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

In Uttar Pradesh, a sarus crane creates a flutter, BJP and SP keep clawing at each otherSubscriber Only

Mar 28, 2023 07:09 IST

After Akhilesh Yadav hit out at BJP for taking the bird away from Mohammad Arif who nursed it back...

Tue, Mar 28, 2023

In UP team rejig, BJP balances caste, regional equations, keeps focus on OBC, women leadersSubscriber Only

Mar 27, 2023 07:07 IST

In his new 45-member team, UP BJP chief Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary bets on continuity, retaining 32...

Tue, Mar 28, 2023

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Akhilesh Yadav: Congress should back regional parties in their fight against BJPSubscriber Only

Mar 26, 2023 05:01 IST

Akhilesh's latest remarks hold importance in the backdrop of various regional parties trying to...

Sun, Mar 26, 2023

Revamp in BJP State Unit, UP BJP, new UP BJP team, Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, UP cabinet revamp, cabinet expansion, Yogi Adityanath, Lok Sabha 2024, Indian Express

Revamp in State Unit: In new UP BJP team, Chaudhary retains most old members, inducts 9 new facesSubscriber Only

Mar 26, 2023 04:54 IST

Among all these office bearers, maximum 14 are from west UP and 11 are from east UP. Among the...

Sun, Mar 26, 2023

Yogi Adityanath, ioters, mafias, gunda raj, Utsavon ka Pradesh, Lucknow news, Uttar Pradesh, Indian Express, current affairs

UP will now be known as ‘Utsavon ka Pradesh’, not for mafia raj, rioters: CM Yogi AdityanathSubscriber Only

Mar 26, 2023 03:19 IST

"Uttar Pradesh has become riot-free in six years and strengthened its infrastructure,” he...

Sun, Mar 26, 2023

Mainpuri bypoll back in news as Akhilesh Yadav puts BJP minister Jaiveer Singh in spotlight

Mainpuri bypoll back in news as Akhilesh puts BJP minister, frequent party-hopper in spotlightSubscriber Only

Mar 24, 2023 11:04 IST

Akhilesh Yadav says Jaiveer Singh helped Samajwadi Party win Mainpur Lok Sabha bypoll; Singh...

Fri, Mar 24, 2023

2024 Lok Sabha Polls: BJP’s Muslim outreach in UP with PM Modi’s Mann Ki Baat bookSubscriber Only

Mar 23, 2023 01:49 IST

The book titled, “Wazir-e-Azam Aali Janaab Narendra Modi Ke Mann Ki Baat Urdu Ke Saath”, is a...

Thu, Mar 23, 2023

It’s not BJP. In Uttar Pradesh, SP and BSP busy attacking each other with eye on 2024Subscriber Only

Mar 20, 2023 09:41 IST

Hoping to woo Muslims and other floating voters who are seeking an alternative to BJP, both are...

Tue, Mar 21, 2023

UP BSP chief: ‘BJP publicity system presented BSP as dummy and SP as the party in the fight… so that Muslims go with it’Subscriber Only

Mar 16, 2023 13:13 IST

"Had the BJP govt provided reservation to OBCs and SC/STs, nobody would have needed to approach the...

Thu, Mar 16, 2023

Gadkari praises Yogi for bulldozer action: ‘You have set an ideal before the country’Subscriber Only

Mar 14, 2023 06:49 IST

In his address, Adityanath noted that strong infrastructure development was expanding the state’s...

Tue, Mar 14, 2023

Yogi govt sends DMs circular on organising Chaitra Navratri festivitiesSubscriber Only

Mar 13, 2023 21:38 IST

Divisional commissioners, DMs told to share GPS locations, addresses, photos of temples chosen;...

Tue, Mar 14, 2023

Yogi slams Rahul: Dirty attempts by some to divide IndiaSubscriber Only

Mar 13, 2023 04:40 IST

“They always criticise India and curse the Indian democracy and constitutional practices from...

