Page 10 - Assembly Elections 2017

Manipur election: Bombs recovered ahead of PM Modi's visit to Imphal

Narendra Modi will address a rally at Langjing Achouba ground in Imphal West district

Muslim community a major factor in 10-odd Manipur seats

The community has produced prominent leaders, including a chief minister back in the 70s

Post-poll timeout: Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar hits the pool

Parsekar had to endure a brief spell of trolling following the upload

Shutdown called in Manipur ahead of PM Modi's visit

Elections for the 60-seat Assembly in the state will be held in two phases on March 4 and 8

Jhansi gold trade sullen at BJP

Voters, still recovering from note ban, say party yet to hear how they're bearing it

UP assembly polls: Over 61% voting in phase 4

Final figure was set to go up to 63% as many voters still stood in queues inside polling stations

There cannot be a bigger 'Kasab' than Amit Shah: Mayawati

BJP people have lost the battle on ground and so their language has changed, says Akhilesh Yadav

Akhilesh scared of 'donkeys' of Gujarat, says PM Modi

Akhilesh should worry about UP, where police forces were pressed to find a lost buffalo, says Modi

Rahul, Akhilesh to hold roadshow in Modi's constituency Varanasi on Feb 27

Rahul, Akhilesh to hold joint roadshow in Varanasi on Feb 27

UP elections 2017: Over 40% turnout till 2 PM in phase-IV

The pace of voting was slow in the first few hours but picked up as the day advanced

Development talks missing in UP poll campaign as offensive acronyms galore

The serious poll plank soon gave way to personal jibes almost to the extent of calling names

Only a failed leader can use cheap language: Cong on Shah's Kasab remark

Shah used 'KASAB' as an acronym for describing Congress, SP and BSP

UP elections 2017: 12-15% turnout till 10 am in phase-IV polls

Polling is on for 53 Assembly constituencies spread over 12 districts

In this Bundelkhand village, 20 year old Rani looks for a loan waiver

The number of suicides in 2016 by farmers in Lalitpur district is estimated at 26

UP Elections 2017: Voting begins for fourth phase

SP nominees are contesting from 30 segments and its ally Congress is in fray from 25 constituencies

More playing on names in UP campaign

New Delhi, February 22Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah today in Gorakhpur, in eastern Uttar Pradesh that the people of Uttar Pradesh, if they want development in the state, needed to free themselves of 'Kasab'. Shah said that lest he is misunderstood, by Kasab he means 'KA' for Congress party, 'SA' for Samajwadi Party and 'B' for Bahujan Samaj Party. The BJP chief, criticized for his recent statements aimed at communal polarization, said the people of UP needed to kill 'Kasab'. Ajmal Kasab was a Pakistani terrorist caught alive during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks of 2008. After a court trial, Kasab was hanged on November 21, 2012."Until and unless Kasab is laid to rest, development and prosperity will continue to elude UP," the BJP chief said in Chauri Chaura, Gorakphur.Shah's reference to Kasab comes on the heels of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's insinuation that the Samajwadi Party government had provided more money for Muslim graveyards than for Hindu crematoriums ...

UP election 2017: Now, Akhilesh refuses to take 'donkeys' fight further

Akhilesh's attack had followed Modi's accusation against him of indulging in discrimination

After Mulayam, Shivpal refuses to campaign for Congress candidates

Shivpal said chaos was created by Opposition parties to affect the poll process

Sonia Gandhi fails to campaign in Rae Bareli as it goes to poll tomorrow

Rae Bareli, the parliamentary constituency of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, goes to poll across six assembly seats constituting the 'VIP' district tomorrow in the 4th phase of Uttar Pradesh election underway.However, this is the first time when Rae Bareli, which apart from Amethi, is the traditional pocket borough of the Gandhi family, would vote without Sonia hitting the campaign trail even once.Instead, Congress president has issued a letter addressed to Rae Bareli lementing she could not tour her constituency owing to unavoidable circumstance. In her letter, she appealed people to vote for the party candidates given their long standing bond with the Gandhi family.Meanwhile, canvassing in the 53 assembly constituencies across 12 districts in the Bundelkhand and Eastern UP regions ended last evening for the 4th phase polling.Yesterday, BJP president Amit Shah and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi accompanied by UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav had walked their respective road .

Congress-SP alliance forged out of compulsion: BSP

She also claimed that if BJP comes to power after the state elections, all reservations will go away