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On the banks of the Yamuna, a political tussle for Purvanchali support

October 26, 2025 2:17 am

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has been visiting ghats along the Yamuna, and the BJP has said the river is already clean enough for ritual sipping during the festival

Delhi Assembly polls: AAP-BJP war of words over Purvanchalis continues, Congress too wades in

January 11, 2025 12:49 am

AAP MP Sanjay Singh accused the BJP of hypocrisy, stating that while they label Purvanchalis as “Rohingyas” and “Bangladeshis”, they simultaneously attempt to garner their votes.

Amid seat-sharing talks for Delhi elections, JDU backs BJP on ‘Purvanchali’ controversy, NDA allies LJP, RLD seek tickets

December 25, 2024 11:26 am

The JDU, in a tie-up with the BJP, had contested from the Purvanchali-majority Burari and Sangam Vihar seats in the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections.

Delhi Assembly polls: Kejriwal and Sachdeva lock horns over Nadda remarks on Purvanchali community

December 21, 2024 3:12 am

After playing a purported video in which Nadda could be seen speaking, Kejriwal added, “We strongly condemn this act and regard it as a well-planned conspiracy against an entire community."

'Bhai-behen' won't take blame for Congress' rout, Kharge will lose his job: Amit Shah at Kushinagar

May 28, 2024 5:20 am

The Congress president, Shah claimed, will even lose his job and that “Rahul Gandhi's people” will also hold a press conference after the polls, saying they lost due to EVMs.

Uttar Pradesh: Double-decker buses collide on Purvanchal Expressway, 8 dead

July 25, 2022 2:17 pm

Efforts are on to identify the dead, the ASP said, adding the injured have been admitted to a local hospital from where the seriously injured are being referred to a trauma centre in Lucknow.

Bigger picture: UP poll runner-up SP outran winner BJP in Purvanchal e-way belt race

March 20, 2022 6:15 pm

Of 54 seats in nine Purvanchal Expressway districts, BJP won 19, while SP-led alliance bagged 35, including SP’s 32 and its ally SBSP’s 3; BJP suffered its biggest setback in Ghazipur, Ambedkar Nagar and Azamgarh districts, where it drew a blank.

Purvanchal Expressway inauguration highlights: 'This is the expressway of UP's development,' says PM Modi

November 16, 2021 6:40 pm

Purvanchal Expressway highlights, UP News: The expressway inauguration comes almost three years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid its foundation stone in Azamgarh.

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Akhilesh Yadav defers ‘rath yatra’, claims his govt ‘built highway’

November 16, 2021 4:26 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the 341-km expressway, which connects Ghazipur to Lucknow, in Sultanpur on Tuesday.

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PM Modi to inaugurate Purvanchal Expressway today

November 16, 2021 4:16 am

The infrastructure project, which is one of the biggest completed by the Yogi Adityanath government and costs an estimated Rs 22,496 crore, has been billed as the “carrier of development” to the underdeveloped Purvanchal region.