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BJP goes hi-tech to boost voter turnout in Varanasi

LUCKNOW/VARANASI: To boost the voter turnout, the BJP distributed voter slips printed through a Bluetooth mini printer in the eight assembly constituencies of Varanasi district of which five are in the Lok Sabha constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Times of India

Another Election Show: MGKVP students discuss hijab row, corona ‘bomb’ and hate news on TV

With the last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election coming to an end, listen to this conversation with students from Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith in Varanasi as they discuss their major issues, the party they like, and the leaders they admire. They also talk about Yogi Adityanath’s communal politics…

Newslaundry

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2022 | 57% voter turnout recorded in final phase

A total of 613 candidates are in the fray on various seats, including those falling in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Parliamentary segment Varanasi

The Hindu

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UP Assembly polls last phase: Voting underway for 54 constituencies across 9 districts , know all updates

With polling in Uttar Pradesh underway for the last and seventh phase of Assembly polls on Monday, the direct fight is between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) for dominance in Varanasi and Azamgarh. Full report

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India’s uneven economic rebound creates winners and losers

The country has the world’s fastest-growing economy, but many aren’t seeing the rewards. Will Modi pay a political price?

Financial Times

Another Election Show: A journey into the heartland with voters

Another Election Show took a train ride from Gorakhpur to Varanasi and spoke to passengers about the politics of Uttar Pradesh. They told us about the law and order situation, their favourite leaders, unemployment, and the crisis in Ukraine.

Newslaundry

Tight security arrangement for seventh phase of UP polls

40 companies of police forces and around two and a half thousand policemen have been deployed for the security of polling stations during the last phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh.

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Final phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh on Monday

Voting for the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections covering 54 seats, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi, will be held on Monday to decide the phase of 613 candidates.

Dynamite News

Curtain comes down on over two-month-long election campaign in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW: The high-octane campaign for the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly election covering 54 assembly seats, including in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi, ended on Saturday, with the BJP and its rival parties attacking each other on a range of issues from COVID-19 handling,…

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls | PM Modi interacts with prominent personalities in Varanasi

The Prime Minister said if the BJP returns to power in Uttar Pradesh, the State will be at the forefront of economic development

The Hindu

PM Narendra Modi interacts with intellectuals in Varanasi, seeks another term for BJP government

VARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with intellectuals and other prominent personalities in Varanasi and said if the BJP returns to power in Uttar Pradesh, the state will be at the forefront of economic development.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra holds roadshow, visits Kabirchaura math

VARANASI: The Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra held a road show in Varanasi on Thursday in support of the party candidates. An impressive crowd of people could be seen at the road show.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh elections: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra holds road show in Varanasi

VARANASI: The Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra held a road show in Varanasi on Thursday in support of the party candidates. An impressive crowd of people was seen in the road show.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh elections: Protest against me shows BJP going out of power, says Mamata Banerjee

LUCKNOW: A day after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was shown black flags amid slogans of "Mamata go back" on her arrival at Varanasi by right wing workers, the Trinamool Congress chief on Thursday said the "protests indicate that they (BJP) are going out of power".

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Newslaundry

Morning Show Ep 22: Operation Ganga, or why no one has been able to clean the river

Team Newslaundry is joined by Vishwambhar Nath Mishra, a professor at Banaras Hindu University and mahant of the Sankat Mochan temple in Varanasi.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh elections: Mamata Banerjee shown black flags on way to Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi

VARANASI: TMC leader and chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee was shown black flags allegedly by the activists of Hindu Yuva Vahini amid chants of "Jai Shri Ram" and "Modi-Modi" when she was going to take part in the Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi on Wednesday evening.

The Hindu

U.P. Assembly elections | Mamata Banerjee to address rally in Varanasi on March 3 during PM Modi’s visit to city

West Bengal CM’s visit is at invitation of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, says TMC

The Times of India

RSS steering campaign for saffron sweep in Varanasi and Gorakhpur

GORAKHPUR: The saffron campaign in two high profile constituencies of Varanasi and Gorakhpur - associated with PM Narendra Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath - is not steered by BJP alone. The cadres of Rashtriya Swayemsewak Sangh and its offshoots, too, are actively involved and raising the pitch against the opposition,…

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Kashi is lab of civilization for BJP, says Dharmendra Pradhan

VARANASI: With Union home minister Amit Shah listening intently in the audience, BJP UP election in-charge and Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that "Kashi is a laboratory of civilization and governance instead of being just a political field for the BJP."

The Times of India

SP president, Jayant Chaudhary and Mamata Banerjee to address a jt rally in Varanasi tomorrow

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) president Jayant Chaudhary will share the stage with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to address a joint rally in Varanasi on March 3.

The Times of India

Varanasi: 2 cancer hospitals opened in time with hi-tech facilities

VARANASI: When the electors of Varanasi and adjoining districts are going to poll in the last phase of the assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh to elect their representatives on March 7, it is quite obvious that they will be examining the report card of the government on the basis of…

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh elections: People have stooped so low, they wish for my death, says PM Modi in Varanasi

VARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in a veiled attack for his December 13 remarks, and said, "Up to what extent people have stooped low in Indian politics becomes clear when someone wishes for my death publicly."

The Hindu

BJP hopes for repeat of 2017 in PM Modi’s upcoming campaign stop in Varanasi

Party faces problems within and outside, hopes Modi’s three-day sojourn in his constituency will resolve issues

The Times of India

When PM Modi quoted Sant Ravidas to counter Rahul Gandhi’s ‘king’ barb

NEW DELHI: A fortnight after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the “king barb” in Parliament, the latter explained how he was governing the country as expected by Sant Ravidas.

The Times of India

Maya blasts netas for using seer for politics

LUCKNOW: While politicians of different hues made a beeline for Sant Ravidas temple in Varanasi on the mystic saint’s birth anniversary, BSP chief Mayawati lashed out at them for misusing his name for political mileage.

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