Lalmani Verma

Introduction

Lalmani is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, and is based in New Delhi. He covers politics of the Hindi Heartland, tracking BJP, Samajwadi Party, BSP, RLD and other parties based in UP, Bihar and Uttarakhand. Covered the Lok Sabha elections of 2014, 2019 and 2024; Assembly polls of 2012, 2017 and 2022 in UP along with government affairs in UP and Uttarakhand.

Articles by Lalmani Verma

UP bypolls, UP Assembly bypolls, BJP UP strategy, Yogi Adityanath bypoll focus, Milkipur Ayodhya bypoll,

Next big test in UP coming up, BJP deploys big guns: 30 ministers, 15 senior leadersSubscriber Only

Aug 12, 2024 21:00 IST

Party and government on same page, say insiders; special focus on Milkipur to “avenge” Ayodhya...

Tue, Aug 13, 2024

Akhilesh Yadav, SP chief on reservation, caste reservation, Constitutional right, Mallikarjun Kharge, Supreme Court’s SC/ST subclassification order, PDA, Indian express news

Akhilesh Yadav: Constitution sanjeevani, quota is the oxygen for PDASubscriber Only

Aug 12, 2024 02:56 IST

Meanwhile, BSP chief Mayawati during a meeting with party leaders in Lucknow warned them of a...

Mon, Aug 12, 2024

In Lok Sabha, ‘dominant’ Dalit groups have more representation: Breaking down the numbersSubscriber Only

Aug 11, 2024 18:08 IST

Most of the 84 Dalit MPs in the Lower House are from groups that are relatively more influential...

Tue, Aug 13, 2024

Phogat, who was set to face American Sarah Hildebrandt Wednesday in the 50-kg category finals, was disqualified because she was 100 grams overweight.

Opp walks out of Lok Sabha after Govt details expenses on Vinesh trainingSubscriber Only

Aug 07, 2024 22:35 IST

The Opposition walked out of Rajya Sabha, too, after Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar denied permission...

Wed, Aug 07, 2024

Congress’s LoP post delicately poised, BJP holds edge in bypolls to 12 RS seats to be held on September 3Subscriber Only

Aug 07, 2024 17:34 IST

The BJP has numbers in the Assemblies of Assam, Tripura, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, and...

Thu, Aug 08, 2024

Congress UP MP Imran Masood’s long journey: Muslim hardliner to Kanwar sewakSubscriber Only

Jul 31, 2024 16:24 IST

First-time MP from Saharanpur, Masood, who is carrying forward his family legacy, returned to Cong...

Thu, Aug 01, 2024

Akhilesh Yadav says UP neglected in Budget, tension between state govt, CentreSubscriber Only

Jul 31, 2024 09:26 IST

While participating in the discussions on the Budget, the Kannauj MP referred to the Lok Sabha...

Wed, Jul 31, 2024

Ayodhya land deals should be probed by House panel: Faizabad MPSubscriber Only

Jul 30, 2024 03:53 IST

Participating in the discussion on the Union Budget, Awadhesh Prasad said land was purchased on a...

Tue, Jul 30, 2024

Arun Kumar Sagar, bharat ratna, political pulse, indian express

‘Hope PM Modi will confer Bharat Ratna on Kanshi Ram who made sacrifices for Dalits, backwards’: BJP UP MPSubscriber Only

Jul 29, 2024 12:35 IST

BJP’s Dalit MP Arun Kumar Sagar tells The Indian Express that the party’s prospects was...

Mon, Jul 29, 2024

Newsmaker | Santosh Gangwar new Jharkhand governor: Why BJP veteran from UP was chosen after Lok Sabha poll snubSubscriber Only

Jul 28, 2024 21:10 IST

A former minister in the Narendra Modi government and an eight-term MP from Bareilly, Gangwar’s...

Mon, Jul 29, 2024

JDU-BJP-TDP alliance, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Lalan Singh, Janata Dal (U), Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Indian express news, current affairs

JDU-BJP-TDP alliance held by Fevicol-like bond: Lalan SinghSubscriber Only

Jul 27, 2024 03:08 IST

‘No appeasement of allies in Budget, Modi Government committed to entire country’s...

Sat, Jul 27, 2024

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Speaker Birla warns of action if members speak against Chair

Speaker Birla warns of action if members speak against ChairSubscriber Only

Jul 26, 2024 03:56 IST

The words of caution from the Speaker come after multiple counts of “bitter exchanges” between...

