Keeping up with UP: What clamour for Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram means

India, March 23 -- On June 3, 1995, Mayawati was sworn in as Uttar Pradesh chief minister following the collapse of the Samajwadi Party (SP)-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) coalition. Kanshi Ram, the BSP fo... Read More

Keeping up with UP: What if 33% quota for women in legislatures is implemented from UP?

India, March 16 -- In September 2023, the Narendra Modi government convened a special session of Parliament to introduce the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam bill fulfilling the three-decade-old demand fo... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Preparations begin for 2027 assembly election

India, March 9 -- The preparations for the 2027 election to the 403-member Uttar Pradesh assembly have begun. In 2022, the polling concluded on March 7. The results were announced on March 10 that yea... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Can statehood for Bundelkhand become a reality?

India, Feb. 23 -- In mid-2025, Union home minister Amit Shah told actor and activist Raja Bundela that creating three states - Bundelkhand, Purvanchal and Vidarbha-was not the Central government's pri... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Can Maya replay the social engineering card in 2027?

India, Feb. 16 -- For all political parties in Uttar Pradesh (UP), social engineering became the watchword after it catapulted Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati to power in 2007. The formatio... Read More

Keeping up with UP: UGC equity regulations and political fallout

India, Feb. 9 -- When the Mandal Commission report, recommending 27% reservation for the Other Backward Castes (OBC), was implemented 10 years after it was submitted, it triggered violent protests in ... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Political messaging is key at politicians' birthdays

India, Jan. 26 -- From Children's Day, Kisan Day, Governance Day, Swabhiman Diwas, Qaumi Ekta Diwas, Sadbhawana Diwas, Social Justice Day to Sewa Diwas - politicians celebrate their birthdays publicly... Read More