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In a strategic move ahead of upcoming polls, the BJP expanded its Yogi cabinet, inducting six new ministers. The reshuffle heavily favors backward and Dalit communities, aiming to counter the Samajwadi Party's 'PDA' narrative. This expansion, the second and likely last, brings the ministry to its maximum strength, balancing caste and regional representation.

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Election campaigns in Chennai are embracing theatrical tactics, featuring lookalikes, drum processions, and even animal costumes to captivate voters. While social media warriors disseminate digital content, seasoned politicians like MLA Dha Velu emphasize the enduring power of personal connections and extensive fieldwork. Senior leaders are also leveraging caravan campaigns for broader reach, adapting to evolving public engagement strategies.

Uttar Pradesh's voter count is approaching 13 crore. A voter roll revision exercise is nearing completion. Notices were issued and hearings held for millions of voters. Many names were removed due to migration or other reasons. Thousands of applications for corrections and updates were also processed. The final electoral roll will be published soon.

Uttar Pradesh's voter count is nearing 13 crore following a surge in new applications during the 2026 voter roll revision. Despite over 3.26 crore notices issued for verification, the final electoral roll is set for publication on April 10. Deletions, primarily due to migration and self-initiation, have also been processed.

Samajwadi Party is reportedly in talks with political consultancy firm I-PAC to design its campaign for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh elections. The agency has begun preliminary groundwork in select constituencies, preparing a sample campaign for presentation to party leadership. I-PAC, previously managed by Prashant Kishor, is currently handling the Trinamool Congress campaign in West Bengal.

On his fourth visit to UP, chief minister of Chhattisgarh and Congress party observer for up elections Bhupesh Baghel shared that Congress and Priyanka Gandhi were the only hope for UP as all other players were silent on problems and challenges being faced by people. He spoke to Shailvee Sharda & Neha Lalchandani.

Was it a Modi wave or the SP-Cong tussle which led to thumping success of turncoat and BJP candidate Brajesh Pathak from Lucknow Central seat? SP candidate Ravidas Mehrotra who lost to Pathak by 5094 votes blamed his defeat to their alliance partner Congress.

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Noida candidate Pankaj Singh is leading with a significant margin than its nearest rival Sunil Chaudhury of Samajwadi Party. Singh has bagged 61382 votes while Chaudhury got 20373 votes in the 13th round of counting.

Builders here are hopeful of a spurt in sales in the real estate sector while homebuyers are also upbeat about the BJP victory boding well for them.

In a surprise move, Samajwadi Party (SP) on Friday replaced its candidate Madhushyam Rai by Udainarayan Gupta from Tamkuhiraj assembly seat in Kushinagar as the former was going to file his nomination papers.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath would win the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh, according to a survey conducted by IANS-CVoter. According to the IANS-CVoter Snap Poll, 52% of its respondents say Adityanath will win the up elections while 37% believe Adityanath will not return to power in the politically crucial state.

As Samajwadi Party looks for the reasons for its defeat in the up elections, party patriarch Mulayam is convinced that the alliance with the Congress did SP in and there was absolutely no need for it.

In an attempt to seize the political initiative ahead of the 2012 up elections, Congress has decided to announce its candidates about a year in advance.

BJP swept the polls in the three Gautam Budh Nagar assembly seats of Noida, Jewar and Dadri. BJP not only retained its Noida seat but also increased its victory margin to over one lakh votes.

The BJP swept the Uttar Pradesh state polls today - call it the 'Modi wave' or the 'saffron wave' . The result mirrors the 2014 Lok Sabha battle, which the BJP won by a majority. The party didn't project a chief ministerial candidate, and most people today - after definitive leads came in - started talking about a 'Modi win' in UP rather than a 'BJP win.' Two exit polls - Aaj Tak and Today's Chanakya predicted a BJP sweep - but most others said the poll would be too close to call. In the end, the BJP had the last laugh.

With 21% of voting population, community can make or mar political fortunes in UP election