The battle for 2012 Assembly elections has started unfolding from western Uttar Pradesh with the Peace Party all set to make inroads in the region.

The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh on Wednesday said associating the outfit with terror activities was a conspiracy to defame it which the organisation will expose.

UP chief minister Mayawati is getting all set to revert to her old self and crack the whip.
From Tuesday onwards, the chief minister will be embarking on an inspection drive in various districts.

UP chief minister Mayawati obviously does not agree with the Election Commission on the issue of criminals participating in the electoral process.

The UPA government is planning a new bill to check corruption of public servants, especially concerning undeclared or benami properties.

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Weary of trying to find a foothold in various political parties, retired IAS officers in Uttar Pradesh are now planning to launch their own political parties.

Yet another BSP minister in Uttar Pradesh is caught in the vortex of controversy after a minor rape victim has alleged that she was pressurised by the minister’s nephew to compromise with the accused.

Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi, the vice-chancellor of Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband, has said that development was palpable in Gujarat.
The cleric, however, said that this did not mean that Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi could be given a clean chit on the victimisation of Muslims during the Godhra riots.

In a move that could upset calculations for the next Assembly elections, UP chief minister Mayawati s panning to announce reservation for dalit Muslims and most backward Muslims.