Uttar Pradesh News

Rita Bahuguna Joshi resigns as UPCC chief

2012-03-09T17:03:02

NEW DELHI: Amid speculation that the Congress is mulling revamp of its leadership in UP following the poll debacle, state party chiefRita Bahuguna Joshi today handed over her resignation to Sonia Gandhi owning full responsibility for the poor performance.

Blamegame again: Akhilesh blasts Maya aides

2012-03-09T10:39:57

Pushed on the backfoot by reports of hooliganism by his party workers in several parts of Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav Friday accused "mischief makers" and state government officials of trying to tarnish the party's image.

SP to choose CM after Holi; clamour for Akhilesh in the top job

2012-03-07T09:59:08

The Samajwadi Party, which got an absolute majority in Uttar Pradesh, would choose its next chief minister after Holi, amid demands from the party's parliamentary party members that Akhilesh Yadav be handed over the reins of the state.

Mulayam Singh Yadav: the Phoenix rises again

2012-03-07T03:21:11

He is diminutive but a never say die fighter, having learnt his skills as a young wrestler. On Tuesday, Mulayam Singh Yadav, aged 72, proved why he cannot be vanquished in his home turf.

Boy killed in celebratory firing; SP men attack journalists

2012-03-06T15:26:28

A young boy was killed on Tuesday during celebratory firing allegedly by Samajwadi supporters after the party candidate’s victory in Sambhal area while workers from the same party clashed with some TV cameramen in Jhansi during which their equipment was broken.

Who said what on the poll results

2012-03-06T14:11:40

As the election results poured in, bringing cheers to some and disappointment to others, here are some key quotes from political leaders

Message from UP: give us governance, not sops

2012-03-06T13:33:57

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.

Congress humiliated in Rae Bareli

2012-03-06T09:31:05

Lucknow: The Congress Tuesday suffered a disastrous defeat losing all five seats in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli constituency, represented by party president Sonia Gandhi in the Lok Sabha.

What cost Congress dear in UP

2012-03-06T09:22:12

It was a series of mistakes that appeared to have cost the Congress dear in Uttar Pradesh despite Rahul Gandhi's herculean effort to lead the battle from the front.

SP parliamentary board to decide on government formation: Mulayam

2012-03-06T08:52:53

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Tuesday said the party's strategy for government formation will be decided by the parliamentary board. He thanked the people of Uttar Pradesh for making the SP the leading party in the state elections even as it fell marginally short of the halfway mark in the 403-member house.

Dalit land remains loyal to Mayawati

2012-03-06T07:56:11

Agra, the Dalit capital of northern India, Tuesday dominantly stood by Chief Minister Mayawati even as her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) suffered blows elsewhere in Uttar Pradesh.

I won't be UP chief minister: Akhilesh

2012-03-06T07:51:41

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party's new face Akhilesh Yadav said he did not want to be the Uttar Pradesh chief minister, saying his father Mulayam Singh Yadav deserved the job.

Louise Khurshid slips to sixth position in Farrukhabad

2012-03-06T03:42:17

Lucknow: In what could be a major upset for the Congress, Louise Khurshid, wife of union Law Minister Salman Khurshid, was trailing in the sixth position in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad assembly seat.

Congress says it accepts people's verdict in UP

2012-03-06T05:33:41

With the party relegated to the fourth position in Uttar Pradesh, Congress today accepted the verdict of the people which was "against our expectations".

All roads to UP Raj Bhavan barricaded

2012-03-06T03:42:17

All roads leading to the residence of Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi, who may take the centre-stage in the event of a hung assembly, have been barricaded as vote count began Tuesday.

Ready to sit in Opposition if no majority, say Cong, BJP

2012-03-06T02:20:23

Congress and BJP today declared that they will sit in the Opposition in UP if they do not get majority, a stand that could make government formation a difficult task in case of a hung verdict tomorrow.

Congress still 'in the game' in UP: Khurshid

2012-03-05T13:03:02

Noida: Congress leader Salman Khurshid said the party's top leadership will decide on the issue of post-polls tie-ups in Uttar Pradesh.

Mayawati cabinet passes resolution to dissolve assembly

2012-03-05T12:56:34

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

Will play crucial role in the formation of UP govt: Congress

2012-03-05T11:02:36

Congress today claimed it will play a crucial role in formation of the next government in Uttar Pradesh and dismissed as personal views Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma's suggestions for a tie-up with BSP.

SP to get majority in UP, Mulayam will be next CM: Akhilesh

2012-03-05T08:18:31

Lucknow: With just a day left for counting of votes, the Samajwadi Party today said it was hopeful of getting a majority in Uttar Pradesh and party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav will become the next Chief Minister.

BJP won't be able to form UP government: Rajnath

2012-03-05T07:36:15

A day before vote count in Uttar Pradesh, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former chief minister Rajnath Singh Monday admitted that his party may not be in a position to form the next government in the state.

Congress should tie up with BSP: Beni Prasad Verma

2012-03-05T03:29:24

Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma Sunday said that it is better for the Congress to forge an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) than join hands with the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh.

Digvijay Singh says exit polls are trash

2012-03-04T07:20:59

New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh has slammed exit polls after the final round of assembly elections in five states, including the polls taking place in Uttar Pradesh.

Ajit Singh rules out alliance with Samajwadi Party in UP

2012-03-04T07:17:11

New Delhi: Rashtriya Lok Dal President Ajit Singh on Sunday denied reports of planning to ally with the (SP) in Uttar Pradesh.

All-time high voting in UP, women set new record

2012-03-04T05:20:37

Lucknow: About 60 per cent of Uttar Pradesh's 127 million electorate exercised their franchise in the staggered polling that began Feb 8 and ended Saturday.

BJP not to align with any party for govt-formation

2012-03-03T14:51:36

Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh today said his party would prefer to sit in the Opposition if it did not secure an absolute majority in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election. The BJP would not forge an alliance with any party for government-formation in the state in the event of it failing to obtain a majority, he told PTI in Ghaziabad.

CBI arrests former BSP minister in UP

2012-03-03T12:41:51

CBI on Saturday arrested former BSP minister and NRHM scam accused Babu Singh Kushwaha along with another Uttar Pradesh MLA Ram Prasad Jaiswal.

UP is more hung-ho rather than gung-ho

2012-03-03T05:39:14

The high-voltage political jamboree that unfurled across India’s most populous state comes to a close with a grim pointer to a widely expected dud of an outcome –– A hung House.

High voter turnout in sixth phase too

2012-02-28T13:44:22

Lucknow: The high stakes battle for power in Uttar Pradesh entered the last lap Tuesday with millions voting peacefully in the sixth and penultimate round of the assembly elections that end next week.

UP has become mascot of corruption: Sonia

2012-02-27T03:25:39

Escalating attack on the ruling BSP in Uttar Pradesh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Sunday alleged the state has become a "mascot of corruption" and funds worth crores given by the Centre has vanished under the nose of Chief Minister Mayawati.