As instructed by her, the BSP on Sunday celebrated party chief Mayawati’s birthday in a modest way so that the model code of electoral conduct laid down by the Election Commission was undisturbed.
Notification for the second phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly election would be issued on Monday with which the nomination process would also start.
SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today sacked Mohan Singh as national spokesman of the party after he suggested controversial MLA DP Yadav's name for induction into the party.
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has come unstuck in Uttar Pradesh with the saffron party's main ally the Janata Dal (United) deciding to go it alone in the seven-phase state assembly elections from February 4-28.
Young voters have an opinion on various issues. They are more aware than their elders believe them to be. At HT Campus Adda, students of RR Institute of Modern Technology promised to exercise their voting rights during the assembly elections. Rajeev Mullick reports.
Regional passport officer JP Singh was booked for cheating in a law examination, on Thursday. Singh, a Himachal cadre IPS officer, was sitting for the third semester LLB exam from the city’s Narmdeshwar College.
With the Election Commission announcing the schedule of Assembly polls, Opposition Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh today demanded immediate removal of top government officials for "ensuring free and fair elections" in the state.
The spectre of a fractured verdict looms large over Uttar Pradesh as the state heads for a no-holds-barred multi-cornered contest for the 403 seats in the assembly.
Sunita Aron reports.
At a glance: Party position
Looks like paan (betel leaf) is set to play a role in the coming UP assembly elections.
‘The Socialist’— first definitive and authorised biography of Mulayam Singh Yadav, authored by Frank Huzur, is likely to be released in January 2012.
The election commission will also keep an eye on dinners and parties hosted by political leaders during the election period.
The refusal to accept a key demand of Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), an electoral ally of the Congress, has created a piquant situation for the party in the western UP. After sewing up alliance with Congress and announcement of 4.5% reservation for Muslims, the RLD was quite optimistic that the Jat community’s demand for reservation would also be met.
By not accepting the demand of RLD, its ally, for OBC reservation for the Jats at central level, the Congress is in danger of playing into the hands of BSP before assembly elections.
The election commission on Wednesday directed the recognized political parties to submit the list of the star campaigners who will campaign during the assembly election.
HT reports.