SP founding member Beni Prasad Verma passes away

Former Union minister and Samajwadi Party founding member Beni Prasad Verma died in Lucknow on Friday. He was 79. The Rajya Sabha member was not keeping well for the past few days and was admitted......

Why the smaller castes are so important in UP's election

In the event of a triangular contest the winning party will need about 40 per cent of the votes polled.And it is here that the votes of the numerically smaller communities will come into play.......

RS polls: BJP gains, Sibal survives cross voting scare in UP

Rebellion by Congress MLAs in Haryana helped BJP-backed Independent candidate Subhash Chandra score an upset victory as Congress stalwart Kapil Sibal pulled it off in Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya......

Rajya Sabha voting in progress; photo-finish likely in some seats

A down-to-the-wire contest is likely in some of the seats in the high-stakes Rajya Sabha elections in seven states, especially in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Haryana, where the fate of candidates......