Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said "peace has replaced the 2013 situation" in Muzaffarnagar and the poll result will be different this time
Modi targeted the Samajwadi Party and its allies, termed them as "ghor- parivarvadi log"
Though jats have a population of over 2 per cent only, the community not only dominates the politics of western UP but also prevails over the farmers of other communities.
The first phase polling for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on Thursday saw 7.95 per cent voting till 9 a.m., according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began on Thursday at 7:00 am.
The BSP leader also extended a warm welcome to all the voters for phase 1 voting which includes 58 assembly constituencies of 11 districts in western Uttar Pradesh.
Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections on 58 Assembly seats, covering 11 districts of the state, began on Thursday at 7 am.
Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began on Thursday at 7 am
Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections on 58 assembly seats covering 11 districts of the state began on Thursday at 7 am.
The voting, which will conclude at 6:00 pm today, is taking place at 25,849 polling stations and 10,766 polling centres.
The first phase will cover the 'Jat-dominant belt' of the western part of the state.
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A couple from Badaut in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district attempted to kill themselves after going live on Facebook and blamed heavy losses in trade for taking the extreme step, police said.
Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad expressed full support for the Samajwadi Party led by Akhilesh Yadav, to whose family one of his daughters is married
People are suffering due to the wrong policies of the BJP government and are eager to teach a lesson to the anti-people government, said BSP Chief Mayawati
Polling scheduled to take place in 58 assembly seats spread across 11 districts in the western part of the state
The liquor shops on Delhi border located within 100 metres to neighbouring Ghaziabad and Noida will be closed for next two days beginning Tuesday evening, due to first phase Assembly polls
The Supreme Court asked Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan to move the Allahabad High Court, where his bail plea is pending
A total of 58 Assembly constituencies in 11 districts will go to polls on February 10.