Keeping up with UP: Bureaucrats entering politics - the hits and many misses

India, Oct. 5 -- Om Prakash Rajbhar, Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) president, was perhaps not far off the mark when he recently remarked that becoming an IAS... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Remembering CEC TN Seshan who ate 'politicians for breakfast'

India, Sept. 29 -- "A future historian writing the electoral history of India would divide his work in two distinct phases-pre-Seshan and post-Seshan. Before him, the country had outstanding men as Ch... Read More

Keeping up with UP| Young minds: A maze every political party is struggling to navigate

India, Sept. 22 -- Smarter attire, youngish lingo and contemporary music-from rap to rock-is unlikely to impress Gen Z, which is gearing up to play a significant role in the upcoming 2027 Uttar Prades... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Mayawati's family troubles, cadre disappointed

India, Sept. 14 -- The founder-president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Kanshi Ram, and his protege Mayawati chose to stay unmarried to dedicate their lives to their mission of empowering Dalits. ... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Will Mathura be the next in Uttar Pradesh's temple politics

India, Sept. 7 -- The Ayodhya Ram Temple construction campaign propelled the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s rise from two Lok Sabha seats in 1984 to 85 in 1989. Today, the party is leading the governm... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Time to revive students' unions after Gen Z protests?

India, Sept. 1 -- The demand for reintroducing student politics on campuses is getting louder after the Gen Z pressure protest at Jantar Mantar. The students want to be heard on issues of their concer... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Will Rahul convert crowds into votes in Nehru's birthplace

India, Aug. 17 -- Rahul Gandhi and his niece, Miraya Vadra, spent hours at the Nehru-Gandhi family's ancestral home, Anand Bhavan, during the Congress leader's stay in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj for an... Read More

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

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