Keeping up with UP: Sonia Gandhi-Mamata Banerjee meeting and politics of hugs

India, June 15 -- Politicians have a way of messaging. Behind every handshake and hug lies a reason. One such warm hug hit the headlines when Congress leader Sonia Gandhi met former chief minister Mam... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Why Congress faces toughest challenge despite revival signs

India, June 8 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been credited with the smooth power transition in Karnataka, allying with the rising regional party, Tamil Nadu's ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, and... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Why parties court Bahujan Samaj Party despite its decline

India, June 1 -- In 1996, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was on the rise when a beleaguered Congress sought an alliance for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. The BSP obliged. By then, the BSP had s... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Will Samajwadi Party keep 2024 momentum in 2027 poll

India, May 25 -- "Send me to Mahabharata, in the Kurukshetra," Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav said at a media conclave when asked if he had a choice to travel back in time, where it would b... Read More

Keeping up with UP: After Bengal, Bihar euphoria, BJP out to keep the momentum going in seven states

India, May 16 -- After winning in two electorally tough states -- West Bengal and Bihar -- the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is preparing for important assembly polls next year. Assembly elections are... Read More

Keeping up with UP: The day when UP had 2 CMs and the Governor held sway

India, May 9 -- In the 1996 mid-term assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 174 seats, emerging as the single largest party in a 424-member house in undivided Uttar Pradesh. The BJP fail... Read More

Keeping up with UP | How Bengal poll results will impact the battle for UP

India, May 3 -- Geographically, Kolkata and Lucknow are 1,000 kilometres apart; politically, their DNAs differ sharply. Ideally, a poll result in West Bengal should have no direct bearing on Uttar Pra... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Will women help BJP retain power

India, April 30 -- In March 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi credited women for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s victories in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Manipur assembly elections. "Wher... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Dalit women take the lead in Ambedkarite movement

India, April 20 -- On April 14, the annual spotlight remained on processions and politics marking the birth anniversary of Bhimrao Ambedkar, the head of the Constitution's drafting committee who champ... Read More

Keeping up with UP: Why Mayawati continues to matter despite BSP's loss of ground

India, April 13 -- In her memoir, 'Mere Sangharshmay Jeevan Evam Bahujan Movement Ka Safarnaama', former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati calls the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) a symbol of the digni... Read More

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