Lucknow Feb 21 PTI Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday began a major road show in the state capital to drum up support for party candidates ahead of the February 23 assembly elections in Uttar PradeshThe Congress general secretary sat atop an SUV along with party candidate Lalan Kumar from Bakshi ka Talab constituency as they went ona door-to-door campaign in the Chinhat areaMonday also marks the last day of campaigning for the fourth phase pollsShe was joined by enthused party workers during the campaign and the people also accorded her welcome whichever area the convoy went through Priyanka ji also distributed ladki hoon lad sakti hoon wrist bands to girls and women during the road show a Congress office-bearer saidGandhis road show is scheduled to cover large parts of Lucknow throughout the day the office-bearer saidLucknow has a total of nine assembly constituencies Except for Mohanlalganj which is held by the Samajwadi Party all other seats were won by BJP candidates in 2017 electionsLucknow goes to polls on February 23 during the fourth phase of the elections whose results will be declared on March 10 PTI KIS DV DV

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 20 (ANI): The second list of the Congress party for 41 seats released on Thursday for the upcoming Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh comprises of 40 per cent of women candidates.

New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): After allotting 40 per cent tickets to women candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Congress party will now pay special attention to campaigning for them.

Lucknow Nov 24 PTI The Uttar Pradesh Congress will launch a 15-day membership campaign on the Constitution Day on November 26 with a target of enrolling one crore new members a party leader said on WednesdayThe campaign will continue till December 10 On November 26 Bhim Charcha and dinner will be organised in villages settlements and wards Contributions of Dr B R Ambedkar the architect of the Constitution will be discussed Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee UPCC president Ajay Kumar Lallu saidDuring the campaign one crore new members will be added under the slogan Ek Parivaar Naye Sadasya Chaar one family four new members Lallu said adding that all new members will have to give a missed call on 8230005000 to register themselvesThe drive will be conducted in all rural and urban areas at major markets bus stands and railway stations among other places he saidCamps with banners of Ladki Hoon Lar Sakti Hoon will be set up outside womens colleges to take Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadras message to female students Lallu saidFive-member teams will be formed at nyaya panchayat or ward level in every assembly constituency Each team will add 25 new members every day the Uttar Pradesh Congress chief added PTI SAB IJT

Chitrakoot (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 18 (ANI) Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visited Kamtanath temple and performed barefoot parikrama (circumambulations) around the Kamadgiri mountain in Chitrakoot on Wednesday.

Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], October 25 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Congress leaders Rajesh Pati Tripathi and Lalitesh Pati Tripathi on Monday joined the Trinamool Congress here.

Lucknow: National Spokesperson of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Sambit Patra on Thursday tweeted a video of ‘Kisan Nyay’ rally addressed by Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi in Varanasi where Azan prayer was read.

So Priyanka Vadra and Congress ..did this in their Varanasi Rally on 14 Oct to appease … pic.twitter.com/2Mz83sh0Ur — Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) October 14, 2021 Uttar Pradesh Congress claimed the video as manipulated and retweeted their response and that said all religious prayers were held and not just Azan and that they will take action against Sambit Patra’s fake claim, “This is a #ManipulatedVideo.

New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): With his appointment as the AICC senior observer for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Bhupesh Baghel appears to be secure in the post of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister at least for a while now amid the tussle in the state Congress unit.

Lucknow Sep 27 PTI With the Yogi Adityanath government taking credit for cracking down on criminals and making it an election issue political parties are now having a rethink on aligning with those who have a criminal background but also enjoy influence in their areasBJP leaders including the chief minister have been lately making claims on how the Uttar Pradesh government has improved the states law and order situation by crushing the mafia and even demolishing unauthorised buildings owned by themAdding heft to the state governments claims Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while speaking at a public meeting in Maharajganj last week had remarked that development requires good law and order and criminals start trembling even in their sleep when they hear the name of Chief Minister YogiIn a bid to distance herself from criminal elements BSP chief Mayawati recently declared that her party will not field its jailed party MLA from Mau Mukhtar Ansari again in the assembly elections due early next yearShe also tweeted that the BSP will not field bahubalis strongmen and mafia in the upcoming pollsFive-time MLA from Mau Mukhtar Ansari who was accused in several serious cases including the murder of MLA Krishnanand Rai of Ghazipurs Mohammadabad region in the year 2005 is currently lodged in Banda jailHowever smaller outfits like the Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM are desperate to find their footing in the political scene of Uttar Pradesh and are not averse to wooing the the alleged criminals from bigger partiesThe AIMIM has offered Mukhtar Ansari the seat of his choice while Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party SBSP president Omprakash Rajbhar an old ally of the jailed legislator has come out in his supportBesides Mukhtar Ansari others who have continued to find their way to different houses with the support of political parties are Gyanpur Bhadohi MLA Vijay Mishra Sayedaraja Chandauli MLA Sushil Singh former Jaunpur MP Dhananjay Singh and Phulpur MP Atiq AhmedOn August 28 Sibagatullah Ansari the elder brother of Mukhtar Ansari and a two-time MLA from Ghazipurs Mohammadabad constituency left the Bahujan Samaj Party BSP for the Samajwadi Party SP triggering speculations that the Akhilesh Yadav-led party will use the Ansari brothers who have influence in eastern Uttar Pradesh to polarise Muslim votesWhen asked SP spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary said The SP never gives tickets to criminals We believe in principle that criminalisation in politics is fatal for democracy SP will not give tickets to criminals Senior spokesperson of the BJP Harishchandra Srivastava told PTI Filing of a case is not a proof of a person being a criminal Lawsuits are sometimes filed due to political reasons but as far as BJP is concerned it has always been against criminalisation of politics In 2017 BJP gave the slogan of crime-free Uttar Pradesh When reminded that Ashok Singh Chandel got a BJP ticket from Hamirpur Srivastava said I cant say if something has happened as an exception but as a policy the party is always against giving political cloaks to criminals and even in 2022 this policy will be followed Accused of murder Chandel won from Hamirpur in the 2017 assembly election but was sentenced by the court and had to resign after being convictedSimilarly Kuldeep Singh Sengar who won from Bangermau in Unnao by contesting the election on a BJP ticket had to resign after being convicted of rapeMeanwhile Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu said The Congress party will not give tickets to those detained in serious criminal cases According to the Association for Democratic Reform ADR report 147 MLAs in the 403-member Uttar Pradesh Assembly have criminal cases registered against them These include 83 of the BJP 11 of the SP four of the BSP and one of the CongressAccording to ADR convenor Sanjay Singh in 2017 the BSP gave tickets to 38 per cent people with criminal cases registered against them followed by SP 37 per cent BJP 36 per cent and Congress 32 per cent PTI AR SAB RHL

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 24 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be contesting the 2022 Assembly Polls in Uttar Pradesh in alliance with Nishad Party and Apna Dal, under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister and BJP's election in-charge in the state, Dharmendra Pradhan announced in Lucknow on Friday.