Keeping up with UP: Is abusive language really harmless or needs to be checked

India, Aug. 10 -- On July 31, Prime Minister Narendra Modi rued the abusive language he and even his late mother were subjected to during the protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against examination irreg... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Does Owaisi threaten Akhilesh Yadav's hold over Muslim voters

India, Aug. 3 -- In June 1995, governor Motilal Vora swore in Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati as the Uttar Pradesh chief minister in the middle of the night. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Why it could backfire if the BJP does not win over Gen Z

India, July 27 -- In 2015, Union minister Rajnath Singh said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government ministers do not resign. He added that it happened in the pr... Read More

Keeping up with UP | Sexual assault: Preaching, practice and politics

India, July 20 -- Uttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel recently expressed concern about the plight of children born out of wedlock and subsequently abandoned. Speaking at the convocation ceremony o... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Will Bharat Ratna to Kanshi Ram tilt 2027 poll scales

India, July 13 -- The battle lines are largely drawn, major poll issues appear defined, and political loyalties of major caste blocs seem settled ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections due earl... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Congress and the quest for Dalit votes ahead of 2027 polls

India, July 6 -- On June 25, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rejigged its organisation in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, seeking to strike a caste balance among non-Yadav backward groups, upper cas... Read More

Keeping up with UP: TMC meltdown and future of regional parties

India, June 22 -- Regional parties have suffered engineered or self-inflicted splits after electoral defeats. The Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s split following its defeat in the 2026 West Bengal assembly... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Sonia Gandhi-Mamata Banerjee meeting and politics of hugs

India, June 15 -- Politicians have a way of messaging. Behind every handshake and hug lies a reason. One such warm hug hit the headlines when Congress leader Sonia Gandhi met former chief minister Mam... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Why Congress faces toughest challenge despite revival signs

India, June 8 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been credited with the smooth power transition in Karnataka, allying with the rising regional party, Tamil Nadu's ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, and... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Why parties court Bahujan Samaj Party despite its decline

India, June 1 -- In 1996, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was on the rise when a beleaguered Congress sought an alliance for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. The BSP obliged. By then, the BSP had s... Read More

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