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"BJP Will Be Reduced To Its 2012 Tally": UP Ex Minister Who Recently Switched To Samajwadi Party
The BJP in Uttar Pradesh will be reduced to its 2012 tally of 47 or thereabouts as the wind is blowing in favour of the Akhilesh Yadav-led coalition this election, says Swami Prasad Maurya who left the BJP to join the Samajwadi Party last month.
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Seema Kushwaha, Lawyer In Hathras Rape Cases, Joins Mayawati's BSP
Seema Kushwaha, a Supreme Court lawyer and who fought for the victim in the '2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case in Delhi, joined Bahujan Samaj Party on Thursday.
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Election 2019: "Everyone Knows How Dimple Yadav Won In 2012", Says Her BJP Rival In UP
Subrat Pathak, the BJP's candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj, the high-profile seat where Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav is fighting her second Lok Sabha election, took a swipe at her for what he claimed was not doing enough for farmers and the poor in his constituency.
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Dimple Yadav Files Poll Papers For Her Third Fight From UP's Kannauj Seat
Dimple Yadav, parliamentarian from Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj and wife of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, will file her nomination from her parliamentary seat this afternoon. A two-time lawmaker from Kannauj, Dimple Yadav has represented the Lok Sabha seat from here since 2012 when it was vacated by her husband, who had become the chief minister...
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BJP Wins Big In Uttar Pradesh Civic Elections: 10 Points
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has delivered in his first big test, with the BJP winning mayoral elections in 14 of 16 municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh. "The BJP's historic win in the UP civic polls is because of PM Modi's development policies and Amit Shah's guidance," said the Chief Minister, who conducted a turbo-charged campaign with his...
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Assembly Election Results 2012 vs 2017: A Comparison Of BJP's Performance In The Two Polls
Leading in more than 300 of Uttar Pradesh's 403 assembly seats, the BJP is well on its way to a massive victory in the state, being called its most crucial since winning the 2014 national election.
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Can Team Akhilesh-Rahul Do Magic In UP? Here's What The Numbers Say
As chief minister Akhilesh Yadav seeks to be re-elected in Uttar Pradesh, will his Samajwadi Party's strategic alliance with the Congress help him in his bid? Yes, if the state votes like it did five years ago in the assembly elections of 2012. No, if it votes the way it did in the 2014 general elections.
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UP, Manipur, Register Higher Voter Turnout Than 2012: 10 Updates
Nearly 57 per cent voting took place till 5 pm in eastern Uttar Pradesh's 49 assembly seats that went to polls in the sixth phase today. The number was higher than last time but much lower than Manipur which voted for 38 of its 60 seats in the first of two phases today, registering an 84 per cent turnout. The north-eastern state is voting in the mi...
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UP Election 2017: From 300 Rallies In 2012 To Two This Election, Why Mulayam Singh Yadav Mostly Stayed Home
While campaigning for Uttar Pradesh elections is at its peak, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has stepped out only for two rallies this time. In contrast, he had addressed at least 300 rallies during the 2012 elections. The 77-year-old Samajwadi Party patriarch has this time campaigned only for his brother Shivpal Yadav and daughter-in-l...
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Winning Uttar Pradesh: 5 Simple Graphics That Explain The Math
In 2012, the BJP won 47 of a possible 403 seats, placing it third in Uttar Pradesh.
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The Modi Wave Of 2014: Will It Repeat In Uttar Pradesh?
In 2012, the BJP won 47 of a possible 403 seats, placing it third in the state. Just two years later, the unbeatable campaign dispensed by Narendra Modi, then a Prime Ministerial candidate, won his party the equivalent of 337 seats - a quantum leap of outstanding proportion.
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UP Election 2017: 61% Voting In Phase 4 Of Polls - 10 Points
Over 61 per cent turnout was registered today - up by 2.3 per cent from 2012 - as parts of Uttar Pradesh voted in the fourth round of seven-phase elections. Five seats in Congress President Sonia Gandhi's parliamentary constituency Raebareli are among the 53 that voted today. The parched Bundelkhand zone and Allahabad, the historic city at the cent...
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UP Elections 2017: 62% Turnout In Phase 3 As UP Votes In Samajwadi Strongholds - 10 Points
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's "Kaam Bolta Hai (work tells)" slogan was put to test today as 69 of the state's 403 constituencies voted in the third of its seven-phase assembly elections. Till 5 pm, provisional data showed 62 per cent voting - a 2 per cent rise over 2012. That year, the ruling party had won 54 of the 69 seats - the t...
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UP Election 2017: Ajit Singh's Party Tries to Stitch Together Rainbow Coalition
The Rashtriya Lok Dal has ruled out any post-poll alliance with the BJP, enthused by reports that their traditional votebank in western Uttar Pradesh, the Jats, are angry with the BJP and may return to fold. The Jat support had swung to the BJP in 2014 Lok Sabha elections following the Muzzaffarnagar riots, and the RLD - which had won 9 seats in 20...
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UP Election 2017: At 64 Per Cent, UP Betters Last Time's Turnout In First Phase
Polling was held in 73 assembly constituencies in western Uttar Pradesh on Saturday in the first of seven phases of what is billed as a semi-final before the 2019 national election. A turnout of 64.2 per cent was recorded, 3 per cent better than that registered in 2012 state elections. The pressure is on the BJP which swept the region in the 2014 n...
