Amita Verma
UP BJP relieved over deferment
A sharply divided BJP in Uttar Pradesh has heaved a sigh of relief over the deferment of the Ayodhya verdict.
The party, which has yet to decide on its posture in the post-verdict scenario, is relieved that it has got some more time to thrash out the issue within the party.
Congress takes middle path in UP
With barely a day left for the Babri verdict to be pronounced, the Congress in Uttar Pradesh is cautiously treading the middle path on the Ayodhya issue.
The party is taking extreme care to ensure that it is not perceived as taking sides on the issue.
Samajwadis ready to dent BSP’s brahmin base
The Samajwadi Party is now planning to hit the Bahujan Samaj Party where it hurts the most, the party is ready to target the brahmin votebank that had catapulted the BSP to power in 2007.
The Samajwadi Party has now promised brahmins “greater representation” in the ticket distribution for the next Assembly elections and “greater respect” within the party set up.
SP warns Maya not to meddle with their MLAs
In a terse warning issued to UP chief minister Mayawati, the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh has asked the chief minister to stop intimidating its legislators and forcing them to quit the party.
No media in HC on verdict day
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court will be completely out of bounds for media persons and members of the public on September 24 when the verdict on the Babri mosque title suit is pronounced
BSP neutral on Ayodhya issue
In a situation where most political parties may be forced to eventually take sides, the Bahujan Samaj Party in UP is determined to maintain a neutral stand on the Ayodhya issue.
BJP calls for restraint, cadres restive
As the date for the verdict on the Babri title suit draws near, anger is mounting in the BJP cadres in Uttar Pradesh over the “studied” silence of the party leadership on the Ayodhya issue.
Kalyan to cash in on BJP reluctance
Former BJP leader Kalyan Singh is all set to outwit the BJP on the Ayodhya issue.
Varun baffles leaders, stumps detractors
BJP MP and party secretary Varun Gandhi’s decision to reach out to the forgotten party workers has left the UP BJP leadership rather baffled and his detractors completely stumped.
Varun reaches out to old BJP workers
He did what no one else in his party had done before. BJP MP Varun Gandhi, on Wednesday, reached out to old party workers, extended an helping hand to them, comforted them with words of assurance and gave them respect — respect that had eluded them ever since they turned old and inactive.
