Assembly Election 2017

Modi campaigned for more than two months to win Uttar Pradesh

Modi campaigned for more than two months to win Uttar Pradesh

Opposition leaders dismissed exit polls, which have largely given BJP majority

Like Bihar elections, this event would also be forgotten by the markets within a week, analysts say

UP CM told BBC that he was open to 'all possibilities' to prevent BJP from coming to power

The election outcome in UP is being dubbed as the semi-final to the 2019 general elections

UP had 204 unrecognised parties in the 2012 polls and now the number stands at 474

A huge voter turnout of 84% was recorded in first phase of polling to 60-member Assembly on March 4

Counting is slated to start from 8 pm

Earlier, deadline of exit polls was 30 min after conclusion of staggered 7-phase polls on March 8

Banaras is not a city, it is a living heritage, says Narendra Modi

BJP has been ruling in Gujarat for about two decades; it had won 116 seats in the 2012 election

Campaigning for the seventh and final phase of assembly elections will come to a close on Monday

ADR said 31 candidates were not analysed due to unclear affidavit available on the ECI website

Top BJP leaders and Union ministers have made a beeline to Varanasi towards end of election

Akhilesh claimed that the Samajwadi Party is leading in six phases of UP elections 2017

Congress accused the Prime Minister of lowering the dignity of his office

Eastern UP's people want out of their sub-Saharan trap. Politicians, including the PM, don't get it

Prime Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mascot Narendra Modi would address a public meeting in Deoria district tomorrow where polling is scheduled on March 4.About six months back, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi had kicked off his 'khat sabha' meetings in the rural pockets of Uttar Pradesh in run up to the 2017 state election from Deoria.Congress had brought in about 1500 'khats' (charpoys) for the much publicised event. Interestingly, these 'khats', to be used in similar gatherings going forward, were later taken away by villagers, much to the amusement of party leaders and the battery of local and national media persons.'Khat sabha' concept was devised much before Congress had firmed up a pre-poll alliance with the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP). At that juncture, the party had decided to fight UP poll with the punch-line of '27 saal, UP behaal' to signify backwardness, ever since Congress was voted out of power.Congress had hired poll strategist Prashant Kishor (PK) to ..

Only seven female candidates are contesting