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Assembly election 2022: Campaign for 5th phase of polling in UP on Sunday ends

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 02, 2022, 17:14:30 IST

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Assembly election 2022: Campaign for 5th phase of polling in UP on Sunday ends

As assembly elections are now the latter phases, with only Manipur and some parts of UP still left to vote. While campaigning continues for these regions, talks are already on for likely scenarios post-results in states that have already voted. Stay with TOI for all updates.

12:40 (IST) Feb 24

We have worked hard to rebuild Congress in Uttar Pradesh, reconnect cadre with public: Priyanka Gandhi

12:40 (IST) Feb 24

UP politicians believe they will get votes on basis of religion and caste, don't feel need to perform on other counts, says Priyanka Gandhi, reports PTI

11:23 (IST) Feb 24

Priyanka Gandhi to hold door to door campaign from Fazlur Rahman Park to Shahar Kotwali in Barabanki at 4 pm

11:13 (IST) Feb 24

Priyanka Gandhi to hold door to door campaign from Ram Nagar Inter College to Thana Chauraha in Barabanki in UP

10:47 (IST) Feb 24

Priyanka Gandhi's public meeting at Masakanwa, Gaura, Gonda at 1:30pm

10:31 (IST) Feb 24

Priyanka Gandhi to address public meeting at Masauli, Zaidpur, Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh at 12 pm

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10:30 (IST) Feb 24

AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi to campaign for Congress candidates in Uttar Pradesh

09:59 (IST) Feb 24

Read: Kiren Rijiju accuses Akhilesh Yadav of insulting Lord Buddha

Rijiju shared a video of Yadav purportedly not receiving the bust being given to him as a gift and apparently asking that it be kept backstage. The rally took place in Kaushambhi a few days ago. Several BJP leaders too have accused the SP chief of insulting Lord Buddha.

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09:41 (IST) Feb 24

Kiren Rijiju accuses Akhilesh Yadav of insulting Lord Buddha, reports PTI

08:46 (IST) Feb 24

UP elections: 60% turnout in UP 4th phase lower than in 2017

Four out of nine districts in UP’s Avadh, Terai and Bundelkhand regions on Wednesday reported a higher voter turnout than in 2017, including a decade high of 61% in Lucknow, but the overall figure of just over 60% in the 59 seats that went to polls in Round 4 fell short of the 62% clocked five years ago.

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08:25 (IST) Feb 24

Uttar Pradesh: Re-poll in Karhal booth shows increase in turnout

Re-polling at the Jaswantpur booth in Mainpuri district’s Karhal on Wednesday saw a marginal increase in the voter turnout as compared to Sunday, when the constituency went to the polls in the third phase of assembly elections. There was an increase by 3.36% (75.86%) in the turnout at the booth on Wednesday, as it had earlier recorded a turnout of 72.50 %. The re-election was conducted following complaints of "bogus voting and booth capturing" made by BJP candidate and Union Minister SP Singh Baghel. Baghel is up against SP chief Akhilesh Yadav from this high profile seat in the state assembly elections. Read full story

08:19 (IST) Feb 24

PM Modi cites triple-talaq pain, attacks SP over family jibe

After SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said that only a person who has a family can understand others’ pain, PM Narendra Modi hit back on Wednesday, asking why the pain of Muslim women, who were victims of triple talaq, was not felt by “those having families”.

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07:43 (IST) Feb 24

Interview: BJP in comfortable position in UP, will get thumping majority, says Amit Shah

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07:28 (IST) Feb 24

BJP had been chased away from Uttarakhand. Will offer a land to CM Yogi (after losing elections in UP) to build a 'Kotiya' (cottage) in Uttarakhand : Former chief minister of Uttarakhand & Congress leader Harish Rawat

06:46 (IST) Feb 24

Uttarakhand polls: EC directs police to register case regarding video showing ballot tampering

06:46 (IST) Feb 24

It was eventually the BJP government that provided relief to Muslim women by coming up with a law banning triple talaq: PM

06:45 (IST) Feb 24

PM Modi lashed out at the opposition, essentially SP, for ignoring the difficulties faced by Muslim women “for the sake of a vote bank”.

06:44 (IST) Feb 24

PM Narendra Modi hit back on Wednesday, asking why the pain of Muslim women, who were victims of triple talaq, was not felt by “those having families”.

05:26 (IST) Feb 24

The Union home minister did not agree that BSP’s perceived decline would help SP by minimising division of anti-BJP votes.

05:26 (IST) Feb 24

Shah rejected claims that BJP has used terms like “mafia raj” and “bulldozer”