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UP Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana directs the state government to take strict disciplinary action against officials who fail to respond to calls of MLAs.

‘Mutual respect between officials, MLAs must': UP Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana

February 28, 2026 12:31 pm

While officials defend themselves saying they are inundated by calls making requests, leading to delay in response, the MLAs, who say the problem is more at the district level, see a “deliberate purpose” in the “indifference”. The Assembly Speaker speaks to The Indian Express on the issue.

New home for UP Assembly? Govt eyes old Sahara Shahar land for Vidhan Sabha complex

February 11, 2026 4:39 am

Spanning 170 acres in Gomti Nagar and a 15-minute drive from the Chief Minister’s residence, the site is in a prime location.

Samajwadi Party MLA Mukesh Verma protests against the government over the cough syrup issue on the first day of the Winter Session of the State Assembly in Lucknow, Friday. (Express Photo by Vishal Srivastav)

UP Assembly drama: BJP and SP face off over cough syrup racket — with some props

December 19, 2025 7:25 pm

The Winter Session of the Assembly, which began on Friday, saw some drama as SP MLAs arrived wearing banners and cutouts of cough syrup

Paan masala, gutkha banned on Assembly premises: Speaker

Paan masala, gutkha banned on Assembly premises: UPSpeaker Satish Mahana

March 06, 2025 4:28 am

A day before, Mahana had pointed out that he was informed about the carpet getting dirty because someone had spit 'paan masala' and how it had to be cleaned manually.

4-Day UP Assembly Session begins today: Opp gears up for Sambhal & Bahraich, demands extension of winter session

December 16, 2024 6:36 am

The Congress has already announced that it would gherao the Vidhan Sabha on December 18.

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Stormy start to Monsoon session as SP MLAs walk out over ‘power woes’

July 30, 2024 5:58 am

Earlier, in the first session after the Lok Sabha elections, new Leader of Opposition (LoP) Mata Prasad Pandey was welcomed by the House as well as by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Pandey, a Brahmin, is a former speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.

Mata Prasad Pandey is SP's pick for UP Assembly LoP

July 28, 2024 3:53 pm

Pandey will replace SP president Akhilesh Yadav, who resigned as MLA from Karhal's seat after he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Kannauj.

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Uttar Pradesh Assembly adjourned sine die

February 12, 2024 7:46 am

Earlier in the day, the Assembly passed the Uttar Pradesh Lift and Escalator Bill, 2024, and Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta and Up-Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2024.

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Bill for property transfer between blood relatives with stamp duty passed in UP

February 12, 2024 8:39 am

This condition will not apply to ‘power of attorney’ only for the maintenance of lands.

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Budget session | Day 2: House adjourned after obituary references

February 05, 2024 8:14 am

Adityanath also paid tributes to former members Mobin Ahmad Azmi, Satish Chandra, Jata Shankar Singh, Mohammad Irshad Khan, Jagdish Gandhi and Suresh Sangal.