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Uttar Pradesh: Now, BJP, SP to battle it out in Rajya Sabha polls arena

LUCKNOW: After a high-decibel bipolar contest in UP polls, the BJP and SP look set to cross swords for elections to 11 Rajya Sabha seats which will fall vacant in UP in July next. Of the 11 retiring MPs, five are be of BJP, three of SP, two of BSP…

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Uttar Pradesh: Now, BJP, SP to battle it out in RS polls arena

LUCKNOW: After a high-decibel bipolar contest in Uttar Pradesh polls, the BJP and SP look set to cross swords for elections to 11 Rajya Sabha seats which will fall vacant in the state July next. Of the 11 retiring MPs, five are be of BJP, three of SP, two of…

The Times of India

Data | 551 U.P. candidates switched sides between SP, BSP, BJP and Congress in the past five polls

The candidates who switched to the BJP in 2017 and 2022 had a higher chance of winning compared to the turncoats fielded by the SP.

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Data | Bipolar contests benefit the BJP in Uttar Pradesh polls

A majority of seats witnessed bipolar contests in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and the Bharatiya Janata Party benefited the most from such contests

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UP Polls: Mayawati terms BJP's victory 'success of negative campaigns', says drubbing 'a lesson' for BSP

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Friday admitted that her party's rout in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election was a "lesson".

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BJP wins all 8 NCR seats, betters 2017 show in most

NOIDA: BJP, which reposed faith in its sitting MLAs, retained all eight constituencies in Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad. The winning margins, however, were varied. While the BJP candidate from Sahibabad won by 2.14 lakh votes, the nominee from Loni had a narrow margin of just over 8,000 votes. On…

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How Congress and BSP shrunk in Noida, Ghaziabad

GHAZIABAD/NOIDA: Once a political force to reckon with in UP, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Congress are struggling to make their presence felt in the state election. The vote share of both the parties has been on a steady decline since 2017, including in Noida and Ghaziabad.

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Akhilesh Yadav’s third attempt at pre-poll alliances fails

NEW DELHI: In a setback to Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav, pre-poll alliances have failed him for the third consecutive time in the just-concluded Uttar Pradesh assembly election.

The Times of India

U.P. Election Results 2022 live updates | BJP poised to return; Yogi Adityanath breaks the ‘Noida jinx’

Live updates on results of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, which was held in seven phases.

The Hindu

UP polls: Mayawati mum on exit polls, Mishra confident of BSP win

LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Tuesday maintained a stoic silence on the exit polls which projected a dismal performance by her party in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections even as senior leaders claimed that the media is biased against the BSP.

The Times of India

Mayawati nephew sole national coordinator

LUCKNOW: Mayawati’s nephew Akash, who was kept away from the UP elections and given the task of party building in non-election states, has been appointed the sole national coordinator of BSP. Akash was party’s national coordinator earlier as well, along with Ramji Gautam, but has now been given this responsibility…

The Times of India

UP polls: SP-SBSP alliance to win 45-47 seats in Purvanchal region, says OP Rajbhar

A former BJP ally, the SBSP has sealed an alliance with Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party for these Assembly elections. Full story

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Time to form an 'iron government' of BSP in Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati

Voting on 54 seats in nine districts of Uttar Pradesh will be held in the last phase of polling on Monday

The Hindu

Big names, bigger influence: Why so much hinges on the last two phases of the UP poll

The seven-phase assembly election in Uttar Pradesh has reached its last leg. So far, the fate of candidates in 349 seats has been sealed, with the final 54 seats going to the poll on Monday.

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Assembly elections 2022: How political parties used social media for campaign

NEW DELHI: The soon-to-be concluded round of assembly polls saw major political parties embrace virtual campaign with enthusiasm, partly necessitated by the Election Commission's restrictions on account of Covid-19 and also due to the realisation that a lot more people could be reached through social media.

The Hindu

The big influence of small parties in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls

Every eighth contestant from the two major contending alliances taken together belongs to one of these small parties

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Will Om Prakash Rajbhar get the numbers right in Ghazipur?

In Ghazipur's Zahoorabad, voters from the Rajbhar community are convinced that a victory of their incumbent MLA and SBSP chief, Om Prakash Rajbhar, will ensure a caste census and a better future for them.

The Times of India

UP polls: Mayawati rallies Mirzapur, fields Anupriya Patels to neutralize Apna Dal

LUCKNOW: Mirzapur, with a sizable Kurmi population coupled with its claim to fame for sending Phoolan Devi to Parliament, remains a tough turf for BSP chief Mayawati, who addressed a packed rally there on Tuesday.

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U.P. Assembly polls | BSP, SP trade barbs, call each other BJP’s B team

SP making way for BJP to keep BSP out, alleges Dalit leader

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: Once BSP's seat, Ambedkarnagar now set for a keen battle of castes

AMBEDKARNAGAR: In mid-May 2007, when the BSP stormed to power with absolute majority in UP for the first time, Lalji Verma was heading the party's state unit. He had already won the Tanda assembly seat in Ambedkarnagar for the fourth consecutive time and was being projected as BSP's key Kurmi…

The Times of India

BJP will again form govt in Uttar Pradesh with a huge mandate, says CM Yogi Adityanath

GORAKHPUR: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday that BJP will once again form government in UP with a huge mandate and slammed SP for sympathizing with terrorists and mafia.

The Times of India

UP polls: Workers of political parties on strict vigil, guard EVMs in Lucknow

Lucknow: Since the culmination of the fourth phase of polls, 41-year-old Devendra Kumar Pasi, who is contesting his first assembly election from Mohanlalganj on a BSP ticket, has not left the tent which his supporters have raised outside the strong room at Ambedkar Maidan.

The Times of India

UP elections: Akhilesh Yadav is scared, ran away to safe seat Karhal, says BSP chief Mayawati

LUCKNOW: BSP chief Mayawati targeted Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in his parliamentary constituency Azamgarh on Monday saying he won the Lok Sabha seat in 2019 only because he had contested in alliance with her party.

The Times of India

Uttarakhand: Laksar’s AAP candidate files complaint against BSP rival

ROORKEE: AAP candidate from Laksar assembly seat, Mohammad Yusuf, has filed a complaint with police against BSP candidate Mohammad Shahzad for circulating an objectionable video on social media against him during campaigning.

The Hindu

After four rounds, the evenly poised battle for U.P. may see an exciting finish

It’s too early to judge a winner in such a closely fought battle, but some clear takeaways have emerged

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