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Modi hails Yogi govt, BJP policies, but was ANI interview in violation of MCC?

A day ahead of polling for the first phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared on an interview with ANI’s Smita Prakash, and while it may not have been in direct violation of the model code of conduct issued by the election commission, the broadcast…

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2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections | Over 60% turnout recorded in phase 1

58 seats recorded 63.47% voting in the 2017 election; highest turnout recorded in Kairana, which saw a high-pitched campaign.

The Hindu

Why UP election may be a referendum on BJP govt’s handling of Covid-19, farmers’ protest

NEW DELHI: As Uttar Pradesh goes to the first of the seven phases of election on Thursday, the BJP government led by chief minister Yogi Adityanath faces a stiff challenge from the opposition parties, particularly the Samajwadi Party, to retain power in the most populous state of the country.

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Indian state begins voting in test for Modi's Hindu politics

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party is touting Hindu-first politics and big-ticket construction projects to woo voters in the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh

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Voters reach polling booths despite cold, foggy weather in UP's Aligarh

Voters reached the polling booths in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh city to cast their votes amid foggy and cold weather on Thursday morning.

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Uttar Pradesh polls: 35.03 per cent voter turnout till 3 pm in first phase

Uttar Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of 35.03% per cent till 1pm across 58 constituencies in 11 districts during the first phase of the state assembly polls.

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Vote to free country from "every fear": Rahul Gandhi

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi urged people to vote to free the country from "fear" as polling in 11 districts for the first phase of Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh commenced on Thursday morning.

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UP polls: EVMs facing issues replaced in Shamli district

The District Magistrate of Uttar Pradesh's Shamli on Thursday informed that some complaints regarding Electronic Voting Machines have been received from a few polling booths as voting for the first phase of State assembly elections began today morning.

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UP assembly polls: Voting for first phase underway in 58 constituencies

Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections underway on Thursday at 7:00 am.

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Factbox-The key issues in India's upcoming state elections

Uttar Pradesh, the first of five Indian states going to the polls this month, begins voting in a state election on Thursday. Here are some key facts about the elections, and why they are important.

Reuters

India's biggest state holds election in key test of Modi's popularity

India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh begins voting on Thursday in the first of a series of local elections that will be a key test of the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling party.

Reuters

Only BSP has iron will to change face of UP: Mayawati

LUCKNOW: Telling people that it is not sensible to keep getting cheated in elections by parties which have done nothing for the poor from both upper and lower castes, BSP chief Mayawati said it was only her party that had the “iron will” to change the face of Uttar Pradesh.

The Times of India

UP polls 2022: A wrong decision can make UP a Kashmir, Kerala or West Bengal, says Yogi Adityanath

LUCKNOW: On the eve of the first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh, chief minister Yogi Adityanath urged the voters to make their “big decision” wisely as a small mistake “can make UP the next Kashmir, Kerala or Bengal”.

The Times of India

UP elections 2022: Over 2 crore voters to seal fate of 623 candidates in 11 districts

LUCKNOW: A population equivalent to that of Sri Lanka is set to decide the fate of 623 candidates in the first phase of 18th legislative assembly election in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.

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School hijab ban targets India’s Muslims as Hindu hardliners eye key vote

A ban on Islamic veils in schools in a southern Indian state has sparked protests and counter-protests between Muslim and Hindu, raising religious identity issues that have long served the ruling Hindu nationalist party’s electoral agenda as the country’s most populous state holds a critical election.

The Hindu

Revisiting the politics of social justice in Uttar Pradesh

The regime in the State has no road map to genuinely empower the vast majority of marginalised communities

The Hindu

2022 Uttar Pradesh Elections phase 1 | Over 2.28 crore voters to decide fate of 623 candidates

First phase of 58 seats in western U.P. will reflect impact of the farmers’ protest.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh elections: CM Yogi Adityanath shares another pic with PM Narendra Modi, this time proclaiming victory

LUCKNOW: With less than 18 hours to go to the first phase of voting, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath tweeted a picture in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi has raised his hand high, tagging a couplet proclaiming victory.

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Daily Dose Ep 966: Congress UP manifesto, Colombia landslides

Yusra Hasan brings you the news from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, and Colombia.

The Times of India

Curtain-Raiser: All eyes on Jatland as UP votes in round one of 7-phase battle

LUCKNOW: Claims and counterclaims on the impacts of farmers' protest, law and order situation and communal division would be put to test as the western frontier of Uttar Pradesh votes in the first phase on Thursday.

The Times of India

MP: Dry days in districts on UP border due to poll

BHOPAL: Sale of liquor in districts adjoining Uttar Pradesh would remain suspended for 48 hours prior to polling and counting for UP assembly elections. Order in this regard were issued by the MP state commercial taxes department on Monday.

The Hindu

Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls | Samajwadi Party manifesto promises free petrol to autorickshaw drivers, urban job scheme

Akhilesh vows to make U.P.’s farmers debt-free in 3 years

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Daily Dose Ep 965: BJP’s manifesto for UP, Karnataka hijab protests

Supriti David brings you the news from Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, and Russia.

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Assembly polls: BJP's plane of lies won't land in UP this time, says Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday in a rally with Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee launched a veiled attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after his physical visit to Bijnor was cancelled citing 'bad weather' on Monday, and said, "the BJP's plane of lies won't be able to land…

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Mamata urges people vote for Akhilesh, don't fall for BJP's false promises

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday urged people to vote for Samajwadi Party and defeat Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.

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