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Maya assets shoot up by Rs24 crore in just 2 years

Like Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav, BSP president Mayawati too is again headed for a national role even as the worth of her assets have gone up from around Rs87 crore to Rs111 crore over the past two years.

The new netaji

He's wearing his success lightly and is already battling charges of a revival of goonda raj. But who is Akhilesh Yadav really and how did he conquer UP? Sunita Aron reports. Strengths | Weaknesses | Team Akhilesh | Challenges

For Muslims, M is for Mulayam

Geographically, the two Muslim-dominated districts Azamgarh and Muzaffarnagar might be 900 km apart. But there was no variance in their political disposition in this election, Sunita Aron reports.

It’s Akhilesh pradesh: SP storm blows away Maya with record performance

Mulayam Singh Yadav: His biggest battle ahead

Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav checks his watch every few minutes. Perhaps at the age of 73, poised for a fourth term as the chief minister of India's most backward state, he thinks his time is running out.

It’s Akhilesh pradesh: SP storm blows away Maya with record performance

Gadkari’s dream plan fails to take off

The BJP’s script for Uttar Pradesh was more than just about securing the third position after the SP and the BSP. Rather, it was about reinventing the party’s future ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Shekhar Iyer reports.

Cong takes it all in Manipur

Chief minister Ibobi Singh of Congress won over his nearest BJP rival O Indira in Thoubal with the highest margin of 15,453 where as, the lowest margin was of 17 between Maibam Kunjo of Trinamool Congress and his nearest Congress rival E Dweejamani Singh in Hiyanglam seat. HT reports.

12-yr-old killed in celebratory fire by SP men

Sporadic violence involving Samajwadi workers broke out in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday in which one boy was killed, two people injured and TV cameras smashed during a clash with mediamen who were trapped in separate incidents.

Jaypee, Reliance Group stocks in focus amid UP results

Shares of the companies with significant business presence in Uttar Pradesh were in focus in the morning trade on the bourses today, as investors tracked state election results.

Sehrua women vote for the first time in 65 yrs

In an election that broke turnout records in Uttar Pradesh and saw more women voting than men, Lakhimpur-Kheri's Sehrua village saw a minor miracle. Manish Chandra Pandey reports.

A photo-finish for Jayant on home turf?

The cool breeze through lush green fields on languid afternoons was in contrast to rising political temperatures in the run-up to an unprecedented turnout in Mant on Tuesday. Vinod Sharma and Sunita Aron report.

Muzaffar Ali looks to alter Cong script

The creator of the 1981 classic Umrao Jaan, having severed ties with the Samajwadi Party, is building the Congress connect in Lakhimpur Kheri district of central UP in his inimitable soft style. Manish Chandra Pandey and Aurangzeb Naqshbandi report.