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

Yogi govt to Union MoS: Quota seats not turning ‘unreserved’, no interview rejection as ‘not suitable’Subscriber Only

Jun 29, 2024 15:11 IST

In her letter to UP CM, Apna Dal (Soneylal) chief Anupirya Patel has demanded an end to SC/ST/OBC...

Sun, Jun 30, 2024

Quota seats - Union Minister of State Anupriya Patel letter to UP CM Yogi Adityanath

End practice of quota seats becoming ‘un-reserved’, check growing ‘aakrosh’: Union MoS to YogiSubscriber Only

Jun 28, 2024 21:26 IST

Anupriya Patel writes to UP CM Yogi Adityanath saying several OBC, SC, ST candidates have...

Sat, Jun 29, 2024

Decode Politics: Who are the two Pasi icons invoked by new MP from Ayodhya in his oathSubscriber Only

Jun 28, 2024 18:54 IST

Pasis one reason for SP dealing BJP an upset in Faizabad, Awadhesh Prasad talks of ‘Veerangana’...

Fri, Jun 28, 2024

As BJP drags them into Emergency spotlight, INDIA allies say matter ‘past’, no need for Cong apologySubscriber Only

Jun 28, 2024 17:43 IST

BJP, RJD, DMK and CPI leaders accuse Modi govt of trying to avoid discussion on current, pressing...

Sat, Jun 29, 2024

No permanent allies, nor enemies: How RLD has steered itself to four Houses, two govtsSubscriber Only

Jun 28, 2024 11:44 IST

With 9 MLAs and 2 MPs, Jayant Chaudhary's party, which ditched INDIA to join NDA, now has ministers...

Fri, Jun 28, 2024

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Samajwadi Party MP wants Sengol removed from LS, BJP calls it ‘insult to Tamil culture’Subscriber Only

Jun 28, 2024 02:20 IST

A first-time MP and a Dalit leader, Chaudhary wrote a letter addressed to the Speaker/Protem...

Fri, Jun 28, 2024

Suspensions, slander, silent protest: As Om Birla returns, a look backSubscriber Only

Jun 27, 2024 19:29 IST

With his remarks on Emergency, the re-elected Lok Sabha Speaker has got off on the wrong foot with...

Thu, Jun 27, 2024

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NDA allies congratulate Birla, praise his first term: ‘Gave chance to new MPs’Subscriber Only

Jun 27, 2024 02:30 IST

Paswan also took a dig at the INDIA bloc’s demand for the Deputy Speaker post. “There are...

Thu, Jun 27, 2024

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Decode Politics: What is the Deputy Speaker’s role and how often has it been an Opposition MP?Subscriber Only

Jun 26, 2024 07:15 IST

This constitutional post was vacant from 2019 to 2024. The Opposition wants it now – and the...

Wed, Jun 26, 2024

(From left to right) Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj, BJP's first-time MP from Jaipur, Manju Sharma and Independent MP from Ladakh Haneefa Jan, lok sabha swearing

Awe, nostalgia, duty & expectations: First-time members get feel of HouseSubscriber Only

Jun 25, 2024 04:35 IST

About 280 MPs have been elected for the first time in the 18th Lok Sabha, an increase from the 2019...

Tue, Jun 25, 2024

Profile of new MPs of 18th Lok Sabha: farmers to entrepreneurs, activists to lawyers, doctors to actorsSubscriber Only

Jun 24, 2024 11:10 IST

Farming, social work, business still most common professions among newly-elected MPs despite their...

Mon, Jun 24, 2024

BSP supremo Mayawati with her nephew Akash Anand during party's office bearers meeting to review the Lok Sabha election results. (PTI)

Decode Politics: Why Mayawati reinstated nephew Akash Anand as her sole heirSubscriber Only

Jun 23, 2024 20:48 IST

BSP leaders say the electoral hit the party took because of his sacking last month, lack of a...

Mon, Jun 24, 2024

Mayawati reinstates nephew Akash in top BSP post, again names him successorSubscriber Only

Jun 23, 2024 14:17 IST

Mayawati made the announcement at the BSP’s first review meeting, held in Lucknow, on its loss in...

