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BSP minister, kin in multiple voter lists
In a move that could further embarrass UP chief minister Mayawati in the midst of elections, UP Lokayukta Justice N.K. Mehrotra has now recommended action against BSP minister Abdul Mannan for forging electoral rolls in Hardoi district.
Priyanka campaigns for change in Uttar Pradesh
“Kab tak aap log bardasht karenge, 22 saal ho gaye. Sirf dharm ki rajniti aur jaati ki rajniti — koi vikas ki baat karta hi nahin (How long will you people tolerate it, it’s been 22 years. There’s only the politics of religion and caste, no one talks about development),” she said to thunderous applause.
Congress MPs’ pride at stake in Phase 1
The first phase of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh will be a gruelling test for eight Congress MPs and the performance of the Congress in this phase will be reflective of the performance of these MPs.
...QUESTIONS SP COMMITMENT TO MUSLIMS
Getting increasingly aggressive by the day, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday questioned the Samajwadi Party’s commitment towards Muslims.
Parties welcome ex-royals with open arms
Once in every five years, and sometimes even earlier, they are forced to leave their palatial homes and give up their royal way to seek votes from the man on the street that rarely disappoints them.
Court turns down Bhushan’s appeal
The Allahabad high court on Wednesday turned down a writ petition filed by eminent lawyer Shanti Bhushan, former Union minister and a senior member of Team Anna, challenging an order of assistant stamp commissioner in Allahabad which had held him guilty of evading stamp duty to the tune of about `1.35 crores on a property.
Sonia vs Maya: Battle for UP gets under way
The battle for Uttar Pradesh has begun.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi addressed her first election meeting in Gonda on Wednesday and blamed the non-Congress parties for destroying Uttar Pradesh in the past 22 years.
Funds not reaching poor in Mayawati land: Sonia
Slamming the Mayawati government for 'inefficient implementation of centrally funded developmental programmes', Congress president Sonia Gandhi began her campaign for the Uttar Pradesh polls Wednesday.
Sonia-Mayawati battle from Feb. 1
The two women, for whom the UP elections are extremely crucial, will start campaigning in the state from February 1.
Priyanka to campaign in Rae Bareli, Amethi from Feb 3
With polling in three states over, Congress star campaigners would now be concentrating on Uttar Pradesh with Priyanka Gandhi camping in twin constituencies of Rae Bareli and Amethi from February 3 to
