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Mon,20 May 2013

Atal edge dulled, BJP keeps fingers crossed

The BJP, for which Lucknow has been a stronghold mainly because of former PM AB Vajpayee, faces a litmus test this time. Manish Chandra Pandey and M Tariq Khan report.

Foot-in-mouth: Mulayam retracts Cong comment

SP chief says will form alliance with Cong to keep communal forces out; later says 'no question of a pact'. HT reports.

Candidates seek quack-fix dose for win

Lalchand Patel is a quack and has many takers, more so in poll season when candidates queue up because they know he has the prescription for victory. Rajesh Kumar Singh reports. Crorepatis take guard

Tainted candidate takes to FB for votes

On Facebook, Brijesh Singh, 47, appears with folded hands, looking serious. A majority of the 150 friends on his page have pledged support for him in the election. Gaurav Saigal reports.

Heavyweights run on a light diet in UP

It’s been almost two months that poll warriors of UP have been campaigning in the state. What’s the secret of their energy?

UP polls: Rs. 12 lakh unaccounted cash seized

Around Rs. 12 lakh of unaccounted cash was seized by the static surveillance teams in Meerut and Muzaffarnagar districts, sources said on Sunday.

EC casts web on polling booths

Additional chief electoral officer of Uttar Pradesh, Mritunjay Kumar Narayan sipped coffee while watching election coverage on the LED TV in his comfortable office on Saturday. On the huge table, the 21-inch computer monitor beamed live webcast from various polling stations.

EC's letter for 'action' against Khurshid forwarded to PM

Priyanka’s children take audience down memory lane

The daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter of former prime ministers, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra gave her children Rehan and Miraya a taste of electioneering in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. HT reports.

Here, all candidates face criminal charges

Taint binds all six candidates for the Mehdawal seat in Sant Kabir Nagar, a district named after the 15th-16th century poet-saint. M Tariq Khan reports.

Bookies bet on SP to bag 137 seats

Move over ball-to-ball cricket and Sensex betters. The bookies have started getting more active as the first phase of UP assembly elections nears. Deep Saxena & Rohit K Singh report.

How to spend Rs. 32 lakh per candidate

Though electoral rivals on paper, they are actually running mates. There is no issue of family fight in Urmila Rajput, the Samajwadi Party candidate for the Farrukhabad Sadar constituency, being pitted against her namesake bahu. Haider Naqvi reports.