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    Siddharth Tiwari
    About the AuthorSiddharth Tiwari
    Siddharth Tiwari is a Special Correspondent with The Federal.
      BJP expands UP panel, brings back old guard as Yogi eyes third term in 2027
      Elections 2027

      BJP expands UP panel, brings back old guard as Yogi eyes third term in 2027

      2 Nov 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Akhilesh Yadav
      Elections 2027

      Will Nishads steer Akhilesh Yadav’s PDA boat to power in 2027 UP elections?

      1 Nov 2026 6:00 PM IST
      MLC result in 4 states
      Politics

      MLC polls: 'BJP’s Varanasi setback, Congress’s dismal show come with hard lessons'

      30 Oct 2026 9:46 AM IST
      UP Gets 5 Lakh Voter Inclusion Applications
      Uttar Pradesh

      Lakhs apply, few turn up: What UP’s special voter camps reveal

      29 Oct 2026 4:58 PM IST
      UP MLC results
      Uttar Pradesh

      UP Legislative Council polls: BJP wins big, but SP wins where it matters

      28 Oct 2026 11:01 PM IST
      Banking on women: Welfare turns into a BJP-SP cash-promise war ahead of UP polls
      Elections 2027

      Banking on women: Welfare turns into a BJP-SP cash-promise war ahead of UP polls

      27 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Can Chirag Paswan’s LJP break into UP’s fiercely contested Dalit politics?
      Elections 2027

      Can Chirag Paswan’s LJP break into UP’s fiercely contested Dalit politics?

      23 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Akhilesh Yadav
      Elections 2027

      Factionalism, ticket wars and poor turnout: Why Akhilesh’s Kannauj stronghold is fraying

      21 Oct 2026 7:34 PM IST
      Congress UP in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam (fourth from left)
      Uttar Pradesh

      Congress alleges SIR irregularities in UP’s Pilibhit, cites 16,000 voter discrepancies

      21 Oct 2026 4:46 PM IST
      Uttar Pradesh
      Elections 2027

      Vote magnet to political liability: BJP’s Ram Mandir dilemma in UP

      19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Delhi roars, Lucknow whispers: Opposition’s SIR paradox in Uttar Pradesh
      Uttar Pradesh

      Delhi roars, Lucknow whispers: Opposition’s SIR paradox in Uttar Pradesh

      14 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Amid SIR row, UP launches voter enrolment drive for missing, first-time voters
      Uttar Pradesh

      Amid SIR row, UP launches voter enrolment drive for missing, first-time voters

      13 Oct 2026 7:28 PM IST
      Ajay Rai
      Uttar Pradesh

      UP Congress leadership change marred by scuffle, exposes factional tensions

      13 Oct 2026 1:11 PM IST
      Opportunism or long game? Why Akhilesh Yadav picked a Modi fan as SP’s RS candidate
      Uttar Pradesh

      Opportunism or long game? Why Akhilesh Yadav picked a Modi fan as SP’s RS candidate

      13 Oct 2026 1:02 PM IST
      Caste maths, fluid allies: What will decide Purvanchal in 2027 UP election
      Elections 2027

      Caste maths, fluid allies: What will decide Purvanchal in 2027 UP election

      12 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Why Purvanchal’s restless politics test BJP’s hold on UP before 2027 assembly election
      Elections 2027

      Purvanchal’s restless politics tests BJP’s hold on UP before 2027 polls

      11 Oct 2026 5:41 PM IST
      Aradhana Mishra
      Uttar Pradesh

      Congress's Brahmin gambit in UP: Tactical move or tokenism?

      7 Oct 2026 5:29 PM IST
      What Mayawati’s succession drama means for BSP’s future and Dalit politics
      Analysis

      What Mayawati’s succession drama means for BSP’s future and Dalit politics

      5 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
      UP SIR: How women, migrants, displaced slum-dwellers fell through EC’s net
      Uttar Pradesh

      UP SIR: How women, migrants, displaced slum-dwellers fell through EC’s net

      2 Oct 2026 6:20 AM IST
      Bihar SIR
      Uttar Pradesh

      UP's SIR: Voter list flooded with 'logical discrepancies' days before draft roll, BLOs say

      1 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
      AI campaigns make Yogi-Akhilesh election battle more coarse, less issue-based
      Uttar Pradesh

      AI campaigns make Yogi-Akhilesh election battle more coarse, less issue-based

      25 Sept 2026 2:10 PM IST
      Akhilesh’s Rath Yatra in Raebareli: Why Congress matters in SP’s PDA scheme
      Uttar Pradesh

      Akhilesh’s Rath Yatra in Raebareli: Why Congress matters in SP’s PDA scheme

      24 Sept 2026 10:16 PM IST
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