No talks on BJP-BSP post-poll tie up :Nirmala Sitharaman
February 12th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are not into talks on a post-poll alliance in case they fail to ... Read more...
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Mayawati hits out at Congress for Khurshid’s remarks
February 11th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 11 (IANS) Hitting out at the Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Saturday slammed its leadership for shedding "crocodile ... Read more...
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Adityanath sees a hung assembly in Uttar Pradesh
February 11th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 11 (IANS) Saffron-clad Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha member Yogi Adityanath Saturday not only predicted a fractured verdict in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections ... Read more...
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Peaceful start to UP elections, 62 percent turnout (Evening Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 8 (IANS) The crucial Uttar Pradesh elections, which will have a bearing on the national political arena, kicked off Wednesday with the first of seven phases seeing ... Read more...
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Elections 2012: UP poll battle begins Wednesday
February 6th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The high-decibel battle for the ballot in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous and politically crucial state, starts Wednesday, when 55 assembly constituencies go ... Read more...
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Should I join politics, Priyanka asks rival parties
February 5th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 5 (IANS) Combining wit with sarcasm, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Sunday dared her party's political rivals in Uttar Pradesh to state if she should join ... Read more...
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Many UP poll candidates face criminal charges: Study
February 4th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) A total of 41 out of the 114 assembly constituencies going to polls in the first two phases of Uttar Pradesh elections Feb 8 ... Read more...
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UPA plays up the Ajit-Rahul combo in Meerut
February 2nd, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 2 (IANS) Once rivals, now allies. The tie-up between the Congress and the Rashtriya Lok Dal is being played up in this Uttar Pradesh town ... Read more...
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Mayawati launches BSP campaign in UP, spews fire at Congress (Second Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 1 (IANS) Launching her Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) election campaign Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati attacked the Congress, blaming it for anything that she ... Read more...
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Congress, SP, BSP partners in corruption: BJP
February 1st, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said the Congress is the "elder brother" while the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are ... Read more...
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Mayawati launches BSP campaign in UP, attacks Congress (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 1 (IANS) Launching her Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) election campaign Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati attacked the Congress, blaming it for anything that she ... Read more...
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Will Mayawati’s magic work in 2012? Pundits doubtful
January 31st, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Her rock solid Dalit support may still be intact. But with charges of corruption and poor governance enveloping her, Chief Minister Mayawati may find ... Read more...
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Supreme Court notice to centre, UP (Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central and Uttar Pradesh governments on a plea seeking the transfer of a petition pending before ... Read more...
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11 EVMs replaced in Punjab after tampering complaint
January 30th, 2012 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) Election authorities in Punjab Monday replaced 11 electronic voting machines (EVMs) in Mansa district after complaints that an unidentified person had tried to tamper with ... Read more...
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Mulayam, Mayawati neglected Muslims, development: Rahul Gandhi
January 28th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Unnao/Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 28 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Saturday blamed both Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati for "gross ... Read more...
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BJP manifesto is against minority reservation; for Ram temple
January 27th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls Friday said it was against the announced 4.5 percent reservation ... Read more...
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Congress demands CBI probe into UP engineer’s death (Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow/New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Suspecting foul play behind the death of engineer Sunil Kumar Verma, allegedly linked to the rural healthcare scam in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress Monday ... Read more...
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Congress takes exception to tone of Hazare’s letters
January 23rd, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Congress Monday took strong exception to the tone and tenor of letters written by Anna Hazare to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and some ... Read more...
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Show courage for strong Lokpal bill: Hazare to PM (Lead)
January 22nd, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Upping the ante on the Lokpal bill ahead of assembly polls in five states, Anna Hazare Sunday shot off a letter to Prime Minister ... Read more...
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CPI-M in wait and see mode for 2014 allies
January 20th, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has adopted a wait and watch policy for firming up alliances ahead of the 2014 general elections as it ... Read more...
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Poll panel rejects BSP’s plea on covering statues
January 18th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Election Commission Wednesday rejected the Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) plea to reconsider its Jan 8 order to cover statues of elephants and party ... Read more...
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Parliamentary panel on food bill to meet Jan 23
January 18th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The path-breaking National Food Security Bill, which is facing opposition from several states as well as Congress ally Mamata Banerjee, will be taken up ... Read more...
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Officials turned into BSP spokespersons, complains Congress
January 17th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Congress Monday met Election Commisson and complained about "cases of total subordination" of the Uttar Pradesh administration by the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ... Read more...
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1,080 in fray for Punjab assembly polls
January 16th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh Jan 16 (IANS) A total of 1,080 candidates are finally left in the fray for the Jan 30 elections for Punjab's 117 assembly seats after the last date ... Read more...
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BSP’s denial of tickets to lawmakers shows guilt: Congress
January 16th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Congress Monday said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's denial of poll tickets to nearly half of her party legislators was a "big and ... Read more...
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Mayawati’s low-key birthday not without glitter
January 15th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 15 (IANS) Even as her 56th birthday celebrations here Sunday remained a low-key affair with the usual fanfare missing, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati did not shy ... Read more...
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Mayawati flays poll panel for draping statues (Lead)
January 15th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, who turned 56 Sunday, lashed out at the Election Commission (EC) for veiling her statues and that of the Bahujan ... Read more...
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Mayawati lashes out at CEC for covering statues
January 15th, 2012 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, who turned 56 Sunday, made a frontal attack on Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi, blaming him for covering her statues ... Read more...
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State elections: Fair ballot, rivetting battles expected (Comment)
January 14th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mayawati's statues and her election symbol of elephants carved out of stone have been covered, the Congress' pro-Muslim sops have been shot down, the officials believed to be biased in ... Read more...
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BJP moves EC over Khurshid’s remarks on Muslim quota (Evening Lead)
January 10th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Law Minister Salman Khurshid's promise to provide nine percent reservation to backward Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, if voted to power, triggered a strong reaction ... Read more...
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BJP takes Khurshid’s quota comment to poll panel (Lead)
January 10th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi to take action against Law Minister Salman Khurshid for violating the code ... Read more...
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Khurshid defends announcement of quota for Muslims
January 10th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Law Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday defended his announcement of nine percent reservation for Muslims in Uttar Pradesh if the Congress was voted to power, ... Read more...
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Kushwaha urges Gadkari to put his BJP membership on hold (Lead)
January 7th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Amid the deepening divide within the Bharatiya Janata Party over his induction, Babu Singh Kushwaha, a former Bahujan Samaj Party leader, has written to ... Read more...
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Put my membership on hold: Kushwaha tells Gadkari
January 7th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Tainted former Bahujan Samaj Party leader Babu Singh Kushwaha, who was recently inducted in the Bharatiya Janata Party, has urged party president Nitin Gadkari ... Read more...
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Cover all statues of Mayawati, BSP symbol: Quraishi (Lead)
January 7th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 7 (IANS) The Election Commission Saturday ordered that all statues of Chief Minister Mayawati and her Bahujan Samaj Party poll symbol, the elephant, in Uttar Pradesh should ... Read more...
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