Adityanath's first test
The UP local body election results will be announced on December 1 and they promise to change the narrative in the run-up to 2019
Akhilesh yadav
Congress: A Party in Shambles
Like Nero who played the lyre while Rome burnt, Rahul Gandhi is blissfully oblivious to the torpor and rot that have gripped the Congress
Sanjay Kapoor Delhi
Congress: Down but Not Out
Conversations from ground zero of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections reveal a startling truth, the Congress party may have been on the downslide for some time now but any attempt to dismiss it completely would be imprudent
Abeer Kapoor Delhi
Will Akhilesh pass the litmus test?
While there is widespread consensus that the young Samajwadi Party chief has salvaged his image by distancing himself from the old guard, the opinion regarding his five-year rule remains as divided as ever
Abeer Kapoor Delhi
UP: Akhilesh looks set to 'Cycle' back to power?
The Samajwadi Party's alliance with the Congress will help them reap rich electoral dividends
Pradeep Kapoor Lucknow
UP: Left Front announces second list of 29 candidates
The left is unlikely to win many seats, but could help in building narrative for other secular parties against BJP's economic policies
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
‘SP and BJP are two sides of the same coin’: Sudhindra Bhadoria
Criticising the two other contenders in the electoral race, BSP spokesperson Sudhindra Bhadoria says that his party is the only party that will ensure good governance
Shalini Sharma Delhi
SP-Congress Alliance Gives Cold Shoulder to Ajit Singh's RLD?
Post the Muzaffarnagar riots there is little space for the RLD in the emerging alliances in the run up to the elections in Uttar Pradesh
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
UP: SP-Congress-RLD alliance; breakthrough likely in next 24 hrs
Confusion still persists within the new alliance partners of the ruling Samajwadi Party, the Congress and the Rashtriya Lok Dal(RLD), leading to delay in the announcement of seats and a joint campa
The civil war in Samajwadi party continues
With father and son squabbling, uncles adding to the quarrel, the Samajwadi Party has become a splintered party
Pradeep Kapoor Lucknow