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

SP Dalit leader who won Ayodhya targets BJP: ‘They did business in Ram’s name’Subscriber Only

Jun 07, 2024 01:59 IST

Since his victory, his supporters have been thronging his home near the Sahadatganj overbridge in...

Fri, Jun 07, 2024

In BJP’s slight fall in vote share, Rajasthan saw sharpest dip of 10%, UP close secondSubscriber Only

Jun 06, 2024 09:09 IST

Part’s sharpest rise in southern states, Tripura, Punjab; for Cong, biggest vote share rise in...

Thu, Jun 06, 2024

Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate from Faizabad constituency Awadhesh Prasad shows his certificate after winning the Lok Sabha elections, at Government Inter College, in Ayodhya, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Newsmaker | SP Dalit leader who triumphed over BJP in Ayodhya: Who is Awadhesh Prasad?Subscriber Only

Jun 05, 2024 14:01 IST

The only Dalit candidate to win from a non-reserved constituency in UP, Prasad is one of the SP’s...

Wed, Jul 10, 2024

Mayawati pins blame on Muslims for rout in LS polls: ‘Community has not understood the BSP’Subscriber Only

Jun 05, 2024 11:45 IST

After the Lok Sabha elections results, Mayawati claimed that the majority of Dalits voted in favour...

Wed, Jun 05, 2024

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BJP takes a hit in SC-ST reserved seats as Opposition’s ‘Save the Constitution’ pitch pays offSubscriber Only

Jun 05, 2024 07:10 IST

The BJP either won or was leading in 30 SC-reserved seats in 11 states till reports last came in,...

Wed, Jun 05, 2024

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Amid BSP eclipse, a new star rises: Bhim Army’s Azad wins from NaginaSubscriber Only

Jun 04, 2024 22:13 IST

Chandrashekhar Azad gets 51.19% of the votes in west UP seat dominated by Muslims and Dalits; BSP...

Wed, Jun 05, 2024

Null and void: The fall and fall of Mayawati’s BSPSubscriber Only

Jun 04, 2024 20:53 IST

Without a single lead, the party’s vote share shrinks to a single digit despite contesting 79 of...

Tue, Jun 04, 2024

Null and void: The fall and fall of Mayawati’s BSPSubscriber Only

Jun 04, 2024 17:25 IST

Without a single lead, the party’s vote share shrinks to single digit despite contesting all the...

Tue, Jun 04, 2024

Decode Politics: How Akhilesh’s PDA plank powered SP surge in UP, dealt a blow to BJPSubscriber Only

Jun 04, 2024 12:42 IST

Akhilesh Yadav coined a new slogan for the vote base he banked on this time, expanding from 'M-Y'...

Wed, Jun 05, 2024

As Opposition parties get edgy amid counting, BSP waiting for Lok Sabha election results patientlySubscriber Only

Jun 04, 2024 09:41 IST

BSP leaders also refused to talk about the number of seats they were expecting to win in the Lok...

Tue, Jun 04, 2024

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In 2019 LS elections, postal ballots played key role in deciding winner on 9 seatsSubscriber Only

Jun 04, 2024 01:23 IST

These nine seats were among the 14 constituencies where the victory margin was less than 5,000...

Tue, Jun 04, 2024

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Lok Sabha Elections: In 45 seats that had voted till 6th phase, big fall or rise in polling could be crucialSubscriber Only

Jun 02, 2024 10:00 IST

In at least three seats, the fall in voting was at least three times the victory margin of...

Mon, Jun 03, 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs 'Surya Puja' at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanniyakumari. (PTI)

As curtains come down on Lok Sabha polls, Modi says INDIA bloc’s ‘regressive politics rejected by people’Subscriber Only

Jun 01, 2024 21:51 IST

Earlier in the day, Surya Arghya and a tribute to Thiruvalluvar marked the end of the PM's...

Sun, Jun 02, 2024

Of the Yadav candidates, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav is contesting from Kannauj; his wife Dimple Yadav, who lost in 2019 from Kannauj, is standing from Mainpuri; while Akhilesh’s cousins Dharmendra Yadav, Akshay Yadav and Aditya Yadav are the nominees from Azamgarh, Firozabad and Badaun, respectively.

Seeking to expand base, SP fields only 5 Yadavs in UP, but all from Mulayam familySubscriber Only

May 24, 2024 13:53 IST

The party had fielded 12 candidates from the community in 2014 and 10 in 2019; BJP accuses Akhilesh...

Fri, May 24, 2024

From 115 in 2019 to 78, Muslim candidates fall across main partiesSubscriber Only

May 19, 2024 07:30 IST

BSP leads the list, with 35 Muslim candidates; Congress, which is contesting far fewer seats, sees...

Mon, May 20, 2024

‘Modi, Yogi will turn around Purvanchal in next 5 years’: PM in UP rally blitzSubscriber Only

May 16, 2024 21:14 IST

Days after AAP said both PM and UP CM may lose their posts soon, Modi praises Adityanath...

Fri, May 17, 2024

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As Brij Bhushan campaigns for son, he says give a ‘karara thappad’ reply to my ‘sankat’Subscriber Only

May 15, 2024 06:57 IST

Looking for sympathy, Brij Bhushan Singh is said that he was struggling from past 1.25...

Wed, May 15, 2024

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Modi’s spotless kurta shows his disconnect with people: PriyankaSubscriber Only

May 15, 2024 01:35 IST

Priyanka Gandhi also said that Modi was “living in his own...

Wed, May 15, 2024

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Varanasi abuzz ahead of Modi’s roadshowSubscriber Only

May 13, 2024 04:00 IST

BJP using drone cameras for canvassing, organising laser shows, reaching out to temples, maths and...

Mon, May 13, 2024

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‘Akhilesh contesting in Kannauj only to avenge his wife’s defeat’: Subrat PathakSubscriber Only

May 11, 2024 05:44 IST

In the very first Cabinet meeting, the Akhilesh-led government changed the name of the college....

Sat, May 11, 2024

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Before Akash Anand’s demotion, a series of speeches mostly targeting BJPSubscriber Only

May 09, 2024 07:45 IST

While Akash has not spared the Congress or SP in his speeches, he has reserved his sharpest words...

Thu, May 09, 2024

Akash Anand: Handpicked by Mayawati, cut as swiftly to size by herSubscriber Only

May 08, 2024 07:09 IST

Action follows days after he was booked for purportedly calling BJP “a party of traitors”....

Wed, May 08, 2024

In UP push, Mayawati’s new playbook: upping rallies for BSP faces, all-community outreach, targeting BJPSubscriber Only

May 07, 2024 19:42 IST

Deviating from her past template of 'limited field exposure' seen by many as one of the factors for...

Tue, May 07, 2024

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‘Welfare schemes, law and order will ensure massive BJP victory’: SP Singh BaghelSubscriber Only

May 06, 2024 06:20 IST

They (Dalits and Muslims) should think about this. But one thing is that 2019 was toughest election...

Mon, May 06, 2024

In Yadav bastions won by BJP last time, a reconsolidation around Mulayam’s nephewsSubscriber Only

May 05, 2024 18:28 IST

Ram Gopal and Shivpal's sons are contesting from Firozabad and Badaun, respectively, seeking to...

Mon, May 06, 2024

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