Out of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state, the BSP will contest 38 and the SP 37. The third partner in their alliance, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), is expected to contest three seats. read more

The 16-coach train was built in 18 months at a cost of Rs 97 crore by the Integral Coach Factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli, in 18 months. The first locomotive-less train in the country is being seen as a successor to the 30-year-old premier Shatabdi... read more

Rahul Gandhi had announced Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s entry into active politics on January 23 and had given her charge of East Uttar Pradesh. He had also appointed Jyotiraditya Scindia as the incharge for Western Uttar Pradesh. read more

Rahul Gandhi had, since then, been ambivalent about her role outside Uttar Pradesh but party leaders had hinted that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, seen as a formidable campaigner, could be involved in other states as well. read more

A police officer said the girl’s refusal led to confrontation following which police was called. read more

As Priyanka is expected to take charge in early February, speculations are rife about her possible programme to visit the state capital and Amethi and Rae Bareli read more

Before her appointment on Wednesday, Priyanka Gandhi has limited her political activities only in two parliamentary constituencies of Amethi and Rae Bareli. read more

Rahul Gandhi in Rae Bareli LIVE: On a two-day visit to his Lok Sabha constituency of Amethi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi will meet village heads and party workers. read more

According to senior Congress leaders, East Uttar Pradesh accounts for 42 Lok Sabha seats from the sub-regions of Avadh and Purvanchal. read more

Before Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was appointed as Congress general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh East, she had refused to take up any active role in the state politics beyond the parliamentary constituencies of Amethi and Rae Bareli. read more

Priyanka Gandhi, 47, will look after the party affairs in the eastern part of the country’s politically important state and senior leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has been elevated as general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh (West). read more

Congress president and Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi will visit his constituency for two days from Wednesday. Gandhi will land at Lucknow airport in the morning and proceed to Amethi by road. His earlier programme to visit Amethi on January 4 was cancelled. read more

The Congress cannot be underestimated in Uttar Pradesh and will fight on its own strength if required, the former Union minister said after the two parties announced a seat-sharing pact, keeping the Congress out. read more

Addressing a press conference in Lucknow along with Akhilesh, Mayawati said the SP-BSP alliance will give sleepless nights to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah. read more

According to sources, the SP and the BSP are planning to contest on 37 seats each out of the 80 on offer in Uttar Pradesh and plan to leave just two, Rae Bareli and Amethi, the bastions of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, for the Congress. read more