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Manipur polls: Governor Ganesan, CM Biren Singh among early voters

Less than half an hour after voting commenced in Manipur, Governor La Ganesan and Chief Minister N Biren Singh exercised their franchise in their respective constituencies.

Manipur polls: PM Modi urges voters to 'turnout in record numbers'

A total of 173 candidates, including 15 females, are in the fray for the poll.

Polling begins for 38 seats in first phase of Manipur assembly elections

The BJP has fielded candidates in all the 38 seats, followed by Congress with 35 contestants

Crime rate dropped in UP during past 5 years under Yogi-govt: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Sunday said that the crime rate has reduced in Uttar Pradesh during the past five years under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

UP Assembly polls: EC bars BJP candidate from campaigning for 24 hours

The 24-hour ban from campaigning for Raghvendra Pratap Singh, who is contesting the polls from the Domariyaganj Assembly seat, begins from 6 am on Monday

Congress expels candidate hours before Manipur assembly polls begin

The first phase of assembly elections in Manipur begins at 7 am on Monday in 38 constituencies spread across five districts

UP Assembly elections: Around 55% voting recorded in fifth phase

Police said voting was largely peaceful, barring in Pratapgarh's Kunda seat where Samajwadi Party candidate Gulshan Yadav's convoy was allegedly attacked by some people

UP Assembly polls: Rebranding of Yogi Adityanath's radical stormtroopers

Political observers say this two-tier structure served Adityanath well in the past

Manipur polls: Smaller parties will hold key to govt formation, say expert

Defection is rampant because peo­ple are voting for individuals, not parties

People have made all three Cong rivals indolent in UP: Priyanka Gandhi

Addressing an election meeting here, Vadra also accused the three parties of only being interested in taking people's votes on the basis of caste and religion while caring little for them

PM Modi promises to serve Varanasi till dying day, takes swipe at Akhilesh

PM Modi said it will be a privilege to serve people of Varanasi till his dying day, alluding to a remark by SP leader Akhilesh Yadav that people come to the city in their final days

UP Assembly polls fifth phase: 53.98% voter turnout recorded till 5 pm

A voter turnout of 53.98 per cent till 5 pm was recorded on Sunday as the polling across 61 constituencies is underway for the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh elections

UP polls 5th phase: Over 53% polling recorded in 61 assemblies till 5 pm

Around 53.93 per cent voter turnout was registered till 5 p.m. in the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, as per the Election Commission.

Fate of 5 Yogi ministers hangs in balance in 6th phase of UP polls

Five ministers of the Yogi Adityanath government will face acid test in the sixth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls to be held on March 3.

People have decided to send 'babaji' back to his 'math': Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav claimed that the people of Uttar Pradesh have decided to send 'Babaji' back to his 'math', apparently referring to CM Yogi Adityanath

UP Assembly election is between 'Parivarwadis' and 'Rashtravadis': PM Modi

As the polling for the fifth phase of the Up polls is underway, PM Modi said that this time the state Assembly election is between "Parivarwadis (dynasts) and Rashtravadis (nationalists)"

Manipur gears up for 1st phase polling on Monday, 173 aspirants in fray

Amid the incidents of violence, the stage is all set for the first phase of Assembly elections in BJP-ruled Manipur on Monday for 38 of the 60 Assembly constituencies

Affidavits reveal love for firearms among candidates across parties in UP

More and more politicians are now displaying their love for firearms. A scrutiny of affidavits filed by candidates in Lucknow and Prayagraj reveals their penchant for weapons.

UP polls 5th phase: Over 46% polling recorded in 61 assemblies till 3 pm

Over 46 per cent polling was recorded till 3 pm on Sunday in the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls for 61 seats spread across 12 districts.

UP elections a fight between dynasts, diehard nationalists: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Uttar Pradesh elections are a fight between the dynasts and diehard nationalists, which the opposition parties do not understand.