Top BJP brass skips Uttar Pradesh poll performance reviewJune 15th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday held a meeting to review its poor Lok Sabha poll performance in Uttar Pradesh but top leaders like party president Rajnath Singh, Murli Manohar Joshi, Maneka Gandhi, her son Varun were conspicuous by their absence. Nearly 50 party members attended the meeting chaired by state BJP president Ramapati Ram Tripathi and senior leader Kalraj Mishra.
Varun faces 'threat for speaking as true Indian'April 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Controversial Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi Monday said he was facing a 'threat for speaking as a true Indian against terrorism', and asked the Election Commission to direct the Uttar Pradesh government to upgrade his security. 'IB (Intelligence Bureau) reports have disclosed a threat to my safety.
BSP will get 35-40 seats in Uttar Pradesh: NDTV surveyApril 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will make major gains in Uttar Pradesh, bagging around 40 seats, while the Samajwadi Party will lose in a big way in the Lok Sabha polls, according to an opinion poll by TV news channel NDTV. The survey said the BSP, which won 19 Lok Sabha seats in the 2004 polls, is likely to get 35-40 seats in the 2009 elections.
Poll panel orders removal of Uttar Pradesh home secretaryApril 7th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Election Commission Tuesday ordered the Uttar pradesh government to remove Principal Home Secretary Kunwar Fateh Bahadur ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. According to an official spokesman, the commission has sought a panel of three names to finalise the next incumbent.
Poll panel transfers three Uttar Pradesh police officialsMarch 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Friday transferred three senior police officials in Uttar Pradesh after complaints they were favouring a particular political party. Complaints was filed against Senior Superintendent of Police Gorakhpur Yogendra Pachauri, Superintendent of Police Kushinagar, Gyan Singh, and Superintendent of Police Mainpuri S.R.S Aditya.
16 BSP nominees in Uttar Pradesh have criminal pastMarch 25th, 2009 LUCKNOW - At least 16 of the 80 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Lok Sabha candidates in Uttar Pradesh have a criminal past, says the National Election Watch, a voluntary body opposed to criminalisation of politics. According to its study, 13 of the BSP's 16 tainted nominees were involved in heinous offences like murder, attempt to murder, extortion and kidnapping.
No more poll alliance talks with Samajwadi Party: CongressMarch 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Putting all speculation to rest, the Congress party Wednesday announced that possibilities of a poll alliance with the Samajwadi Party for the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh were over. 'Certainly the possibilities of alliance with Samajwadi Party are over now.
BJP announces four candidates for Uttar PradeshMarch 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday night declared candidates for four Uttar Pradesh constituencies for the Lok Sabha polls. The constituencies for which BJP nominees were announced include Dhaurahara, Sitapur, Basti and Kushinagar, a party statement said.
Uttar Pradesh polling stations to have telecom facilitiesMarch 6th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Each of the 128,112 polling stations in Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha elections will have at least one telecommunication facility to ensure prompt and direct connectivity with voting officials, India's poll panel chief here said Thursday. 'We have taken some special measures to curb cross-border movement of people, which in the past has been the cause of trouble during polling in areas along inter-state borders,' Chief Election Commissioner N.
Ulema Council releases first list of Lok Sabha candidatesMarch 5th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Ulema Council in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday released the first list of its five candidates for the Lok Sabha polls. 'The list comprises our Lok Sabha nominees for the Azamgarh, Lalganj, Jaunpur, Machlishehar and Lucknow parliamentary constituencies in Uttar Pradesh,' Maulana Amir Rashadi Madni, convener of the Ulema Council, told IANS by telephone from Azamgarh.
Congress names 24 candidates for Uttar PradeshMarch 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Wednesday released its first list of 24 candidates from Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha elections, including its president Sonia Gandhi and general secretary Rahul Gandhi. The list includes some of the rebels of the Samajwadi Party, with which the Congress has been trying to work out a pre-poll alliance in the state.
Election Commission to review poll preparedness in Lucknow, PatnaMarch 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After announcing the five-phase voting dates for the Lok Sabha elections, the three-member Election Commission of India will leave Wednesday to review poll preparedness in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. 'The full Election Commission will be leaving tomorrow (Wednesday) evening for Lucknow to undertake review of preparation for the general election in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.
BJP, RLD finalise poll alliance in Uttar PradeshFebruary 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Gearing up for the Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday said that it has finalised its pre-poll alliance with the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), a party with some influence in western Uttar Pradesh. 'The alliance with the RLD has been finalised.
BSP bags seven of 12 legislative council seats in Uttar PradeshJanuary 21st, 2009 LUCKNOW - The ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) bagged seven of the 12 vacant seats in the Uttar Pradesh legislative council to which biennial poll was held here Thursday. While three seats went to the opposition Samajwadi Party, two were retained by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
BSP bags seven of 12 legislative council seats in Uttar PradeshJanuary 21st, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) bagged seven of the 12 vacant seats in the state legislative council to which biennial poll was held here Thursday. While three seats went to the Samajwadi Party, two were retained by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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