In Uttar Pradesh, the crux of welfare politics The BJP’s formulation of social welfare politics melded with Hindutva faces a stress test in the State elections The Hindu · Feb 13, 2022
Fierce contest in Uttarakhand, Goa on February 14; crucial phase in U.P. Second phase of polling for 55 seats in Uttar Pradesh The Hindu · Feb 13, 2022
Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls | Stage set for second phase; 586 candidates in fray Polling will be held on Monday from 7 am to 6 pm, the election office in Lucknow said. The Hindu · Feb 13, 2022
Uttar Pradesh relaxes night curfew timings LUCKNOW: Amid a dip in Covid-19 cases, night curfew in Uttar Pradesh has been relaxed by an hour. Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Awanish Awasthi, said on Sunday that the "The night curfew will be imposed from 11 pm (to 6.00 am) instead of 10 pm," The Times of India · Feb 13, 2022
Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls | Campaigning for second phase ends; voting on February 14 As many as 586 candidates are in the fray in this phase with the seats spread across nine districts The Hindu · Feb 12, 2022
Uttar Pradesh Assembly election | Dynasts are sleepless after first round of voting, says PM Modi at rally Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the people of Uttar Pradesh have realised that only the BJP government has the antidote for rioters and mafias. The Hindu · Feb 12, 2022
Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections | Azam Khan — out of sight but still focus of U.P. campaign Key to the BJP’s polarising pitch, the MP has the SP’s backing as a victim of the Yogi regime The Hindu · Feb 12, 2022
Letters to the Editor — February 12, 2022 Chief Minister’s remarkThere is no doubt that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has cleverly worded his message, but whoever knows how to read between the lines can hardly miss the intended The Hindu · Feb 11, 2022
Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections | Previous governments in State casteists, Modi worked for welfare of all: Amit Shah “Mafias are not visible in U.P. Azam Khan, Atiq Ahmed and Mukhtar Ansari are in jail," he said, warning if Akhilesh Yadav becomes the CM, he would release them The Hindu · Feb 11, 2022
Daily Dose Ep 968: SC on hijab row, Nirmala Sitharaman on cryptocurrencies Tanishka Sodhi brings you the news from Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, the Parliament and Russia. Newslaundry · Feb 11, 2022
One phase down, six to go: Why UP’s rival alliances still have their work cut out for them In multi-phase polls, which have become routine in bigger states or in states facing administrative challenges, the completion of phase one often brings an undercurrent for the next phases of the election campaign. This is also true for the ongoing seven-phase assembly election in Uttar Pradesh. Newslaundry · Feb 11, 2022
Political parties wade into Yogi’s remarks An opportunity for Kerala to highlight achievements on national stage: CPI(M) The Hindu · Feb 11, 2022
Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls | BJP is sweating in the winter of north India, says Naresh Tikait Hindus and Muslims came together for the farmers’ agitation; its impact is being seen in the election, says the BKU chief The Hindu · Feb 11, 2022
Uttar Pradesh: 'Wind in our favour', says SP chief, appeals to BSP voters again BIJNOR: Days after the cancellation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flight to Bijnor due to "bad weather", Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav while addressing a poll gathering along with RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary in Bijnor on Thursday, said, "The aircraft of lies will not land in Uttar Pradesh this… The Times of India · Feb 11, 2022
Newslaundry · Feb 11, 2022 Enforcement Directorate attaches journalist Rana Ayyub’s assets worth Rs 1.77 crore The enforcement directorate has locked assets worth over Rs 1.77 crore belonging to journalist Rana Ayyub, the Hindu reported. The action comes after an FIR was registered last year by the Indirapuram Police Station in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, alleging that the journalist acquired money from the public in the name…
The Hindu · Feb 11, 2022 Parliament updates | February 11, 2022 Rajya Sabha discussed Union Budget; Lok Sabha discussed PMAY-G, Anganwadi workers and private members' business.
The Times of India · Feb 11, 2022 Why paper leak cases in UP, MP & Haryana not given to CBI: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot JAIPUR: Condemning the behaviour of the BJP in the assembly on the REET issue, chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday asked the party why paper leak cases in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana were not given to the CBI.
The Hindu · Feb 11, 2022 Bengal govt. built more houses for poor than U.P., says Mamata A real sage is someone who gives up everything, the Chief Minister remarks
The Times of India · Feb 10, 2022 Rajasthan assembly ruckus: 4 BJP MLAs suspended JAIPUR: Condemning the behaviour of the BJP in the assembly on the REET issue, chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday asked the party why paper leak cases in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana were not given to the CBI.
The Times of India · Feb 10, 2022 After Yogi Adityanath’s Kerala bogey, CM Pinarayi Vijayan responds with #whatUPwants THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The people of Uttar Pradesh want development and social harmony and Kerala is the model to follow, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in a tweet on Thursday, responding to a ‘beware of Kerala’ slur by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
France 24 · Feb 10, 2022 India's future: Will more Modi mean less for Muslims, women and the media? The fate of Muslims, women and the media are just three of the issues under the spotlight in India's regional elections. The northern state of Uttar Pradesh perhaps best sums up what's at stake. It has been ruled by PM Modi's Hindu nationalist BJP for the past five years but…
France 24 · Feb 10, 2022 A closer look at Uttar Pradesh, Indian PM Modi's political laboratory More than 180 million voters in five Indian states are eligible to vote for new assemblies from this Thursday. The month-long process will be a key test for the ruling BJP of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He wants to keep control of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India's most…
Newslaundry · Feb 10, 2022 Will Hathras rape case cast a shadow on election in district? “We voted for the BJP in 2017 (Uttar Pradesh elections) and 2019 (Lok Sabha elections) because it seemed to be a nationalist party...we have no problem with (PM Narendra) Modi-ji; our displeasure is with (CM) Yogi Adityanath because injustice was done to our sister in his regime,” said Ravi Kumar…
Newslaundry · Feb 10, 2022 Daily Dose Ep 967: Phase 1 polling in UP, Ashish Mishra gets bail Supriti David brings you the news from Uttar Pradesh, the Reserve Bank of India, the Supreme Court and China.
The Times of India · Feb 10, 2022 UP assembly elections: Congress fields former ABVP leader Chetna Pandey against Yogi Adityanath LUCKNOW: After Samajwadi Party, the Congress has also fielded a female candidate against Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath from the Gorakhpur Urban seat.