Fri, Jul 26, 2024

Channi reference to Amritpal sparks row, Congress distances itselfSubscriber Only

Jul 25, 2024 21:59 IST

His remark drew a sharp response from the BJP which said he was referring to Waris Punjab De chief...

Fri, Jul 26, 2024

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman before presenting the Budget 2024. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

Row over Modi govt’s Budget sops for Andhra Pradesh, Bihar as poll-bound states left in coldSubscriber Only

Jul 23, 2024 20:06 IST

Jharkhand Cong spokesperson R K Sinha accuses Modi govt of “strengthening its crutches” through...

Wed, Jul 24, 2024

‘Ban’ on govt employees taking part in RSS activities removed: Opposition says offices, staff being politicisedSubscriber Only

Jul 22, 2024 12:58 IST

The RSS and BJP, however, defended the move, calling the ban imposed in 1966 on government staff...

Tue, Jul 23, 2024

Muslim board to explore ways to overturn SC alimony verdict

Muslim board to explore ways to overturn Supreme Court’s alimony verdictSubscriber Only

Jul 15, 2024 04:00 IST

The board asserted that it doesn’t augur well “with human reasoning that the man is held...

Mon, Jul 15, 2024

K C Tyagi, JD(U), political pulse, indian express

JD(U) looks to expand footprint in UP and Jharkhand to ‘boost NDA’Subscriber Only

Jul 10, 2024 11:06 IST

Party’s new UP chief Anoop Patel says it is keen to contest over 50 Assembly seats in the 2027...

Thu, Jul 11, 2024

Congress post-mortem on Uttarakhand debacle: infighting, key faces missing, ignoring past lessonsSubscriber Only

Jul 07, 2024 11:36 IST

A “shocking aspect” of Cong rout was that the party even trailed in 14 of 19 Assembly seats it...

Mon, Jul 08, 2024

Badrinath, Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand bypoll, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand by-elections, Badrinath Assembly bypoll, Gopeshwar, Karnaprayag, and Nandprayag, ronagiri, Malari, Kailashpur, Gamshali, Jelum, Kosha, Jumma, Niti, and Mana, Indian express news, current affairs

High up in Uttarakhand’s mountains, a first: 9 villages get polling booths for Badrinath by-electionSubscriber Only

Jul 07, 2024 06:40 IST

All these years, the villagers used to move down to lower altitudes because of the biting cold and...

Sun, Jul 07, 2024

MP R K Chaudhary, political pulse, indian express

Sengol installed to dilute Constitution … BJP, RSS believe in Manusmriti: SP MP who demanded sceptre’s removalSubscriber Only

Jul 05, 2024 13:58 IST

“We are overwhelmed that the BSP’s voter base shifted to the SP even without any appeal from...

Fri, Jul 05, 2024

INDIA bloc, Election Commission, EVM malfunctioning, EVM tampering, Opposition INDIA bloc, Indian express news, current affairs

Opposition members keep up attack on poll panel: ‘No credibility’Subscriber Only

Jul 03, 2024 03:07 IST

Calling for removal of EVMs from the electoral process, he said: “I had no trust in EVMs in the...

Wed, Jul 03, 2024

Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party, Lok Sabha Election Results 2024, Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Indian express news, current affairs

LS poll results marked end of communal politics: AkhileshSubscriber Only

Jul 03, 2024 02:58 IST

Attributing the SP’s win in Faizabad to democratic understanding of mature voters in the country,...

Wed, Jul 03, 2024

In first Parliament session after polls, EC in Opposition crosshairs: ‘No trust’Subscriber Only

Jul 02, 2024 20:44 IST

During the election period, the Opposition had targeted the EC over allegations of “faulty”...

Tue, Jul 02, 2024

uttar pradesh BJP, political pulse, indian express

In LS polls review report, UP BJP leaders blame officials, Oppn Constitution claims, exam paper leaksSubscriber Only

Jul 02, 2024 11:17 IST

“The cadre were discouraged. For long, they had been insulted by officers at local police...

Tue, Jul 02, 2024

BSP risks losing national party status after rout in Lok Sabha pollsSubscriber Only

Jun 30, 2024 19:14 IST

Founded in April 1984 by Kanshi Ram who later named Mayawati as his successor, BSP was recognised...

Mon, Jul 01, 2024

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