Assembly Elections 2022 Highlights: Farmers are ready to topple BJP, says Akhilesh on Modi's 'Lal Topi' jibe

The Uttar Pradesh elections will not throw a surprise result, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said exuding confidence of forming government in the state and claimed the "real surprise" will be in Gujarat assembly polls due later this year. In Punjab, senior BJP leader Madan Mohan Mittal on Saturday joined the SAD in the presence of party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal.

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Priyanka Gandhi accuses authorities of stopping release of Congress manifesto for youths

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday accused the Prayagraj administration of stopping the release of her party's manifesto for youths while taking no action against BJP leaders allegedly indulging in making hate speeches.

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Akhilesh Yadav urges farmers to shoo away BJP from Uttar Pradesh

Governor of poll-bound Manipur seeks help of spiritual leaders to ramp up Covid-19 vaccination

As Covid-19 situation remains serious ahead of Assembly elections in Manipur, Governor La Ganesan on Saturday met several spiritual leaders seeking their help to ramp up vaccination.

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Janata Dal (United) leader & Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will campaign virtually for Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Party president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, Union Minister RCP Singh will also campaign for the UP Polls, Janata Dal (United) said in an official statement.

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Senior BJP leader and former Punjab minister Madan Mohan Mittal today joined the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in the presence of party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal

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Never did any good for farmers now moving around with handful of grains: Nadda's jibe at Akhilesh

BJP president J P Nadda on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav saying those who never did any good for the farmers are moving around with a handful of grains making pledges.

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EC bans exit polls for UP Assembly elections

The Election Commission has banned all exit polls pertaining to the coming Assembly elections from 7.00 am on February 10 to 6.30 pm on March 7.

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SP ran ‘tamancha’ factories in Uttar Pradesh, BJP building defence corridors: Yogi

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday accused the previous Samajwadi Party government of adopting a model of the destruction of the state and developing only graveyards.

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BJP manifesto will announce that if payments delayed, sugarcane farmers will get paid with interest, says Amit Shah

BSP chief Mayawati says in past 10 years, under SP and BJP, there has been 'anarchy' and 'jungle raj' in Uttar Pradesh, cautions people not to fall prey to any of their allurements

When a wrestler begins to lose, he flaps his hands, legs, sometimes bites, scratches or strangulates...This is what BJP is doing...But they will be thrown out as people of UP will teach them a lesson by giving us a historic win...: Akhilesh Yadav

Farmers are ready to topple BJP, says Akhilesh on Modi's 'Lal Topi' jibe

This 'Lal Topi & Lal Potli' comprising grains will teach them a lesson. Farmers are ready to topple BJP. We urge them to shoo the BJP away from UP... BJP will get 0 (seats) as people of Western UP will set the sun of BJP forever: SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav on PM Modi's 'Lal Topi' jibe

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Punjab Lok Congress releases a list of 7 candidates for the upcoming Punjab elections

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Prove allegations or apologise: Congress to BJP on Goa illegal mining

Alleging that the BJP had falsely blamed Congress leaders for the illegal mining in Goa to win elections in 2012, the opposition party on Saturday demanded an apology from the BJP, saying the party-led state government has failed to recover any "scam money" in the last decade.

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Akhilesh, Yogi competing to become a greater Hindu than Modi, says Owaisi

What was SP Govt's role in Muzaffarnagar riots? Those who were involved in the riots were made victims and the victims were made accused and put behind bars, just for the sake of appeasement: Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Saharanpur

SP Govt gave a mini CM, a bahubali, a scam & a riot to each district during its rule. That was the definition of development for SP. On the contrary, BJP Govt gave a product (One District, One Product scheme), a major industry & a medical college to each district: HM Amit Shah

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If voted to power, we will provide 50% reservation to women in local bodies of Goa: TMC leader Luizinho Faleiro

"Goa, which used to be a cradle of peace, has become capital of crime & prostitution. BJP Govt has taken us to a situation that Goa has never seen," he says.

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Sidhu files nomination from Amritsar East, dares SAD's Majithia to fight only from this seat

Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday filed his nomination papers from the Amritsar East and dared the SAD's Bikram Singh Majithia to fight only from this constituency, and not also from the Majitha seat.

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Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi holds a door-to-door campaign in Morinda, Punjab

'Khadeda Hobe': SP, its allies tweak Mamata's 'Khela Hobe' to 'chase away' BJP in UP polls

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday took a swipe at the Samajwadi Party, saying the previous government built a Haj House, while a Mansarovar Bhawan was constructed in Ghaziabad under the BJP's rule.

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SP govt built Haj House, Kailash Mansarovar Bhawan constructed under BJP rule: CM Yogi

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday took a swipe at the Samajwadi Party, saying the previous government built a Haj House, while a Mansarovar Bhawan was constructed in Ghaziabad under the BJP's rule.

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No new tax will be imposed in Punjab after we come into power: AAP national convener-Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in Jalandhar

People of UP have seen the politics of 'badlaav' (change). They will never accept the politics of 'badla' (revenge): Union Minister Smriti Irani in Meerut

If Bikram Singh Majithia has guts then he will leave Majitha and contest elections only from the Amritsar East: Navjot Singh Sidhu

A law should definitely be made against religious conversions but nobody should be wrongly harassed through this: Arvind Kejriwal

After our govt came in 2017, goons have gone out of the border of UP. BSP spoke about a particular caste & Akhilesh Yadav's government spoke about mafia: Amit Shah

Akhilesh Yadav & Jayant Chaudhary are together only till counting. If their (SP) govt is formed, then Azam Khan will sit (in their govt) and Jayant Bhai will be out. Their candidates' list can say what will happen after elections: Amit Shah

Modi govt purchased Pegasus in 2017 along with other military technologies as centerpiece of a package,incl weapons and intelligence gear worth roughly $2 bn from Israel during PM Modi's visit: Surjewala

Government increased Budget to purchase Pegasus: Congress

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the first virtual rally for Uttar Pradesh on 31st January

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami offers prayers at Mankameshwar Temple

Punjab Congress chief and party's candidate from Amritsar East, Navjot Singh Sidhu files nomination for Punjab Elections 2022

BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda holds a door-to-door campaign in Bareilly

UP CM Yogi Adityanath to address Prabhavi Matdaata Samwad' in Baraut-Chhaprauli of Baghpat & Ghazibad today

JP Nadda to hold door-to-door campaigns in Bareilly-Etawah and address 'Prabhavi Matdaata Samwad'

Amit Shah to address 'Prabhavi Matdaata Samwad' and hold door-to-door campaigns in Muzaffarnagar-Saharanpur today

Bhupesh Baghel conducted a door-to-door campaign, ahead of the UP Elections

Farmers are very angry with Modi government: Jayant Chaudhary

Jayant Chaudharyof the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) tellsAmrita Madhukalyathat the Kairana model, which led to an RLD win in the 2018 byelection, will be up for show in the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh as the party joins hands with the SP.

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Uttarakhand polls: Harish Rawat, Godiyal file nominations

Former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat and state Congress president Ganesh Godiyal were among a host of candidates who filed their nomination papers for next month's state Assembly polls.

The polls are scheduled for February 14 in the state.

Rawat, who is the Congress campaign head in Uttarakhand, entered the fray from Lalkuan and Godiyal from Srinagar.