The Latest Breaking News from Uttar Pradesh

Why UP election may be a referendum on BJP govt’s handling of Covid-19, farmers’ protest

NEW DELHI: As Uttar Pradesh goes to the first of the seven phases of election on Thursday, the BJP government led by chief minister Yogi Adityanath faces a stiff challenge from the opposition parties, particularly the Samajwadi Party, to retain power in the most populous state of the country.

The Times of India · Feb 10, 2022

Indian state begins voting in test for Modi's Hindu politics

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party is touting Hindu-first politics and big-ticket construction projects to woo voters in the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022

Voters reach polling booths despite cold, foggy weather in UP's Aligarh

Voters reached the polling booths in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh city to cast their votes amid foggy and cold weather on Thursday morning.

Dynamite News · Feb 10, 2022

Factbox-The key issues in India's upcoming state elections

Uttar Pradesh, the first of five Indian states going to the polls this month, begins voting in a state election on Thursday. Here are some key facts about the elections, and why they are important.

Reuters · Feb 10, 2022

India's biggest state holds election in key test of Modi's popularity

India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh begins voting on Thursday in the first of a series of local elections that will be a key test of the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling party.

Reuters · Feb 10, 2022

Only BSP has iron will to change face of UP: Mayawati

LUCKNOW: Telling people that it is not sensible to keep getting cheated in elections by parties which have done nothing for the poor from both upper and lower castes, BSP chief Mayawati said it was only her party that had the “iron will” to change the face of Uttar Pradesh.

The Times of India · Feb 9, 2022

UP polls 2022: A wrong decision can make UP a Kashmir, Kerala or West Bengal, says Yogi Adityanath

LUCKNOW: On the eve of the first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh, chief minister Yogi Adityanath urged the voters to make their “big decision” wisely as a small mistake “can make UP the next Kashmir, Kerala or Bengal”.

The Times of India · Feb 9, 2022

UP elections 2022: Over 2 crore voters to seal fate of 623 candidates in 11 districts

LUCKNOW: A population equivalent to that of Sri Lanka is set to decide the fate of 623 candidates in the first phase of 18th legislative assembly election in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.

The Times of India · Feb 9, 2022

School hijab ban targets India’s Muslims as Hindu hardliners eye key vote

A ban on Islamic veils in schools in a southern Indian state has sparked protests and counter-protests between Muslim and Hindu, raising religious identity issues that have long served the ruling Hindu nationalist party’s electoral agenda as the country’s most populous state holds a critical election.

France 24 · Feb 9, 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