Assembly Election 2017

Assembly Polls 2017: Narendra Modi eyes victory in biggest state election test

Modi campaigned for more than two months to win Uttar Pradesh

Assembly Polls 2017: Narendra Modi eyes victory in biggest state election test

Modi campaigned for more than two months to win Uttar Pradesh

UP elections 2017: Rahul rejects exit poll results

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

Exit polls predict BJP win in UP, but Dalal St euphoria to fade away soon

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

Akhilesh hints at BSP tie-up; Mayawati demurs

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

Market sees UP poll results as a litmus test for the BJP

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

Unrecognised political parties are a thriving business in UP

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

83% votes polled in Manipur till 3 pm, people still in queues

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

Uttar Pradesh: EC appoints 84 micro observers to monitor vote counting

Counting is slated to start from 8 pm

UP polls 2017: EC extends deadline for UP exit polls till March 9

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

UP polls 2017: Modi resumes road show, hits out at Opposition in Varanasi

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

Before it's over in UP, Congress starts work on Gujarat election strategy

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

Rajnath Singh blames SP govt for poor state of affairs in Uttar Pradesh

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

UP election 2017: Every 3rd candidate faces criminal charge

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

UP election 2017: Campaign for final phase to end on Monday

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

UP polls: Akhilesh Yadav says people sleep when 'bua' Mayawati speaks

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

BJP is 'Bharat Jhooth Paathshaala', PM Modi its principal: Congress

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

Shekhar Gupta: Desperation and aspiration in UP's east

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

Narendra Modi rally in Deoria where Rahul started 'khat sabha'

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 ..

Rich man's game: 54 of 167 candidates in Manipur elections are crorepatis

Only seven female candidates are contesting