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UTTAR PRADESH ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2017 NEWS - Page 55
40% Yadav votes, 300 seats: BJP’s UP chiefSubscriber Only
January 10, 2017 03:51 IST
Maurya is seen as one of the key contenders for the chief minister’s chair if the BJP comes to power
BSP’s Muslim candidates: Mostly western UP, plus AyodhyaSubscriber Only
January 10, 2017 09:12 IST
Seats for 97 Muslim candidates include Deoband and most of Muzaffarnagar, Shamli and Bijnor
‘Denied entry’ into HQ, Shivpal’s aides protestSubscriber Only
January 10, 2017 01:33 IST
A day after Mulayam Singh Yadav visited the Samajwadi Party’s state headquarters, two of Shivpal’s close aides were allegedly denied entry into the party office, leading to a ruckus on Monday.
Family feud trickles down to districts as factions stake claim over authoritySubscriber Only
January 10, 2017 01:39 IST
The ongoing feud in the Yadav family is reverberating across the state. In many districts, supporters of CM Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav are at loggerheads over who gets to control the district headquarters.
AIMIM releases first list, says next one will have Dalits tooSubscriber Only
January 10, 2017 01:39 IST
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Monday released its first list comprising 11 candidates for the upcoming state Assembly elections, also announcing a series of public meetings of party chief Asaduddin Owaisi.
BJP leader moves EC, demands BSP be barred from pollsSubscriber Only
January 10, 2017 01:38 IST
Neeraj Shankar Saxena, a member of BJP’s state executive committee, has moved the Election Commission against BSP chief Mayawati, accusing her of seeking votes in the name of caste.
Samajwadi Party united, Akhilesh will be chief minister: Mulayam Singh Yadav
January 9, 2017 22:06 IST
The development can be seen as an olive branch extended towards Akhilesh’s camp by Mulayam, as both the sides had taken the fight all the way to the Election Commission’s door over the party symbol.
‘Cycle’ has gone off track in Uttar Pradesh: BJP national secretary Shrikant Sharma
January 9, 2017 19:16 IST
Another party national secretary Sidharth Nath Singh claimed while SP has got embroiled in family war and another rival BSP has fallen on caste and minority appeasement politics it is BJP that remains committed to developmental agenda.
No rift between me, Akhilesh; one person behind Samajwadi Party’s feud: Mulayam Singh Yadav
January 9, 2017 21:26 IST
Mulayam Singh Yadav agreed that there were some problems in the party and that one person was behind the existing feud between him and his son, Akhilesh Yadav.
BJP leader moves EC against Mayawati for ‘caste politics’
January 9, 2017 14:13 IST
Mayawati had said in a press conference that of the 403 seats, 85 are reserved for the SCs and 87 tickets have been given to Dalits, 97 to Muslims, 106 to OBCs, 66 to Brahmins, 36 to Kshetriyas and 11 to Kayasthas, Vaishyas and Punjabis.
UP Elections: Two school principals, state govt official booked for distributing free laptops
January 9, 2017 04:35 IST
Two school principals and a state government official in Bareilly were booked on charges of bribery for violation of the model code of conduct on Sunday.
UP Elections: FIR against BJP leader for ‘luring voters’ with buffaloes, carts, blankets
January 9, 2017 04:15 IST
BJP ticket aspirant from Kundarki constituency, Ramveer Singh, was booked on Sunday for allegedly luring voters by distributing buffaloes and makeshift carts.
Amar Singh gets Z-category central security cover again
January 9, 2017 03:51 IST
Amid allegations that Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh is behind the feud within the Samajwadi Party, the Union Home Ministry has accorded ‘Z’ category security cover of central paramilitary commandos to Singh due to the threat perception.
Family feud unresolved, SP leaders fret about M-Y votes and BJPSubscriber Only
January 9, 2017 02:55 IST
The BJP has been making efforts to woo non-Yadav backward voters. In PM Modi’s rally in Lucknow last week, the BJP ensured all its prominent OBC faces were among the senior leaders present on stage.
Day before EC test, Mulayam Singh says he is still Samajwadi Party president
January 9, 2017 10:22 IST
On the other hand, Ram Gopal asserted that the faction headed by Akhilesh is the real party.
UP polls: BSP declares final list of candidatesSubscriber Only
January 9, 2017 01:26 IST
On Sunday, BSP chief Mayawati met party coordinators and office-bearers to discuss strategy for the polls. She asked them to “expose” the SP govt on lawlessness and the Centre on demonetisation.
Mulayam Singh visits SP office to make presence feltSubscriber Only
January 9, 2017 01:21 IST
This was Mulayam’s first visit to the party office after UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav replaced him as SP’s national president in a party convention called by Ram Gopal Yadav on January 1.
JD(U) demands Sakshi Maharaj’s arrest, expulsion from BJP
January 8, 2017 22:34 IST
Noting that Maharaj's comments were first such remarks after the Supreme Court outlawed seeking votes in the name of religion or caste, JD(U) spokesperson K C Tyagi alleged the BJP MP was "trying to polarise voters on religious grounds" in the poll-bound state.
Fielding candidates for all 403 assembly seats in UP: Congress
January 8, 2017 18:58 IST
Babbar has not been in favour of any alliance with SP, though senior Congress leader and incharge of UP Ghulam Nabi Azad is not averse to such a tie-up.
Mulayam calls himself Samajwadi Party chief, says Ram Gopal Yadav sacked for six years
January 8, 2017 22:37 IST
Mulayam Singh Yadav said that Ramgopal Yadav has been expelled from the party for six years.
BSP’s final candidate list: 12 more Muslims this time
January 8, 2017 17:08 IST
Since Muslims account for nearly 20 per cent of the voters in UP, Mayawati decided to field more candidates of that community, playing her Dalit-Muslim consolidation card to come back to power.
Samajwadi Party symbol may be frozen if EC can’t take decision before January 17
January 8, 2017 15:53 IST
After the split in the party last week, the factions led by Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son Akhilesh had approached the Commission staking claim over the party and the symbol
BSP announces final list of candidates
January 8, 2017 12:16 IST
BSP has so far released list of 401 candidates
AAP to campaign against BJP in UP, not to contest polls
January 8, 2017 09:10 IST
Details of senior AAP leaders' tour programme will be worked out soon but almost all of them will campaign against the ruling party at the Centre so as to apprise the people of the real face of the BJP, said an AAP spokesperson.
Willing to join Congress, Samajwadi ‘ganthbandhan’ to defeat BJP in UP: NCP
January 8, 2017 07:21 IST
NCP leader Majeed Memon said it is being heard that Congress is keen to join hands with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s camp
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