Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Mar 11 (PTI) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday thanked the people of Uttar Pradesh for increasing its tally by two-and-half times and said his party has shown that the BJP's seats could be reduced.

Congratulating all the MLAs of the SP-led alliance, Yadav asked them to discharge their responsibilities sincerely.

Kanpur: A dead body of a leopard was found in the field near Sachendi Highway here lately. It caused a stir amongst the villagers.

Police suspect that someone must have killed the leopard and thrown his body in the field.

The police reached the spot as soon as they received the information.

The local people have also informed the forest department and the investigation goes on.

In another similar incident, the body of a dead leopard was found lying in a field in the Moradabad district.

Lucknow, Mar 10 (PTI) Senior Samajwadi Party leader Mohd Azam Khan is leading in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur constituency by about 4000 votes, according to poll trends.

After the initial round of counting, Azam got 5,090 votes while his BJP rival Akash Saxena got 1,006 votes, according to the EC.

SP candidate Khan is presently lodged in Sitapur jail in connection with a number of cases lodged against him in Rampur district.

Lucknow, Mar 10 (PTI) The ruling BJP seems to be on course to retain power in Uttar Pradesh, with poll trends on Thursday showing the party alliance leading in 269 seats as against 121 of its nearest rival Samajwadi Party.

The state has 403 assembly seats and 202 seats are needed to form a majority government. Trends are available for 399 seats so far.

Kanpur:A straw-laden tractor-trolley rammed into the temple gate here, leading to the deaths of the driver and his helper.

The temple is located in Umri village under the limits of Saadh police station area of Ghatampur.

The police said that after the tractor-trolley rammed into the gate of the temple, the two people were killed after the debris fell upon them.

The villagers rushed to the spot and tried to rescue the driver Rambabu Kuril, 38, and helper Mahesh, 35, but both of them had succumbed to their injuries.

Lucknow, Mar 8 (PTI) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav accused the ruling BJP on Tuesday of attempting to "steal" votes and said exit polls are meant to create a perception that the saffron party will emerge victorious in the Uttar Pradesh election.

At a press conference here, he also alleged that government officials in Lucknow are directing their subordinates in the districts to slow down the counting of votes and prolong the process till late night where the chances of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning the electoral contest are slim.

Kanpur: Although the state assembly polls counting will be done tomorrow, the betting has reported to have begun in the city.

Even the police have also come to know of the betting which has led them to issue advice to surveillance cell.

As the news go, one bet of Rs ten thousand can reportedly fetch a benefit of the amount at three thousand if the gamblers try the luck on the Samajwadi Party.

It is thus obvious that the SP has been acquiring the highest rate. It this goes up to three-fold in the market.

Lucknow, Mar 9 (PTI) A day before the counting of votes in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party on Wednesday alleged that EVMs were being tampered with and party workers increased their vigil outside the strongroom where the machines are kept.

On its Twitter handle, the SP uploaded a video clip of an official who had admitted that protocol had not been followed while transporting the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) on Tuesday. However, in the 45 seconds-long video, the official also ruled out the possibility of tampering with the EVMs.

Lucknow, Mar 7 (PTI) Dismissing pre-poll surveys that showed that the BJP had the edge in Uttar Pradesh elections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday claimed that the ruling party will be wiped out from the state when the results are declared on March 10.

"Let them show whatever they have got. We are winning with a majority," he said, dismissing predictions earlier on some TV channels.

Kanpur: Before the counting of the votes there remains the talk of exit polls.

The TV news channels are leaving no stone unturned to project the possibly correct picture of the outcomes.

Some people do not like to view the trend displayed through the exit polls.

Even a senior BSP politician reacted that the exit polls do not indicate the correct picture.

It remains the compulsion of TV channels to exemplify the exit polls trends just to keep the minds of the general viewers unnecessarily occupied.