Riding high on its plank of nationalism, Hindutva and a perceived improvement in the law and order, BJP registered a massive win in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls bagging 272 seats in a house of 403 with its alliance partners Apna Dal and Nishad Party and scripted history by becoming the first party to win a second term in the state after 35 years. The Samajwadi Party (SP),
Exuding confidence in poll victory, Uttar Pradesh Minister Neelkanth Tiwari on Monday said that the people of Kashi share a special bond with Prime Minister Narendra Modi under whose leadership several developmental works have taken place in the city, including the redevelopment of the Vishwanath Dham (temple complex).
Amid the polling for the seventh and final phase of the Assembly elections on Monday, Uttar Pradesh Minister Ravindra Jaiswal alleged that the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) was purposely kept switched off at a booth in Maldahiya, Varanasi, delaying voting by 40 minutes.