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After Naresh, now Rakesh Tikait calls for 'anti-BJP' vote in Aligarh

AGRA: Farmers' leader and Bhartiya Kisan Union national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said the "Hindu-Muslim and Jinnah rhetoric will be kept alive in the state only till the assembly elections and cautioned his supporters and farmers "not to be influenced by such divisive statements, meant only for political gains".

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Powerhouse of Dalit politics, Ravidas temple to impact polls in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab

VARANASI: The Ravidas temple at the birthplace of 15th century mystic poet-saint and Dalit icon Sant Ravidas in Varanasi is all set to play the role of a powerhouse of Dalit politics in the poll-bound states, especially Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.

The Times of India

Kerala: Dileep questioned further, CB officers talk to two filmmakers

KOCHI: Crime Branch sleuths, probing a case against actor Dileep for allegedly conspiring to imperil the lives of police officers who investigated the actor rape case, interrogated him for 11 hours on Monday. As directed by the high court, his interrogation will continue on Tuesday too.

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Uttar Pradesh polls: BJP slams SP for ‘fuelling politics of riots, appeasement’

LUCKNOW: Minutes after the SP announced the candidature of Nahid Hasan from Kairana, BJP attacked SP chief Akhilesh Yadav accusing him of fuelling the politics of riots and appeasement.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh elections: Samajwadi Party's bid to expand caste bouquet in first list of 159

LUCKNOW: After much criticism for its 'secrecy' over candidates’ list, the Samajwadi Party on Monday released names of 159 nominees to contest assembly elections on party symbols in the first three phases.

The Times of India

UP: Jalalpur SP MLA Subhash Rai switches over to BJP

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party MLA from Jalalpur seat in Ambedkarnagar, Subhash Rai, joined the BJP on Monday, further reinforcing the trend of politicians crossing over to the rival camps ahead of UP polls.

The Times of India

Akhilesh Yadav’s Pakistan remark gives BJP ammo for attack

LUCKNOW: The BJP launched a blistering attack on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday for his remark in an interview saying Pakistan is “not the real enemy” of India.

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Uttar Pradesh polls: ECI seeks report on SP’s registration drive for free power

LUCKNOW: Almost a week after Samajwadi Party kick-started a campaign across Uttar Pradesh to register consumers for 300 units of free electricity, the Election Commission of India has sought a report on the matter from district election officers.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: BJP tries to recreate script of 2017 elections to pin SP

LUCKNOW: Is BJP rewinding its 2017 election script to pin down SP in the same political frame? The question assumed pertinence with BJP amplifying the Kairana exodus issue, stoking the narrative of another rift in the Yadav first family and cornering SP on criminalisation of politics.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh polls: Shivpal Yadav to file nomination from Jaswantnagar on January 28

KANPUR: Shivpal Yadav, who has been given ticket by Samajwadi Party (SP) Akhilesh Yadav, will file nomination from Jaswantnagar on January 28.

The Times of India

U.P. Assembly elections | Jailed Azam Khan, son to contest from Rampur and Suar seats

The Samajwadi Party on Monday released a consolidated list of 159 candidates across Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu

Uttar Pradesh elections: Samajwadi Party's bid to expand its caste bouquet in first list of 159

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Uttar Pradesh elections: BJP tries to paint Samajwadi Party in minority appeasement colour

LUCKNOW: The flurry of pointed remarks unleashed at Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav by the top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ranks — "Abba Jaan", "Akhilesh Ali Jinnah" and "Wayde Azam" — has once again brought the political gaze on saffron outfit's deft attempts to bracket SP tightly against the…

The Times of India

'India's tallest man' joins SP, hopes to dwarf opponents

If the party gives him a ticket, Dharmendra Pratap Singh will prefer to contest from the Pratapgarh assembly constituency

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During SP's tenure, electric wires were used for drying clothes: Anurag Thakur takes jibe at Akhilesh Yadav over his free electricity promise

LUCKNOW: Union minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday took a dig at Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav over his promise of giving free 300 units of electricity and said that during the tenure of the SP government, electric wires were used for drying clothes.

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UP elections 2022: Apna Dal (S) fields Nawab Kazim Ali Khan's son Haider from Suar

LUCKNOW: In a politically crucial development, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ally Apna Dal (S) on Sunday announced the candidature of Haider Ali Khan from Suar assembly seat in Rampur, the pocket borough of the Samajwadi Party (SP) heavy weight and jailed MP Azam Khan.

The Times of India

Why pick seat based on caste: Yogi to Akhilesh

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath launched a counter-attack on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav for questioning the former’s candidature from a “safe” seat, saying that the Gorakhpur constituency, which BJP has chosen for him to make his debut in the assembly polls, was not one which reflected the “dynastic and caste-based…

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PariWar in Uttar Pradesh: Politics challenges kinship

LUCKNOW: Is political water really thicker than blood? The UP assembly elections have thrown up cases where differences in leanings within influential political families have come out widely in the open. So, while defection of SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav’s younger daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav, his relatives – Hari Om Yadav…

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The Mulayam clan | The patriarch, the successor and the party parivar

By keeping the Yadav stalwarts together and reaching out to OBC leaders, Akhilesh seems to be in charge of the party

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Assembly elections | Mayawati banks on Muslim candidates in west Uttar Pradesh

In the first phase of election for 58 seats covering parts of the sugarcane belt and districts adjoining the NCR, the BSP fielded 17 Muslims.

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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to contest from Karhal

It falls under the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency, a Yadav family bastion

The Hindu

West U.P. is warming up for a tight contest this winter

Cracks in Jat-Muslim unity pose hurdles for RLD-SP alliance

The Times of India

Assembly election: With 23 Muslim candidates in second phase, BSP makes field competitive in West Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW: The Bahujan Samaj Party on Saturday announced 51 candidates for the second phase of UP elections, 23 of them are Muslims. With this, the party has fielded 39 Muslim candidates out of 109 it has fielded for the first two phases.

The Hindu

U.P. Assembly election | Marginalised communities are still with BJP, says State Power Minister Shrikant Sharma

The BJP candidate from Mathura shares his thoughts on the poll, power tariffs and other issues

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh elections: RLD chief turns table on his own candidate in Maant; allots party symbol to wife of SP candidate

AGRA: RLD chief, Jayant Chaudhry, has outplayed his ‘rebel’ party candidate, Yogesh Nahuwar, who had refused to withdraw his candidature from Maant constituency in Mathura after the seat was allotted to the party’s ally, Samajwadi Party, by allotting his party symbol to SP’s prospective candidate’s wife. The RLD chief took…

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