Mon, Jun 24, 2024

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BSP’s poll rout: Candidates blame weak support within, shift of Dalit votes & Akash’s removal from campaignSubscriber Only

Jun 23, 2024 02:16 IST

Mayawati to meet all BSP national office-bearers & leaders across states in Lucknow today to...

Sun, Jun 23, 2024

Mahant Raju Das, head priest of the revered Hanuman Garhi temple in Ayodhya. (Photo: Raju Das/ X)

Mahant loses PSO after heated exchange with Ayodhya DM over BJP poll defeatSubscriber Only

Jun 22, 2024 20:36 IST

Anti-incumbency against Lallu Singh, his remarks on 400 seats and Constitution, complaints about...

Mon, Jun 24, 2024

UGC-NET cancellation, NEET ‘paper leak’: Unease in Sangh, ABVP says when people ask questions, govt must answerSubscriber Only

Jun 20, 2024 20:58 IST

NEET and NET episodes have unsettled sections with BJP, with party's Rajya Sabha MP Rakesh Sinha...

Fri, Jun 21, 2024

BJP’s checklist for UP debacle: What factors is the party looking at?Subscriber Only

Jun 19, 2024 07:16 IST

The review will cover all constituencies except Varanasi and Lucknow; ground reports to be...

Thu, Jun 20, 2024

BJP supporters celebrating the party's performance in the Lok Sabha elections, outside the new Parliament. (Express photo by Abhinav Saha)

In aspirational districts, BJP seats dip, Congress doubles tally; vote shares almost constant from 2019Subscriber Only

Jun 15, 2024 18:08 IST

In 112 most under-developed districts which comprise 115 LS seats, NDA won 69 seats, down from 81...

Sat, Jun 15, 2024

BJP's former MP Sanjeev Balyan and party’s former Sardhana MLA Sangeet Singh Som. (FB)

Amid BJP churn in UP, how a row between Sanjeev Balyan, Sangeet Som has laid bare the Rajput-Jat faultlineSubscriber Only

Jun 14, 2024 07:32 IST

After Balyan accuses Som of helping his SP rival defeat him in Muzaffarnagar by instigating...

Fri, Jun 14, 2024

Battle lines drawn for Rajya Sabha vacancies, NDA stares at INDIA challenge in Maharashtra, HaryanaSubscriber Only

Jun 13, 2024 06:47 IST

BJP candidates are likely to romp home in vacant seats for Upper House in five other states...

Thu, Jun 13, 2024

In the heartland states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana, the BJP’s average victory margin stands at about 2.76 lakh votes, which exceeds the Congress’s 2.05-lakh average margin.

BJP retains edge in overall victory margin, but Congress wins bigger in SC, ST seatsSubscriber Only

Jun 11, 2024 13:25 IST

Of 84 SC seats, Cong won 20 with a margin of 3.17 lakh votes as against BJP's 30 with 2.91 lakh...

Tue, Jun 11, 2024

BJP allies should oppose hate agenda: JamaatSubscriber Only

Jun 09, 2024 04:40 IST

Speaking to reporters, JIH chief Syed Sadatullah Husaini said the new government is of the NDA bloc...

Sun, Jun 09, 2024

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Dangerous if BJP keeps Speaker post: AAPSubscriber Only

Jun 09, 2024 04:35 IST

AAP, an INDIA bloc member, won three Lok Sabha seats from...

Sun, Jun 09, 2024

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As BSP fails to win a single Lok Sabha seat, why Mayawati is upset with MuslimsSubscriber Only

Jun 08, 2024 07:31 IST

Though the BSP fielded the highest number of Muslims in UP and across India, all 19 of its...

Sat, Jun 08, 2024

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath at the NDA meet in New Delhi. (PTI)

Amid allegations of sabotage, UP debacle sends shocked BJP back to drawing boardSubscriber Only

Jun 08, 2024 06:40 IST

The roles of party's state and central leaders will also be under the scanner as the party...

Mon, Jun 10, 2024

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