BJP begins rejig ahead of key organisational changesPrime Minister Narendra Modi met with top BJP leaders to begin significant organizational changes. The party is preparing for upcoming Rajy...
01 Jun, 2026, 12.44 AM IST
No Constitutional embargo on State legislature in giving benefits to MLAs, ex-MLAs: Allahabad HCThe Allahabad High Court has upheld the legality of pension and benefits for former MLAs and MLCs, deeming them within the legislature's pu...
17 May, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath's Cabinet expansion sharpens BJP’s micro-caste strategy ahead of 2027 pollsUttar Pradesh government has expanded its cabinet. The move focuses on smaller caste groups within OBC and Scheduled Caste segments. This s...
10 May, 2026, 11.52 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath govt bans strikes and protests for six monthsThe Uttar Pradesh government has imposed a six-month ban on strikes and demonstrations in various sectors, citing preparations for the Kumb...
07 Dec, 2024, 04.05 PM IST
Bypolls to 5 legislative council vacancies in 4 states on July 12Bypolls for five legislative council vacancies in four states set for July 12 after resignations and disqualifications, including former Ka...
18 Jun, 2024, 03.50 PM IST
BJP's performance in Rajya Sabha elections is indication that party will cross 400 mark in LS polls: Sudhanshu TrivediBJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi expressed joy after the party won all eight seats in the Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh. He sees this ...
28 Feb, 2024, 07.18 AM IST
Dara Singh Chauhan, who lost UP Assembly bypoll, is BJP's candidate for legislative council by-electionThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named former Uttar Pradesh minister Dara Singh Chauhan as its candidate for a legislative council seat...
16 Jan, 2024, 03.52 PM IST
Samajwadi Party MLC moves HC after being stripped of LoP statusThe court asked the petitioner's lawyer KK Pal and Council's lawyer Shukla to place the relevant legal provisions and case laws before it a...
18 Jul, 2022, 10.58 PM IST
In over 110 years, Congress goes without representation in UP Legislative CouncilDeepak Singh, the grand old party's only MLC, is among the 12 members whose term in the Legislative Council is coming to an end. Poet Zahid...
06 Jul, 2022, 03.15 PM IST
40% of newly elected MLCs of UP have criminal cases against them, says ADRAccording to the report, nine (26 per cent) MLCs, all from the BJP, have declared serious criminal cases, including cases related to murder...
04 May, 2022, 05.52 PM IST
BJP sweeps Uttar Pradesh MLC polls, bags 33 out of 36 seatsBJP currently has 35 members in the council of which two members--chief minister Yogi Aditya Nath and Thakur Jaiveer Singh contested the as...
12 Apr, 2022, 11.40 PM IST
Samajwadi Party leader Shatarudra Prakash joins BJPShatarudra Prakash, who joined politics while studying in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), was elected as a member of the Legislative As...
31 Dec, 2021, 11.35 AM IST
ED attaches Rs 74-cr worth Dehradun land in PMLA case against ex-BSP MLCThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached land worth Rs 74 crore in Dehradun in a money laundering against former Uttar Pradesh BSP MLC...
29 Oct, 2021, 07.36 PM IST
Mukhtar Ansari's wife writes to President seeking security for him during transfer from Punjab jail to UPIn her letter released to the media on Wednesday, Afshan Ansari claimed that her husband, who is a BSP MLA from Mau, is an eyewitness in a ...
31 Mar, 2021, 04.46 PM IST
BJP announces candidates for MLC elections in Uttar Pradesh, MaharashtraThe state legislative council teacher and graduate constituency polls are scheduled to be held on December 1 in both states. A fixed number...
09 Nov, 2020, 05.48 PM IST
Hunt for new UP BJP chief: State minister, MLCs likely contendersThe saffron party's ally Apna Dal (S) won two seats and the Congress, the lone Rae Bareli seat of Sonia Gandhi.
10 Jun, 2019, 11.18 AM IST
BSP to lose majority in UP Upper House next monthRuling Samajwadi Party in UP will have reasons to cheer when eight BSP MLC retire next month, as Mayawati-led party will no longer enjoy ma...
08 Apr, 2015, 06.01 PM IST