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Near Lucknow, farm and cow issues, and a struggle to attend to candidates

About a third of all wheat consumed in India comes from UP, even though the state produces just 33.9 quintals per hectare

Why UP is looking beyond two big national parties in Lok Sabha elections

Mainstream media is a bad word in not just Ismailganj but in the neighbouring villages of Udaychandrapur and Jetwardi

Meet the yoga teacher from Sharjah who forced the EC to bare its teeth

Harpreet Mansukhani's PIL led four top politicians, who had made provocative speeches, to be temporarily banned from campaigning

The day at the booth

'Wins and losses are one thing, but sending a message is in my opinion something even stronger', says the author

After Modi's lookalike, Yogi's doppelganger to contest from Lucknow seat

Suresh Thakur keeps a tonsured head like the UP CM, and also sports saffron robes with a matching 'gamcha' around the neck. But he doesn't idolise Adityanath, and reveres Lord Buddha instead.

In phase III of polls, candidates with criminal cases outnumber women again

The proportion of women candidates is higher than the previous two phases

How to be a bigot

In this season of inspired mean-spirited campaigning, we have had almost daily lessons in bigotry and inappropriately wrapping oneself in the uniforms of our troops

Modi promises traders pension, easy loans in business speech for elections

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his government is for traders, but the opposition Congress party abused them by calling them "chor" (thieves).

It's time to choose

Political spoofs and parodies are hitting new highs

Ready to face assembly polls in TN, whenever they are held: Rajinikanth

The remarks virtually reiterate his earlier announcement that he will float a party by the next assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, due in 2021, and contest from all the 234 seats

Lok Sabha polls: EC issues notice to Rahul over NYAY poster in Amethi

Rahul has been asked to reply within 24 hours in the matter, the EC said

EC ban ends: Yogi says respecting constitutional bodies is BJP's ideology

He said that his temple visits should not be linked to politics

Kejriwal hits out at Pragya Thakur over her comment on 26/11 hero Karkare

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal hit out at Bhopal's BJP candidate Pragya Thakur for her "disgraceful" comments on26/11 martyr Hemant Karkare, saying it showed the party's true colours. According to media reports, Thakur saidformer Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad chief Hemant Karkare, who died in action during the Mumbai terror attacks, had falsely implicated her in the Malegaon blast case and hence, died because "of his karma." "Disgraceful comments by BJP's Bhopal Lok Sabha candidate Pragya Thakur on 26/11 martyr Hemant Karkare ji need to be condemned in strongest terms. BJP is showing its true colours & it must be shown it's place now, he said in a tweet. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also said theBJP is questioning the martyrdom of Karkare, who gave life to the protection of Bharat Mata in the Mumbai terror attack. "Any bhakt will not get angry on this ... This is the patriotism of BJP," he said in a tweet.

Hardik Patel files police complaint after being slapped at rally in Gujarat

Hardik was in the middle of his speech when the attacker got on to the stage and slapped him

Will take Rahul to UK court: Lalit Modi on Congress chief's 'chor' remark

Taking a dig at the PM and in an indirect reference to fugitive businessmen Nirav Modi and Lalit Modi, Rahul Gandhi said, 'I wonder why all chor (thieves) have the 'Modi' surname'

LS polls: Major parties again fail to field women in race to parliament

'Very few women are asked (to stand for elections),' said Santosh Ahlawat, the only woman MP from Rajasthan, and a member of BJP

EC seeks report on Modi's Sabarimala remarks, Rahul's 'chowkidar' jibe

During the rally, Modi had alleged that the Left and the Muslim League were playing a dangerous game on Sabarimala, and are initiating 'to strike at the root of faith and aspiration

Modi's live speeches on NaMo TV must not refer to poll going areas: EC

The EC has already made it clear that according to electoral laws, the platform cannot display 'election matter' during the silence period in a particular phase of the poll

LS polls: BJP pins hopes on techies, maverick candidates in Karnataka

People on ground and volunteers claim the people have shown affinity to the candidates the BJP has pitched this time around

Congress complains to poll panel about 'faulty EVMs' in Maharashtra

It also flagged concerns about poor lighting arrangements at some polling centres