Addressing a rally at the CL College ground in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati said that ‘gunda and mafia raj’ would return to the state if the Mulayam Singh Yadav led Samajwadi Party came to power in the Assembly polls.
Elections in Uttar Pradesh’s 403 constituencies are being held in seven phases. In the fourth phase Sunday, an estimated 57 per cent voting was recorded in 56 constituencies. The last phase of the polls is scheduled for March 3 and the results would be out March 6.
The two opposing leaders addressing rallies in Kanpur today where polls will go on February 23. first Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi who has been campaigning hard for the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls is scheduled to hold a rally in Kanpur. Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said, ” Rahul Gandhi’s campaign programme in Kanpur is confirmed. He will takeout a roadshow in support of the party candidates”.
Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari will also be seen today in Kanpur where he is scheduled to address people in support of his party candidates. Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, while casting her vote in a Lucknow school, said, “My party will do even better than 2007″. Mayawati expressed his confidence on Sunday that her party would win the 2012 elections and again form the government in Lucknow.
The fourth phase of polling in the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh polls is being organised today. As many as 17.2 million voters are eligible to elect their representatives spread across 56 constituencies in 11 districts, including state capital Lucknow.
A total of 57 % voting recorded in an incident free 4th phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. covering Rae Bareli and Amethi, strongholds of Nehru-Gandhi family, and part of backward Bundelkhand region whose development Rahul Gandhi has espoused. “Polling for the fourth phase covering 11 districts started at 7 AM amidst tight security arrangements and picked up as the day progressed,” Polling has been peaceful.
Polling was held in Hardoi, Unnao, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Farukkhabad, Kannauj, Banda, Chitrakoot, Fatehpur, Pratapgarh and CSM Nagar which includes Amethi. A combined electorate of 1.74 crore in this phase would seal the fate of…
Former deputy prime minister and BJP leader Lal Krishan Advani Preferring to speak about own achievements in BJP-ruled states and party’s dream of converting Uttar Pradesh into Uttam Pardesh, Advani was addressing a huge public rally on Ramlila ground in Shastri Nagar on Sunday evening in support of BJP candidates contesting from the 10 assembly constituencies of the district.
Advani also targetted the BSP supremo Mayawati and the BSP government for giving a poor governance to the people of the state. He said Kanpur had been pulled back in terms of development at a time when other states, especially those where BJP…
Reacting to Nitin Gadkari’s criticism of Rahul Gandhi, Congress told the BJP president that he should focus on his work and “not become an astrologer”. “It will be better if he does not become an astrologer and focus on his work as party chief,” party spokesperson Renuka Chowdhary told.
Rahul Gandhi has proved that he is not yet mature. Tearing a party’s manifesto during a public meeting clearly shows his immature behaviour. He is immature and is not fit to be in national politics. This is childish behaviour and he has proved it, the BJP president told an election rally in…