U.P. Assembly elections | One party trying to stop SP from defeating BJP, says Akhilesh Yadav Samajwadi Party president says BSP fighting polls to help BJP The Hindu · Feb 12, 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 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
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
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
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
Revisiting the politics of social justice in Uttar Pradesh The regime in the State has no road map to genuinely empower the vast majority of marginalised communities The Hindu · Feb 9, 2022
Relief for BJP, headache for SP The two new fronts in U.P. may split votes and provide some relief for the BJP, which has witnessed a stream of exits The Hindu · Feb 9, 2022
Uttar Pradesh polls: This election, it’s battle of the educated in Prayagraj PRAYAGRAJ: Candidates from prominent political parties like Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), who are in fray from 12 assembly seats of the Prayagraj district, present a refreshing change with many of them having high academic qualifications. The Times of India · Feb 9, 2022
U.P. Assembly Elections | Comparing manifestos of the BJP, SP and Congress The three manifestos addressed some of the most potent issues related to agriculture, unemployment, education and overall economic upliftment of the State The Hindu · Feb 9, 2022
Curtain-Raiser: All eyes on Jatland as UP votes in round one of 7-phase battle LUCKNOW: Claims and counterclaims on the impacts of farmers' protest, law and order situation and communal division would be put to test as the western frontier of Uttar Pradesh votes in the first phase on Thursday. The Times of India · Feb 9, 2022
Memes, pop culture references, communal slogans: How political campaigns play out on Instagram Communally charged messaging delivered through dance, music and jazzy pop culture references tailor-made to appeal to youthful voters – this is how election season is playing out on Instagram. Newslaundry · Feb 9, 2022
Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls | Samajwadi Party manifesto promises free petrol to autorickshaw drivers, urban job scheme Akhilesh vows to make U.P.’s farmers debt-free in 3 years The Hindu · Feb 8, 2022
Disillusioned Jat, Gurjar voters hold the key to western U.P. Jat BJP leaders, who felt ignored during the last five years of the Yogi Adityanath regime, have suddenly found a voice The Hindu · Feb 8, 2022
The Hindu · Feb 8, 2022 U.P. is a one-on-one fight between SP and BJP: Mamata She appeals to voters to beware of “vote-cutter koels” and ensure there is no division of anti-BJP votes
The Times of India · Feb 8, 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections: Samajwadi Party vows to make farmers debt-free by 2025, 33% govt job quota for women LUCKNOW: Farmers, women and youth emerged as the key focus areas of the Samajwadi Party’s manifesto which promises 33% reservation for women in all government jobs, including police service, and making farmers debt-free by 2025.
The Times of India · Feb 7, 2022 Want Akhilesh Yadav to win in Uttar Pradesh: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee LUCKNOW: West Bengal chief minister and All India Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday was all support for SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and said she would like to see his party win the UP elections.
The Times of India · Feb 7, 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections: Anupriya Patel's sister to contest on SP ticket against deputy CM Keshav Maurya LUCKNOW: Putting to rest speculations of a possible rift between Samajwadi Party and its alliance partner Apna Dal (Kamerawadi), the latter on Monday announced that its leader Pallavi Patel would file her nomination from Sirathu assembly seat taking on BJP nominee deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya in the 2022…
The Hindu · Feb 7, 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election 2022 | BJP switches spouses in candidate list Several seats have seen sitting MLAs replaced by their spouses in U.P.
The Times of India · Feb 7, 2022 UP elections: Mamata Banerjee leaves for Lucknow to campaign for SP, calls for defeating BJP KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday left for Lucknow to campaign for Samajwadi Party (SP) and gave the call to defeat BJP in the coming Uttar Pradesh assembly poll. Banerjee left for Lucknow this evening.
The Hindu · Feb 7, 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2022 | Congress should have supported SP: Mamata What is the point in splitting votes, she says
The Hindu · Feb 6, 2022 In U.P.’s Hardoi, Kurmis split on ration versus quota In 2017, the community strongly backed BJP against SP
The Hindu · Feb 6, 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2022 | Voters understand switch-overs are more about political benefits than issue-based politics: Anupriya Patel Apna Dal leader and Union Minister Anupriya Patel says voters have proven time and again that she is the ‘authentic party’
The Hindu · Feb 6, 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2022 | SP candidate from Tilhar faces ‘daughter-in-law’ in election The Tilhar Assembly seat in the Shahjahanpur district of U.P. goes to the polls in the second phase of the Assembly elections on February 14
The Hindu · Feb 5, 2022 Akhilesh thinks Muslims are in his pocket, says Mayawati She accuses SP of not giving enough seats to them