Articles by Manish Chandra Pandey
Kabir’s message of communal, caste unity lost in cacophony of poll campaigns
Like at most places, the election here is all about caste, and the one who gets the matrix right, would emerge a winner, say locals
Updated on May 23, 2024 06:32 AM IST
‘Ram Van Gaman Path’ shaping hopes, narratives and poll symbolism
Lord Ram is central to the 2024 election campaign, with the Ram Van Gaman Path still under construction. The project aims to boost tourism and employment.
Updated on May 17, 2024 08:50 AM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Shringverpur/chitrakoot
Election in Pincodes: Central scheme a ray of hope for parched Banda
HT looks at some key constituencies across the country that encapsulate the issues shaping the ongoing Lok Sabha electoral contest
Updated on May 16, 2024 07:35 AM IST
2024 Lok Sabha elections: Bandits, guns now silent, development on the horizon for Chitrakoot’s Patha
This Lok Sabha election is the first without the fear of any major dacoit as Babli Kol, the last of the prominent ones, was killed soon after the 2019 parliamentary polls
Updated on May 12, 2024 05:08 AM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Chitrakoot
After offering prayers at Ram temple, Modi holds road show in Ayodhya
The heart of people of Ayodhya is as large as that of Lord Ram, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his poll time road show in Ayodhya receives enthusiastic response from the people
Updated on May 05, 2024 10:00 PM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
BJP drops Brij Bhushan, but gives ticket to his son
BJP drops Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, names son Karan for Kaiserganj LS seat, triggering celebrations and backlash over sexual harassment allegations.
Updated on May 03, 2024 05:00 AM IST
Shah talks “new role” for Gangwar, seeks support for Chhatrapal in Bareilly
PM Modi and HM Amit Shah visited Bareilly to campaign against dynastic politics, highlighting BJP's stronghold in the region since 1989.
Updated on May 03, 2024 05:00 AM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
BJP drops Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, fields his younger son Karan Bhushan from Kaiserganj
BJP names Uttar Pradesh minister Dinesh Pratap Singh for the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat. He had reduced the then Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s victory margin in 2019
Published on May 02, 2024 09:04 PM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
Lucknow awash with saffron as Rajnath’s poll chariot rolls
‘Vikas Rath’ was written on the motorised chariot, and most of his big- ticket initiatives for Lucknow, including revamped airport, flyovers, roads and other infra projects, were mentioned on lotuses – the BJP’s election symbol
Updated on Apr 30, 2024 07:06 AM IST
Grand show marks Smriti’s nomination in Amethi
The roadshow and motorcade stretched for kilometers as Smriti covered her nomination run of 1.5 kilometers in three hours
Updated on Apr 30, 2024 06:14 AM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
Congress seeking votes to change Constitution for religious quota: Modi in Uttar Pradesh
I am an OBC too and scared of Cong’s Karnataka model, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he addresses rallies in Agra, Aonla and Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh
Updated on Apr 25, 2024 09:27 PM IST
Muslims who can’t vote for us are helping by not voting: Keshav Prasad Maurya
Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya also says Ram Mandir is not just a Hindu temple, it’s a Rashtra Mandir, a matter of national pride
Updated on Apr 23, 2024 08:04 AM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
2024 Lok Sabha polls: Modi rally blitz in west Uttar Pradesh from April 19
Modi is set to address “at least four” more rallies and a road show over seven days beginning April 19 from Amroha
Updated on Apr 18, 2024 08:18 AM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
Double engine vs SP legacy battle on cards in Rampur
Since June 2022 bypoll, Rampur has become a laboratory of BJP’s ‘pasmanda politics’; SP candidate hopeful of Azam Khan’s support
Updated on Apr 13, 2024 06:38 AM IST
2024 Lok Sabha polls: BJP’s new list out, pits Manoj Sinha aide against Afzal Ansari in Ghazipur
Former PM Chandra Shekhar’s son fielded from Ballia, Keshari Nath Tripathi’s son to contest from Allahabad, U.P. minister Jaiveer Singh to take on Dimple in Mainpuri; suspense on Kaiserganj and Rae Bareli continues
Updated on Apr 11, 2024 06:24 AM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
BJP’s 3rd UP LS list of 7 candidates has ex-PM’s son; party drops 5 sitting MPs
The BJP has so far named candidates for 70 out of 80 Lok Sabha seats in UP and it has so far replaced candidates on 18 seats
Published on Apr 10, 2024 04:37 PM IST
Congress manifesto bears Muslim League imprint: PM
Modi mentions Mission vs Commission, Shakti, triple talaq in Saharanpur, lauds Yogi on law and order
Published on Apr 06, 2024 09:54 PM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
Congress manifesto makes it clear party is cut off from common man: PM Modi in UP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Congress that fought for independence has been rejected by masses as people now admit that the party today lacks vision for national development
Published on Apr 06, 2024 05:46 PM IST
Jayant invokes Jat pride, takes veiled swipe at Akhilesh
RLD chief seeks votes for Union minister Sanjeev Balyan who had defeated his father Ajit Singh in Muzaffarnagar in 2019
Updated on Apr 04, 2024 07:44 AM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
No corrupt will be spared, Shah warns from Muzaffarnagar
Kicking off his Lok Sabha polls campaign from Muzaffarnagar, Amit Shah accuses the opposition alliance of being guilty of corruption worth ₹12 lakh crore.
