Fakkad Baba

Uttar Pradesh has begun accepting applications or nominations for those who want to run for its state legislature. 403 seats will be decided over seven days of voting. Parties are deluged with those who want a shot at contesting the election. But a 73-year-old from Mathura in western Uttar Pradesh is calm - he knows the drill. Yesterday, he was the...

In Uttar Pradesh, where one of the most interesting and vital polls in recent years will be fought next month, the election process formally began with a 73-year-old "baba" filing his nomination on Tuesday.

Uttar Pradesh has begun accepting applications or nominations for those who want to run for its state legislature. 403 seats will be decided over seven days of voting. Parties are deluged with those who want a shot at contesting the election. But a 73-year-old from Mathura in western Uttar Pradesh is calm - he knows the drill. Yesterday, he was the...

In Uttar Pradesh, where one of the most interesting and vital polls in recent years will be fought next month, the election process formally began with a 73-year-old "baba" filing his nomination on Tuesday.