Amita Verma

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Maya plan: Bombard PM with letters

UP chief minister Mayawati firmly believes that a letter a day will keep the Congress at bay in Uttar Pradesh. Since the past week, the chief minister has been writing letters in quick succession to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh without expecting or waiting for a reply.

BJP upset over JD-U ‘50 seats’

The Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh is now caught in a dilemma with its major ally, the Janata Dal (United), demanding its share of 50 seats for the upcoming UP Assembly elections.

BSP to deny tickets to over 40% MLAs

With reports of the Bahujan Samaj Party losing ground in Uttar Pradesh, UP chief minister and BSP president Mayawati has launched a massive exercise to set her party back on the rails before the Assembly elections.

Samajwadi Party faces problem of plenty

The Samajwadi Party is facing the problem of plenty in Uttar Pradesh.
The party has multiple candidates for each Assembly constituency and with all top leaders having their own choices; it is getting increasingly difficult for the party leadership to accommodate them all.

Revolt in BJP over Kalyan’s return

A section of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh is preparing for revolt if former leader Kalyan Singh is brought back into the party even as another section is working overtime to ensure his return.

Maya dumps thakurs to woo brahmins

The ruling Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh is apparently losing faith in Thakurs who are, one by one, being shown the exit door.

Quota politics begins in UP

The politics of reservation has begun in right earnest in Uttar Pradesh where elections are barely a few months away.
UP chief minister Mayawati’s two letters to the Prime Minister, seeking reservation for Muslims and economically-weaker sections among upper
castes, are clear indications that the BSP is all set to promote caste politics in the coming elections through the politics of reservation.

SP takes an early lead in poll preparedness

With indications of elections in Uttar Pradesh being held in February coming in, the Samajwadi Party is now racing ahead of others when it comes to poll preparedness.

UP Cong wants working chief

The Congress in UP is now locked in another bitter battle.
The announcement of UPCC president Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s candidature from Lucknow Cantt Assembly seat has put her detractors in the activity zone.

Small parties get restive as big ones ignore them

With the bigger political parties not showing any interest in coalition politics, the smaller politics parties in Uttar Pradesh are getting increasingly restive.

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