Akhilesh likely to be Uttar Pradesh CM

2012-03-10T03:00:37

Akhilesh Yadav seems to be emerging as the next Chief Minister of Uttar pradesh, Samajwadi party sources said tonight, a day ahead of the SP legislature party meeting.

Stop hooliganism or face action: Akhilesh tells SP cadres

2012-03-08T04:33:00

Lucknow: Worried at violence by overzealous party workers, the Samajwadi Party (SP) has issued strict instructions to them to "mend their ways" or face "exit from the party".

Uncertainty over government formation in Uttarakhand

2012-03-08T04:00:44

Dehradun: The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday scrambled to win the crucial support of independent and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) lawmakers as uncertainty persisted over formation of a new government in Uttarakhand following a hung 70-member assembly.

UP governor accepts Mayawati's resignation

2012-03-08T03:57:04

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi Wednesday accepted the resignation of outgoing Chief Minister Mayawati and asked her to continue on the post till the next government is formed.

Poll results not to damage UPA govt: Sonia

2012-03-07T10:43:24

There was no question of the prime minister stepping down, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said Wednesday after the party's dismal show in state elections and stressed that the results will not "damage" the UPA government.

Mayawati steps down as UP chief minister

2012-03-07T06:33:37

Uttar Pradesh was likely to witness a wave of hooliganism as the Samajwadi Party (SP) had been voted back to power in the state, outgoing Chief Minister Mayawati said Wednesday shortly after submitting her resignation.

Message from UP: Give us governance, not sops

2012-03-07T05:16:22

Even more than the assembly results, especially in Uttar Pradesh, being a disaster for the Congress, it represents a personal setback for Rahul Gandhi, who had invested so much political capital in the outcome by campaigning intensively. In fact, it is also a body blow to the dynasty since Priyanka Vadra-Gandhi had emerged out of her seclusion to join Congress president Sonia Gandhi to boost the party's electoral prospects.

Assembly results: No reaction from Narendra Modi

2012-03-07T04:16:50

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who did not campaign in assembly elections in the five states, was on Tuesday conspicuously silent even as the results were out.

Akhilesh steals show in contest of young campaigners

2012-03-07T03:04:58

Three young leaders put their heart and soul in the campaign in Uttar Pradesh, but it was Akhilesh Yadav who walked away with the honours. Yadav's efforts helped the Samajwadi Party emerge triumphant, negating the efforts of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Jayant Chaudhary.

Results Day 2012: As it happened

2012-03-06T15:11:19

A dramatic day of counting that saw the typical ups and downs of electoral polticis. Catch all the action as we saw it through the day, right here on MSN India.

Assembly elections 2012: Winners and losers

2012-03-06T16:34:31

Congress defeated for opposing Lokpal bill: Kiran Bedi

2012-03-06T12:24:04

Team Anna member Kiran Bedi Tuesday said the Congress party had performed badly in state elections because it was blatantly against an effective Lokpal bill to curb corruption.

Rahul takes blame for UP debacle

2012-03-06T11:42:17

New Delhi: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday accepted responsibility for the party's disastrous showing in Uttar Pradesh where he aggressively led the election campaign.

SP set to rule UP; shocker for Cong in Punjab

2012-03-06T04:04:17

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party appears set to rule Uttar Pradesh after dethroning Mayawati, according to official trends of vote counting in five States in the Assembly elections which also indicate that Akali Dal-BJP combine might retain Punjab while Congress Manipur.

UP results will cast shadow on central government: BJP

2012-03-06T04:04:17

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday said the Uttar Pradesh election results would cast a shadow on the Congress-led central government as the Samajwadi Party (SP) had emerged strongly in the state.

Assembly results major blow for Congress, Rahul

2012-03-06T06:23:04

Congress leaders admitted they were stunned as results from five state elections showed the party faced defeats in Punjab and Goa and a poor showing in Uttar Pradesh.

I will take responsibility for any poll debacle in UP: Joshi

2012-03-06T04:51:19

Trying to insulate Rahul Gandhi from being targetted for any poll debacle in Uttar Pradesh, state party chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi today said she will take responsibility for such eventuality if the party fails to convert Gandhi's presence into votes.

Battle for states: Counting of votes begins

2012-03-06T03:33:59

The counting of votes in the Assembly elections to the five states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa—considered some sort of a semi-final before the next general elections—began this morning amidst tight security.

Hung Assembly in UP, Samajwadi Party to be largest party: Exit polls

2012-03-06T02:47:03

The Samajwadi Party will emerge as the single largest party in Uttar Pradesh but India's most populous state will have a hung assembly, exit polls after the final round of voting in the seven-phase assembly elections in the state predicted Saturday.

India awaits vote count with fingers crossed

2012-03-05T17:02:04

Millions of votes polled in five states in India's biggest popularity test since the 2009 Lok Sabha battle will be counted Tuesday with political players keeping their fingers crossed.

Mayawati cabinet passes resolution to dissolve assembly

2012-03-05T04:59:12

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has passed a resolution recommending dissolution of the 403-member assembly here late Sunday.

Exit polls best for entertainment channels: CEC

2012-03-04T14:11:32

Amid a flurry of exit polls predicting the outcome of assembly elections ahead of the March 6 results, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi on Sunday said such surveys should at best be on entertainment channels.

Congress would get 'at least one hundred' seats in UP: Digvijaya Singh

2012-03-04T10:48:34

Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Sunday said that he did not believe the exit polls' prediction that his party would win less than 40 seats in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election.

Finally, veils go off Mayawati statues

2012-03-04T07:09:55

Lucknow: Covered in pink sheets since January following an Election Commission (EC) order, the drapes were at long last drawn off from scores of statues of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and elephants - the poll symbol of her party - in public spaces across Lucknow Sunday morning, an official said.

Voting ends in Goa, Uttar Pradesh

2012-03-03T12:01:37

Polling ended Saturday evening in Goa and Uttar Pradesh, bringing down the curtains on staggered elections in five states including Manipur, Uttarakhand and Punjab.

Alliance with Congress not possible, says Akhilesh

2012-03-01T03:47:58

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav denied the possibility of a post-poll alliance with the Congress and expressed confidence that his party will get full majority in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.

Postal votes valid if received till counting: Poll panel

2012-02-29T16:23:02

The Election Commission Wednesday clarified that postal ballots received till counting of votes commences will be taken into account.

Kejriwal, thousands sent back without voting in Ghaziabad

2012-02-29T03:24:59

Thousands of people, including Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal, were turned away from polling booths in Ghaziabad and could not vote in the state assembly polls as their names were missing from the electoral rolls.

BJP dares Congress to make Rahul Gandhi PM

2012-02-28T13:50:01

New Delhi: The BJP once again asked the ruling Congress Party to consider Rahul Gandhi for the Prime Minister's post, and dared the young leader to show whether he has the capability to deal with the country's rising problems.

Congress's Muslim card, Ajit Singh's Jat clout on test

2012-02-27T16:46:53

The Muslim card, played heavily by the Congress party, will be on test Tuesday when 68 Uttar Pradesh assembly constituencies go to poll during the sixth and penultimate phase of the ongoing election.

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