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Punjab polls: PM Modi to address public rally in Jalandhar today

Assembly polls for electing 117 assembly seats in Punjab will be held on February 20.

Major candidates to watch out for in phase two of UP Assembly polls

The voting will begin at 7 am and end at 6 pm.

Vote to continue development journey of 'riot-free' Uttar Pradesh: Yogi

The second phase of polling for the state assembly is scheduled for February 14.

UP Assembly polls: BJP is keeping emotions alive on Kashi and Mathura

A Krishna janmabhoomi temple in Mathura was a recurrent theme for the ruling BJP in the run-up to the Assembly polls

UP Polls: BSP announces candidates on 47 seats for seventh phase

The BSP released a list of 47 candidates on Sunday for the seventh phase of the ongoing Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. The list includes candidates for the constituencies of Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Bhadohi, Mirzapur and Sonbhadra districts. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has attempted to strike a fine caste balance in its list of candidates. The Mayawati-led party has fielded its state president Bhim Rajbhar against mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who is presently lodged in the Banda jail, from Mau. Five-time MLA Ansari won the 2017 Assembly election from Mau on a BSP ticket. The BSP had won four seats in Azamgarh district five years ago but this time, it has re-nominated only Azad Arimardan from the Lalganj reserved seat. Sukhdev Rajbhar, who won from the Didarganj constituency in Azamgarh in 2017, died last year, while Shah Alam alias Guddu Jamali, who won from Mubarakpur, quit the party subsequently. Vandana Singh, who won the 2017 polls on

UP Polls: Yogi, Akhilesh two sides of same coin, says Asaduddin Owaisi

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday dubbed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav as two sides of the same coin.

UP Assembly polls: Cash, gold, drugs worth Rs 11 crore seized, says police

Over 2,000 illegal firearms and 165 kg of explosives have also been recovered while preventive action taken against 4.40 lakh people who are likely to disrupt peace during the polls, the Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh elections: Stage set for second phase; 586 candidates in fray

As many as 586 candidates are in the fray in this phase with the seats spread across Saharanpur, Bijnor, Moradabad, Sambhal, Rampur, Amroha, Budaun, Bareilly and Shahjahanpur

Candidates sing Patriotic songs and fry 'Puris' in UP election campaigns

From singing songs to frying "puris" and making emotional appeals, the candidates fielded by various political parties in the Uttar Pradesh polls are making every effort to woo the voters

Rajnath Singh to address 3 election meetings in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday

Districts going to polls in second phase are Saharanpur, Bijnor, Amroha, Sambhal, Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Budaun and Shahjahanpur

Battle for UP: Aam Aadmi Party questions misuse of temple donations

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh, has accused the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh of misappropriating donations contributed by the common man for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya

Battle for UP: 'Bread' and 'milk' to remind voters to cast their votes

Citizens in Kanpur will receive a message "Kanpur Votes On 20 Feb" when they will purchase milk packets and bread packets from next week.

Double engine govt of BJP committed to economic upliftment of farmers: Yogi

In a series of tweets, the Chief Minister said that the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana has paved the way for the self-reliance and prosperity of 2,87,000 Annadata farmers of the Etah district

Uttar Pradesh all set for second phase of Assembly elections on Monday

Apart from extra vigil by the central forces and police, round-the-clock watch will be kept on social media.

Uttar Pradesh: 2 people die in explosion at Bulandshahr factory

More details are awaited; further probe into the matter is underway

BJP's double engine govt has worked at double speed in UP, says Adityanath

UP CM Adityanath said that the state suffered massive negligence in terms of infrastructural development under the Samajwadi party government.

Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls: In the trail of the Ganga Expressway

In the last of three-part series, Nitin Kumar looks at how jobs, education and health remain concerns even though locals are upbeat about UP's infrastructure push

At stake in UP

What is certain is that the centrality of UP to India's political story has been confirmed

Leaders from across parties upbeat after first phase of polling in UP

Voters exercised their franchise in 11 western Uttar Pradesh districts on Thursday.

UP polls phase 2: Richest candidate worth Rs 296 crore, poorest Rs 6,700

Voting is scheduled to take place on February 14 on 55 assembly seats of the state, spanning the nine districts of western UP