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In Uttar Pradesh, a poll potboiler in the making

India, May 15 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) aim of winning at least 370 of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha in the ongoing general elections, and, together with its partners, in excess of 400, i... Read More


Keeping up with UP | Amethi and Rae Bareli: Where old political loyalties will fight the new political hegemon

India, May 14 -- "I was born in power," said Rahul Gandhi at a meeting held here in Lucknow on May 10 to discuss whether the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will change the country's Constitution if it c... Read More


Can Mayawati's move boomerang?

India, May 9 -- For Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati, famous for blistering attacks on her opponents - be it Congress, Samajwadi Party (SP) or the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), sacking her ne... Read More


Keeping up with UP | How victory margins matter in heated contests between BJP and Congress

India, May 7 -- On April 29, Union defence minister Rajnath Singh filed his nomination from the prestigious Lucknow constituency for a third term amid much fanfare. He was accompanied by the chief min... Read More


Women's safety ignored in election campaigns despite rising crimes

India, May 1 -- Crimes against women often become a subject of political outcry but rarely an election issue. Notwithstanding the ongoing slanging match over the Karnataka sex tape scandal and the San... Read More


Keeping up with UP | Priyanka in Rae Bareli and Rahul in Amethi will likely liven the ongoing lacklustre elections

India, April 26 -- The people of Rae Bareli are exuding confidence about Priyanka Gandhi contesting from Rae Bareli, the family seat vacated by her mother Sonia Gandhi for health reasons. Amethi is al... Read More


What direction will politics in Uttar Pradesh take after 2024 general elections?

India, April 23 -- The first two phases of Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh will not only indicate which way the wind will blow, but also send some significant political messages across the countr... Read More


Keeping up with UP | The power of a North Indian migrant in Maharashtra

India, April 20 -- Rajya Sabha member and former Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma was appointed the BJP's election in-charge of Maharashtra at the end of March. Immediately after land... Read More


Keeping up with UP | Analysts predict Muslim consolidation, say the community will vote en bloc in UP

India, April 13 -- In the 1991 film Silence of the Lambs, Clarice Starling, the detective played by Jodie Foster, tells Dr Hannibal, a psychopathic killer played by Anthony Hopkins, about how when she... Read More


Keeping up with UP | As young leaders emerge, Dalit community seeks their share of power

India, April 9 -- Young leadership is taking centre stage in Dalit politics around the country and certainly in Uttar Pradesh. Akash Anand, the nephew of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati... Read More