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Phoolan Devi's husband Umed Singh joins Congress in Uttar Pradesh

Asked if he would contest elections in UP, he said he would abide by the directions of party leaders

UP polls 2017: Dialogue, drama, desperation as action begins

Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav have jointly held road shows in Lucknow, Agra and Kanpur

State of polls: UP

The first phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections is on Saturday

Muslim vote holds the balance in the 1st phase of UP polls

Traditionally, the Muslims of western UP have voted for the BSP

Congress to form zonal fact finding committees on Kerala poll debacle

KPCC President V M Sudheeran said that several complaints had been received from various quarters on the party's poor performance

V Narayanasamy formally stakes claim to form govt in Puducherry

Narayanasamy called on Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi in this regard

EC cancels polls to two Tamil Nadu Assembly seats

It usually only takes such a harsh step when there is evidence that muscle power has been used

Mamata sworn in amid Federal Front buzz

The state units of major parties like BJP, Congress and the CPI(M) stayed away from the event in protest against poll-violence in the state

Mamata Banerjee sworn in as West Bengal CM for second time

Mamata Banerjee's, who took the oath of office for a second consecutive term, will head a 42-member Cabinet

State Assembly polls: Income, assets and criminal records of ministers

Kerala's ministers had least average assets and the state also had least number of crorepati ministers

Mamata Banerjee faces development challenges in her second stint as CM

Allegations of corruption dented image of her party and opposition made it a prime issue during elections

Mamata Banerjee to be sworn in on Red Road

Dignitaries including Nitish Kumar, Arvind Kejriwal, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Farooq Abdullah to attend the ceremony

Congress MLAs in West Bengal sign affidavits swearing allegiance to Rahul, Sonia Gandhi

The Congress emerged as the main opposition party in the recent Assembly elections bagging 44 seats in the 294-member house

Mamata govt may review its stand on IT SEZ

The lack of such a status has been holding back companies like Infosys from investing, especially given the party's policies on land and industry

Jayalalithaa keeps five poll promises on Day 1

AIADMK chief becomes Tamil Nadu CM for the sixth time

Assam tea industry wants a 10-year roadmap from Sonowal govt

Looks at new BJP-led govt to take steps for revival of at least 15 tea estates of Assam Tea Corporation

West Bengal Assembly polls: BJP plays spoilsport for alliance

In this Assembly polls, BJP has not only garnered around 56 lakh votes, but has also made its presence felt in 262 out of 294 Assembly segments

National ambitions

Sonowal unanimously elected BJP legislature party leader in Assam

This paves way for him to assume office of CM of northeastern state

Bangladesh border to be sealed in 2 years: Sonowal

Assam's Chief Minister-to-be Sarbananda Sonowal also denied that anti-incumbency was the reason behind BJP's historic victory in the state