BSP announces 11 more candidates for UP

BSP announces 11 more candidates for UP

Wednesday, 17 April 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Tuesday announced the names of 11 more candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh. The party changed the Mainpuri Lok Sabha candidate and gave the ticket to Shiv Prasad Yadav instead of Gulshan Dev Shakya. Prasad is the former MLA from Barthana. The...

Opposition leaders glorify mafia dons: CM Yogi

Wednesday, 17 April 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

Hitting out at the Congress and Samajwadi Party, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that the opposition leaders glorified criminals and mafia dons and visited their homes on their deaths to read ‘Fatiha’. He asked people to read ‘Fatiha’ for their brand of politics through their votes. He was addressing...

INDIA bloc fails to hold big joint rally for 1st phase polls in UP

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

With barely two days left for campaigning for the first phase of polls in Uttar Pradesh, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), a multi-party bloc of opposition parties, has failed to hold a Congress-Samajwadi Party joint rally. Voting for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections in UP will...

Varun’s absence casts a shadow over Pilibhit campaign discourse

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 | Biswajeet Banerjee | Pilibhit

In the electoral battleground of Pilibhit, the conspicuous absence of two-time Member of Parliament Varun Gandhi from the fray has left a palpable void, yet his influence continues to cast a significant shadow over the campaign discourse. While Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jitin Prasada refrains from direct references to Varun,...

Communal rhetoric intensifies in western UP as polling date nears

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 | PNS | Kairana

As the first phase of polling in the Lok Sabha election approaches, western Uttar Pradesh, characterised by a significant Muslim population, is witnessing a troubling surge in communal rhetoric. Contentious issues have come to the forefront of campaigning, exposing the deep-seated communal fault lines in the region. Terms like ‘exodus’,...

Jats still rule the political roost in western UP

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 | Prabha Shanker | Lucknow

Jats still rule the political roost in western Uttar Pradesh. There was a time when the Jats voted en bloc to elect their leader from their community. Among the Lok Sabha constituencies of west UP, Baghpat has remained deeply connected with Chaudhary Charan Singh and his family. But the family members...

Ram Lalla’s darshan time extended on Ram Navami

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 | PNS | Ayodhya

In a move to accommodate the surge of devotees expected to visit the Ram Lalla temple on the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami, extended darshan hours till 11 pm have been announced. Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai shared details of the arrangements aimed at ensuring a...

BJP manifesto embodies country’s ambition: Yogi

Monday, 15 April 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the manifesto of the Bharatiya Janata Party released on Sunday embodied the country’s ambition, achieving which was the sole mission of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Yogi Adityanath lauded the party’s manifesto, which is anchored on 14 new resolutions and four pillars focusing on the welfare...

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