Riding on brand Modi, BJP has come back to power in Uttar Pradesh after an exile of 15 years. ‘UP ke ladke’ were swept away by Modi wave as BJP on its own bagged 311 seats. Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance was reduced to 54 seats and Mayawati’s BSP had to remain content with 19 seats. Individually, SP managed only 47 seats while Congress were reduced to a single digit for the first time in history of state and managed only 7 seats. Music: Big Bang Fuzz For more videos, subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2aIcith Check out The Quint for more news: https://www.thequint.com
After his party suffered a resounding defeat at the hands of the BJP, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav met Governor Ram Naik on Saturday and submitted his resignation. Akhilesh Yadav met the Governor at the Raj Bhawan, and was asked to continue as caretaker Chief Minister till the next government is sworn in, officials said.
Congress Dismisses Exit Poll Projections A day after exit polls painted a favourable picture for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Uttarakhand, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi declared that his party’s alliance with the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh would emerge as a clear winner. Gandhi also seemed to question the authenticity of exit polls, adding that he “had seen how exit polls were presented” before Bihar in 2016.
While most polls predict a fractured mandate with BJP leading, Axis My India and Today's Chanakya have predicted landslide win for BJP. For more videos, subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2aIcith Check out The Quint for more news: https://www.thequint.com The average exit poll results – which in the past have proven to be unreliable – gave 180 seats to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 403-member Uttar Pradesh assembly, way short of the 202-mark needed to form a government. Music: Big Bang Fuzz To Stay Updated, Download The Quint App: Google Play Store: http://bit.ly/2doDlOo Apple App Store: http://apple.co/2d6qYnT
The clash of the titans has got star billing in Varanasi on 4 March, as prime minister Narendra Modi and his chief opponents, Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi, promise to bring this ancient city to a halt with their respective roadshows. But 24-hours is a long time in this holy city. Nothing like a walk along the ghats in the early morning or when the sun sets to allow you to enter the illusion that the city is teetering on the edge of the river. The call of the boatman dispels the moment. “Boat ride, madam?”
In the final phase of Uttar Pradesh elections on 8 March, Mirzapur will be one of the seven districts to vote. Who matters to the locals there this election season? Will the Modi factor exceed the Akhilesh factor in UP? Is Mayawati being underestimated? In Mirzapur district’s Marihan village, locals join Barkha Dutt for a chaupal – and tell her who they think is leading in this politically heated race.
Addressing a rally in Ambedkar Nagar, BSP supremo Mayawati slammed BJP President Amit Shah’s ‘Kasab’ jibe. Maywati said that the comments expose the low level thinking of BJP leaders. She added that currently, there is no bigger ‘Kasab’ or terrorist than Amit Shah in the country.
Earlier on Wednesday, Amit Shah had given the acronym ‘Kasab’ to Congress, SP and BSP during a campaign rally in Chauri Chaura.
A total of 826 candidates are in fray, whose fate will be decided by 2.41 crore voters, including 1.10 crore women and 1,026 belonging to third gender category. While the maximum number of 21 candidates are in Etawah, minimum of three candidates are in Haidergarh (Barabanki).
