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Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh: BJP, SP keep cards close to their chest over extra candidates

Lucknow, Oct. 5 -- The Rajya Sabha contest in Uttar Pradesh has entered a crucial competitive phase with both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) keeping their cards close to... Read More


BJP, SP keep cards close to their chest over extra candidates for Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Oct. 5 -- The Rajya Sabha contest in Uttar Pradesh has entered a crucial competitive phase with both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) keeping their cards close to... Read More


Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh: How predictable numbers game acquired spicy political flavour

Lucknow, Oct. 1 -- The Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh were shaping up as a routine and predictable numbers game in which the BJP was poised to win eight seats and the Samajwadi Party (SP) two.... Read More


UP's four-way division debate takes centre stage again before 2027 polls

Lucknow, Sept. 30 -- Months before the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the long-dormant demand for splitting the country's most populous state has suddenly returned to the political centre stage wi... Read More


'Bhu mafia' tag: UP govt considering special law for statutory backing

Lucknow, Sept. 19 -- The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is considering bringing a special law to give statutory backing to action against those identified as "bhu mafia" (land mafia), on ... Read More


Nitin Nabin's whirlwind Uttar Pradesh tour to follow Santhosh-Tawde meetings for reality check ahead of 2027 polls

Lucknow, Sept. 13 -- Bharatiya Janata Party national president Nitin Nabin is expected to undertake a whirlwind tour of the state, beginning with western Uttar Pradesh, possibly next week close on the... Read More


Amid monsoon, coal stocks dip in Uttar Pradesh thermal plants, no generation curbs yet

Lucknow, Sept. 1 -- Coal-fired power plants in Uttar Pradesh are running with subsequently lower fuel stocks as heavy monsoon rains have disrupted mining and transportation in coal producing regions b... Read More


To be or not to be: Illegal power connections expose UP's floodplain dilemma

Lucknow, Sept. 1 -- The existence of thousands of unauthorised electricity connections in the Hindon river floodplain areas under Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar has brought a larger policy dilemma f... Read More


Despite GST Council's no, legislators in UP, other states want Vidhayak Nidhi outside tax net

Lucknow, Aug. 31 -- Cutting across party lines, legislators in Uttar Pradesh have demanded a waiver on the 18% Goods and Services Tax (GST) currently levied on constituency development funds or Vidhay... Read More


Two Muslims among eight Uttar Pradesh leaders in BJP's new national team

Lucknow, Aug. 18 -- With Uttar Pradesh headed for assembly polls early next year, the BJP's new national team appears to have been formed to strike a balance between caste, community, region, religion... Read More