Ahead of the third phase of the ongoing Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday announced that the Bhagidari Parivartan Morcha will extend its support to the Peace Party. Addressing a press conference here, Owaisi said, “We have decided that Bhagidari Parivartan […]
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UP Polls: Asaduddin Owaisi is ‘descendent of Lord Ram’, says BJP MP
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Lok Sabha MP from Kaiserganj, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh called All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi “a descendent of Lord Ram.” “Owaisi is an old friend of mine. As far as I know, he was ‘Kshatriya’ (Hindu) earlier. He is a descendent of Lord Ram, not the […]
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UP Polls: Yogi Adityanath finished mafia from western UP, Rohilkhand, says Amit Shah
Maintaining the spotlight on the issue of law and order, Union Minister for Home Affairs and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah on Friday hailed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led UP government for “finished mafia from western parts of the state and Rohilkhand”. Addressing a public rally in Bareilly, […]
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UP polls: Bridegroom casts vote ahead of his wedding in Muzaffarnagar
A bridegroom in Muzaffarnagar on Thursday hit the polling booth in his wedding dress to cast his vote in the first phase of Uttar Pradesh elections. “Pehle matdaan, uske baad bahu, uske baad sab kaam, (first voting, then anything else),” said Ankur Balyan, the bridegroom, emphasizing the importance of voting. “I also […]
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UP polls: In U-turn, RLD chief now says he’ll cast his vote
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary on Thursday took a “U-turn”, stating that he will try to cast his vote in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura. He has earlier in the morning said that he may miss out on voting because of his election rallies. The RLD chief is a voter in the Mathura Assembly […]
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UP Polls: Elect BJP govt for welfare of poor, farmers, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that electing a BJP government in Lucknow is key for the welfare of farmers, saying that the double-engine government has in the past five years ensured all-round development of Uttar Pradesh along with several benefits for the people. Addressing a rally in Saharanpur, […]
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UP polls phase I: RLD’s Jayant Chaudhary to miss voting due to election rally
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary will not go to cast his vote today because of his election rally, informed Jayant Chaudhary’s office to ANI on Thursday. He is a voter of the Mathura region. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Jayant Choudhary are scheduled to hold a joint […]
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UP polls: 7.95 pc voter turnout recorded till 9:30 am
Uttar Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of 7.95 percent till 9:30 am in the first phase of Assembly elections on Thursday. According to the Election Commission, the Mathura assembly seat recorded 8.23 percent voter turnout, in Agra 7.64 percent while 8.93 percent turnout is recorded from the Bagpat seat. Aligarh […]
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UP Polls: BJP fights on development agenda, says Sangeet Som
As the polling is underway for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Sangeet Som on Thursday said the party is fighting on the agenda of development as ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. Speaking to ANI, the BJP MLA said “We are fighting on the agenda of development […]
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Development, safety of women top issues for UP polls: Shrikant Sharma, BJP Mathura candidate
Uttar Pradesh power minister and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Mathura Assembly constituency Shrikant Sharma cast his vote at a polling station in the district on Thursday, and said that the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath led government has laid the foundation for a prosperous state. “These elections are no ordinary […]
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UP polls: EVMs facing issues replaced in Shamli district
The District Magistrate of Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli on Thursday informed that some complaints regarding Electronic Voting Machines have been received from a few polling booths as voting for the first phase of State assembly elections began today morning. Jasjit Kaur, Shamli DM also stated that the non-functional EVMs are being […]
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UP polls: Time to change government, says BSP chief Mayawati
With the beginning of the first phase of polling for Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday said that it is time to make a decision whether people want a “sorrowful” state or protect their interests in the coming five years in the state. The BSP leader […]
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UP polls: BJP candidate from Agra Baby Rani Maurya casts vote
As people queue up to cast their votes for Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections phase 1 on Thursday, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Agra rural Baby Rani Maurya also reached the polling booth to participate in the polling. Baby Rani Maurya also expressed confidence in the citizens that they will vote for BJP for […]
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UP polls phase I: Nearly 50,000 paramilitary security personnel deployed
Nearly 50,000 paramilitary personnel from 412 companies of central paramilitary forces have been deployed at different locations to maintain poll-bound state’s law and order as the election campaign for the first phase of assembly polls in western Uttar Pradesh ended on Tuesday evening. The police have sealed the borders of […]
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UP polls: PM Modi’s rally in Bijnor cancelled due to weather issues
Due to weather issues, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel to Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh to address the BJP’s “Jan Chaupal Rally”. The Prime Minister will now address the people of Uttar Pradesh virtually at 12:30 pm today. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had also made arrangements for […]