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The BJP led by PM Narendra Modi pulled all stops to ensure BJP sweeps in the Prime Minister’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi. As UP entered the last phase of election, PM Modi ...

5th of April 2011 was a watershed moment in the history of India. A 70-year-old Gandhian Anna Hazare sat on an indefinite Hunger strike when Manmohan Singh, then Prime Minister of ...

Bal Thackeray was a political legend and figurehead in the city of Mumbai and its polity. The idea of Shiv Sena, borne out from the 'son of the soils' movement has ...

It won’t be incorrect if one says that except the Communists representing the leftist ideology and right to centre (purely in Indian context) BJP, all other political parties in India are ...

Election campaigning in the state of Uttar Pradesh seems to have finally shifted gears following the aftershocks of demonetization. Pre-poll surveys indicate it is a two-way fight between the alliance of ...

Samajwadi Patron Mulayam Singh Yadav announced his displeasure with his son and UP CM Akhilesh Yadav’s decision to have an alliance with the Indian National Congress and refused to campaign for ...

I remember a scene out of Madhur Bhandarkars political saga 'Satta' where newly emerged political leader Raveena Tandon encounters a few chauvinistic men bragging about women and their possible sexual exploitation. ...

I belong to a generation where the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar was the most prized possession for a bowler. In a cricket frenzy India, the stakes of any intensely volatile cricket ...

To be able to forecast the results of an election, one must analyse the results of the previous elections first. In the case of Uttar Pradesh we need to analyse previous ...

As assembly elections in a few states are on the cards, the magnanimity of UP is undeniable. Along with the impact it has on Indian polity, the demographic aspects coupled with ...

As expected, the pillow fight within the Samajwadi Pariwar was over and Akhilesh Yadav is now projected as the ‘victor’ in the fight. It took no time for Akhilesh to announce ...

Why everyone says the route to Delhi is through Uttar Pradesh? Perhaps the state resembles the character of entire India in one state. In this state seeking Muslim votes is a ...