Lucknow: A day after he brushed aside as “hypothetical” the question whether he was planning to cross over to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress sources said on Saturday that former Union Minister Jitin Prasada may contest the Lok Sabha elections from Lucknow against Rajnath Singh of the Bharatiya Janata[Read More…]
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Congress leader Jitin Prasada to contest from Lucknow against Rajnath Singh?
A day after Senior Congress leader and two-time Lok Sabha MP Jitin Prasada, who is considered to be very close to Congress president Rahul Gandhi, was rumoured to join the Bharatiya Janata Party, sources suggest that the former minister of state for Human Resources is likely to contest from Lucknow.[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: BJP MLA Yogesh Verma shot at during Holi celebrations in Lakhimpur Kheri
Lucknow: Unidentified gunmen shot at Yogesh Verma, BJP MLA from Lakhimpur assembly constituency, on Thursday during Holi celebrations. The incident took place late afternoon while he was on his way back to his Rajgarh residence following Holi celebrations at his office in Patel Nagar area of the city. When he[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: IRS officer Preeta Harit resigns from post, joins Congress
Lucknow: IRS officer Preeta Harit, Principle Commissioner, Income Tax joined Congress party in presence of Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar on Wednesday. She resigned from her post of Principal Commissioner and the resignation has been accepted. Harit was born in a Palwal, Haryana. She got selected in civil services[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: After salary for February gets delayed, teachers organise ‘Holi of corruption’
Agra: Primary teachers, who are yet to receive their salaries for February participated in ‘Holi of corruption’ a symbolic gesture to show their unhappiness. The protest took place in front of the Basic Shiksha Adhikari’ (BSA) office. The teachers came together under the banner “Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh (RSM)” and alleged[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: BJP, Congress men fight as Priyanka Gandhi visits Varanasi
Varanasi: A minor scuffle broke out between Congress and BJP supporters while Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was visiting the Shastri Memorial at Shastri Chowk in Ramnagar here to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. BJP supporters had also raised pro-Modi slogans when Priyanka visited the Vindhyavasini Temple in[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh BJP president’ daughter-in-law joins Congress, calls it “ghar wapsi”
In a shocker to the Bharatiya Janata Party, Amruta Pandey, daughter-in-law of Uttar Pradesh BJP president Mahendra Nath Pandey joined the Congress party on Wednesday. Amruta joined the grand old party following her meeting with party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi. “My first home is Congress and it’s like returning to[Read More…]
UP BJP president’ daughter-in-law to join Congress in presence of Priyanka Gandhi, calls it “ghar wapsi”
In a huge blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party, Amrita Pandey, daughter-in-law of Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata party president Mahendra Nath Pandey is set to join Congress in presence of party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday. On why she is joining the Congress party, Amrita said that she has an[Read More…]
CM Yogi Adityanath’s claims in UP are bogus: Priyanka Gandhi
Bhadohi (Uttar Pradesh): Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on completing two years in power, saying his report card reads well but nothing has really been achieved. “I have been meeting every section of society, including farmers and Anganwadi workers. All are[Read More…]
UP: Delhi businessman is BSP candidate from Agra
Agra: While the BJP and the Congress are still finalising names, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has sprung a surprise by naming a Delhi businessman, Kunwar Rajvir Singh, as the ‘gathbandhan’ candidate, for the Fatehpur Sikri constituency. Singh was named after Seema Upadhyaya declined to try her luck again from[Read More…]