Mon, Mar 13, 2023

Uttar Pradesh BJP, President Droupadi Murmu, Droupadi Murmu, Lucknow news, Uttar Pradesh, Indian Express, current affairs

In poll season, BJP to take Murmu speech to masses in UPSubscriber Only

Mar 12, 2023 03:54 IST

In her Parliament address, the President had lauded Modi-led govt as ‘stable, fearless and...

Sun, Mar 12, 2023

Fighting shy of sharing UP Oppn space, Akhilesh set to replicate 2022 alliance playbook in 2024Subscriber Only

Mar 10, 2023 09:10 IST

Aiming to maximise gains in UP in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, SP will continue with its smaller allies...

Fri, Mar 10, 2023

UP commission on OBC quota in local bodies submits report to CM Yogi AdityanathSubscriber Only

Mar 10, 2023 02:04 IST

While the tenure of the commission was six months, it compiled its report after touring all the 75...

Fri, Mar 10, 2023

‘One nation, one DNA’: BJP set to begin minority outreach in west UP, first stop MuzaffarnagarSubscriber Only

Mar 08, 2023 14:21 IST

The party is trying to get the support of Muslim Jats, Rajputs, Gujjars, and Tyagis in the region....

Fri, Mar 10, 2023

SP now throws an Amethi spanner in any alliance hopes with CongressSubscriber Only

Mar 07, 2023 18:39 IST

After Samajwadi Party said it was not looking for big partners “like BSP, Cong” for 2024,...

Mon, Mar 13, 2023

No ties with bigger parties, SP to ally with only RLD in 2024: LeaderSubscriber Only

Mar 05, 2023 06:38 IST

The SP spokesperson’s remarks come two months after Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati...

Sun, Mar 05, 2023

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Yogi Adityanath, Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, Lucknow news, Uttar Pradesh, Indian Express, current affairs

Need for better coordination between Yogi govt, party organisation in UP: RSSSubscriber Only

Mar 05, 2023 05:30 IST

This comes after RSS sarkaryavah (general secretary) Dattatreya Hosabale and other organisational...

Sun, Mar 05, 2023

As Atiq Ahmed, Mukhtar Ansari return to haunt SP, BSP, advantage BJP’s law and order claimsSubscriber Only

Mar 04, 2023 07:52 IST

In the badlands of Eastern UP, both gangsters have run criminal syndicates with their families and...

Sun, Mar 05, 2023

Mission 2024: BJP aims to win 14 UP seats that it lost in 2019, starts taking feedbackSubscriber Only

Mar 03, 2023 04:38 IST

Though the BJP lost 16 parliamentary seats in Uttar Pradesh, it won two seats — Rampur and...

Fri, Mar 03, 2023

Ayodhya adds another grand event to its calendar: 9-day Ramnavami celebrationsSubscriber Only

Mar 01, 2023 01:55 IST

Recently, Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah had announced that the Ram temple...

Wed, Mar 01, 2023

mayawati, atiq ahmed sp, akhilesh yadav, indian express

Mayawati calls Atiq Ahmed SP product, says will expel wife if found guilty in Prayagraj killingsSubscriber Only

Feb 27, 2023 11:55 IST

Akhilesh Yadav's remark was seen in the context of Ahmed's wife Parveen who had joined the BSP in...

Tue, Feb 28, 2023

Police authority has to be maintained: CM Yogi AdityanathSubscriber Only

Feb 27, 2023 04:36 IST

Yogi Adityanath said in the past six years, his government has been on “mission employment” and...

Mon, Feb 27, 2023

Yogi Adityanath, Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), BJP, up employment, Lucknow news, Uttar Pradesh, Indian Express, current affairs

You have danda, also remember your heart: PM to police recruitsSubscriber Only

Feb 27, 2023 01:24 IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who was present at the event, emphasised on...

Mon, Feb 27, 2023

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