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"BJP Will Be Reduced To Its 2012 Tally": UP Ex Minister Who Recently Switched To Samajwadi Party
The BJP in Uttar Pradesh will be reduced to its 2012 tally of 47 or thereabouts as the wind is blowing in favour of the Akhilesh Yadav-led coalition this election, says Swami Prasad Maurya who left the BJP to join the Samajwadi Party last month.
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Seema Kushwaha, Lawyer In Hathras Rape Cases, Joins Mayawati's BSP
Seema Kushwaha, a Supreme Court lawyer and who fought for the victim in the '2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case in Delhi, joined Bahujan Samaj Party on Thursday.
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Election 2019: "Everyone Knows How Dimple Yadav Won In 2012", Says Her BJP Rival In UP
Subrat Pathak, the BJP's candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj, the high-profile seat where Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav is fighting her second Lok Sabha election, took a swipe at her for what he claimed was not doing enough for farmers and the poor in his constituency.
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Dimple Yadav Files Poll Papers For Her Third Fight From UP's Kannauj Seat
Dimple Yadav, parliamentarian from Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj and wife of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, will file her nomination from her parliamentary seat this afternoon. A two-time lawmaker from Kannauj, Dimple Yadav has represented the Lok Sabha seat from here since 2012 when it was vacated by her husband, who had become the chief minister...
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BJP Wins Big In Uttar Pradesh Civic Elections: 10 Points
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has delivered in his first big test, with the BJP winning mayoral elections in 14 of 16 municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh. "The BJP's historic win in the UP civic polls is because of PM Modi's development policies and Amit Shah's guidance," said the Chief Minister, who conducted a turbo-charged campaign with his...
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Assembly Election Results 2012 vs 2017: A Comparison Of BJP's Performance In The Two Polls
Leading in more than 300 of Uttar Pradesh's 403 assembly seats, the BJP is well on its way to a massive victory in the state, being called its most crucial since winning the 2014 national election.
-
Can Team Akhilesh-Rahul Do Magic In UP? Here's What The Numbers Say
As chief minister Akhilesh Yadav seeks to be re-elected in Uttar Pradesh, will his Samajwadi Party's strategic alliance with the Congress help him in his bid? Yes, if the state votes like it did five years ago in the assembly elections of 2012. No, if it votes the way it did in the 2014 general elections.
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UP, Manipur, Register Higher Voter Turnout Than 2012: 10 Updates
Nearly 57 per cent voting took place till 5 pm in eastern Uttar Pradesh's 49 assembly seats that went to polls in the sixth phase today. The number was higher than last time but much lower than Manipur which voted for 38 of its 60 seats in the first of two phases today, registering an 84 per cent turnout. The north-eastern state is voting in the mi...
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UP Election 2017: From 300 Rallies In 2012 To Two This Election, Why Mulayam Singh Yadav Mostly Stayed Home
While campaigning for Uttar Pradesh elections is at its peak, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has stepped out only for two rallies this time. In contrast, he had addressed at least 300 rallies during the 2012 elections. The 77-year-old Samajwadi Party patriarch has this time campaigned only for his brother Shivpal Yadav and daughter-in-l...
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Winning Uttar Pradesh: 5 Simple Graphics That Explain The Math
In 2012, the BJP won 47 of a possible 403 seats, placing it third in Uttar Pradesh.
-
The Modi Wave Of 2014: Will It Repeat In Uttar Pradesh?
In 2012, the BJP won 47 of a possible 403 seats, placing it third in the state. Just two years later, the unbeatable campaign dispensed by Narendra Modi, then a Prime Ministerial candidate, won his party the equivalent of 337 seats - a quantum leap of outstanding proportion.
-
UP Election 2017: 61% Voting In Phase 4 Of Polls - 10 Points
Over 61 per cent turnout was registered today - up by 2.3 per cent from 2012 - as parts of Uttar Pradesh voted in the fourth round of seven-phase elections. Five seats in Congress President Sonia Gandhi's parliamentary constituency Raebareli are among the 53 that voted today. The parched Bundelkhand zone and Allahabad, the historic city at the cent...
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UP Elections 2017: 62% Turnout In Phase 3 As UP Votes In Samajwadi Strongholds - 10 Points
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's "Kaam Bolta Hai (work tells)" slogan was put to test today as 69 of the state's 403 constituencies voted in the third of its seven-phase assembly elections. Till 5 pm, provisional data showed 62 per cent voting - a 2 per cent rise over 2012. That year, the ruling party had won 54 of the 69 seats - the t...
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UP Election 2017: Ajit Singh's Party Tries to Stitch Together Rainbow Coalition
The Rashtriya Lok Dal has ruled out any post-poll alliance with the BJP, enthused by reports that their traditional votebank in western Uttar Pradesh, the Jats, are angry with the BJP and may return to fold. The Jat support had swung to the BJP in 2014 Lok Sabha elections following the Muzzaffarnagar riots, and the RLD - which had won 9 seats in 20...
-
UP Election 2017: At 64 Per Cent, UP Betters Last Time's Turnout In First Phase
Polling was held in 73 assembly constituencies in western Uttar Pradesh on Saturday in the first of seven phases of what is billed as a semi-final before the 2019 national election. A turnout of 64.2 per cent was recorded, 3 per cent better than that registered in 2012 state elections. The pressure is on the BJP which swept the region in the 2014 n...
