PresidentLalu Prasad said the BJP knows it is set to face the same fate in UP assembly election as it did in Bihar and the panic is showing in PM Mo...
10 Feb, 2017, 06.28 AM IST
UP Elections 2017: Muslim weight lends strength to SP, Congress in riot-hit beltKairana MP Hukum Singh’s daughter Mriganka, who is contesting on a BJP ticket, appears to be on a weak wicket with Singh’s nephew and RLD c...
10 Feb, 2017, 01.31 AM IST
Mulayam Singh's mind games: Decoding his flip-flopsThe outburst didn’t surprise those tracking his politics for decades. Mulayam’s opposition to any alliance with Congress should be viewed w...
04 Feb, 2017, 10.42 AM IST
Will west UP's bristling Jats pin BJP to the mat in poll dangal?During the 2013 riots, we abandoned our close ties with our Muslim brethren for BJP and asserted our Hindu identity.
25 Jan, 2017, 11.16 AM IST
Priyanka Vadra likely to campaign only in Amethi and Rae BareliOne noted absentee in the list is AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh, Congress in-charge of UP in 2009 Lok Sabha polls and 2012 polls.
25 Jan, 2017, 01.31 AM IST
Possible SP-led bloc may upset Mayawati’s elephantine plansBSP chief Mayawati is closely watching the developments in SP-Congress camp, said a party member.
18 Jan, 2017, 11.27 PM IST
It's alliance or end of the road for Congress in Uttar PradeshEven the announcement of a "Brahmin" CM candidate in Sheila Dikshit was obscured by speculation over Priyanka Gandhi's campaign plans, befo...
19 Dec, 2016, 11.21 AM IST
- Alliance with SP may help Cong bag seats in UP
The nuclear deal crisis at the Centre is set to hasten an alliance between the Congress and Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh
23 Jun, 2008, 06.09 AM IST