Published on Apr 03, 2024 09:35 PM IST
2024 LS polls: BJP replaces 9 sitting MPs in 2nd U.P. list, drops Varun
BJP replaced 9 sitting MPs in U.P.'s second candidate list, including Varun Gandhi. Maneka Gandhi repeated in Sultanpur. Singh's future uncertain.
Updated on Mar 26, 2024 10:50 PM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
Focus now on BJP second list and Braj Bhushan
The suspense this time on his candidature has grown ever since some top women wrestlers of the country accused him of mental torture and sexual harassment
Updated on Mar 21, 2024 06:54 AM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
One Lok Sabha poll to another, how swing in fortunes painted new shades in Uttar Pradesh politics
The BJP won 10 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in 2004 and 2009. Its tally in the state soared to 71 in 2014.
Updated on Mar 17, 2024 05:10 AM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
Dhananjay Singh’s conviction opens up poll battle in Jaunpur
Unless a higher court stays the conviction, Dhananjay Singh’s poll plans in Jaunpur are effectively dashed
Published on Mar 06, 2024 10:57 PM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
U.P. gets 4 new ministers in Yogi 2.0’s first expansion
SBSP chief Rajbhar, RLD’s Anil Kumar, Dara Singh and Sunil Kumar Sharma of BJP get ministerial berths
Updated on Mar 06, 2024 05:44 AM IST
, Lucknow
Umesh Raghuvanshi/Manish Chandra Pandey2024 Lok Sabha polls: Confidence in Modi-Yogi factor behind BJP retaining 47 MPs in Uttar Pradesh
The remaining 29 names in the BJP’s second list for Uttar Pradesh is likely to indicate the party plan on the allies, as well as party picks on key seats like Rae Bareli, Pilibhit, Sultanpur, Ghaziabad and Badaun
Published on Mar 03, 2024 08:45 PM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
No major surprises as Modi leads BJP’s first list of 51 in U.P.
The party mostly backed the sitting MPs to subtly signal to a largely divided opposition that the BJP was confident of “pro-incumbency” under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stewardship.
Updated on Mar 02, 2024 10:32 PM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
Modi’s charisma pulling opposition leaders to BJP
Since day one, I have made it clear that I am a ‘mere karyakarta’, a ‘sevak’ and would undertake all the tasks assigned to me by the party leadership.
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 11:02 PM IST
Will MLC polls witness another breach in oppn ranks?
BJP aims to test opposition unity in the upcoming March 21 Vidhan Parishad poll in Uttar Pradesh, the last political exercise before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 05:08 AM IST
Breach in SP camp reveals BJP plans to fortify flanks in Congress bastions
The ruling party got sitting Samajwadi Party MLAs from the region - SP’s chief whip Manoj Pandey, the lawmaker from Unchahar in Rae Bareli in particular - to vote against the SP line by backing BJP candidates.
Updated on Feb 28, 2024 06:50 AM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow