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Is the UPA now a lame duck government and should it seek a fresh mandate?

The DMK, the second largest constituent of the ruling coalition, the UPA, has officially withdrawn support from it. A delegation of DMK leaders, led by TR Baalu, handed over the letter of withdrawal of support from the UPA to President Pranab Mukherjee at 10.30 pm on Tuesday. The UPA is in minority in Parliament now. The coalition government will be more than ever at the mercy of powerful but fickle ...

UPA at mercy of SP, BSP after DMK withdraws support

The DMK, the second largest constituent of the ruling coalition, the UPA, has officially withdrawn support from it. A delegation of DMK leaders, led by TR Baalu, handed over the letter of withdrawal of support from the UPA to President Pranab Mukherjee at 10.30 pm on Tuesday. The UPA is in minority in Parliament now. The coalition government will be more than ever at the mercy of powerful but fickle...  

DMK withdrawal heightens chances of snap elections

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the second biggest constituent of the ruling government, severed ties with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on Tuesday, but the move posed no immediate threat to the minority government, which said it is "stable and will continue to stay in power". The M Karunanidhi-led DMK, which, for days had been threatening to pull out from the UPA in protest against government not taking up its...  

UPA not in minority, will support it: BSP

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has decided not to rock the Congress-led UPA's boat. A couple of hours after the DMK decided to pull out of the ruling coalition, Mayawati said her party would continue extending outside support to the UPA. ...  

Anti-rape Bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha tomorrow

With the contentious issue of age of consent remaining inconclusive, the anti-rape Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The age of consent will also be decided in the House. ...  

Anti-rape Bill: All-party meet today, govt to face hurdles

As the government struggles to find consensus on the anti-rape Bill, it is set to face opposition in the all-party meet primarily over lowering of the age of consent. The other contentious issues include stringent punishment for stalking and voyeurism. ...  

Kunda killings: RPN Singh assures action; Mayawati accuses SP of protecting Raja Bhaiya

Even as Minister of State for Home Affairs RPN Singh assured the guilty will be punished in the Kunda killings that have rocked Uttar Pradesh and its government, the BSP chief Mayawati accused the SP of trying to save Raja Bhaiya in whose constituency the murders had occurred. ...

BSP chief Mayawati demands President's rule in UP

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday demanded President's rule in Uttar Pradesh after a police officer was killed in clashes in Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya's constituency Kunda. Villagers went on a rampage on Sunday after a gram pradhan was murdered as a result of land dispute with Raja Bhaiya's driver. ...  

SP, BSP describe Union Budget 2013-14 as 'anti-poor'

The Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party, outside supporters of the UPA government, on Thursday slammed the Union Budget, describing it as "anti-farmer, anti-worker and anti-poor" with Mulayam Singh Yadav vowing to oppose it in Parliament. ...  

Rail budget 'pedestrian', 'discriminatory': Opposition

The Opposition on Tuesday slammed the Rail Budget for increasing the burden on the common man, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) terming it as "pedestrian" and "discriminatory" while Left said it does not give any hope on railways' future. Key outside UPA allies Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party too were unhappy saying it was anti-poor and ignored areas of Uttar Pradesh which need rail infrastructure for economic development....  

Akhilesh blames BSP regime for unemployment in UP

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday lashed out at the previous BSP regime for failing to create employment opportunities as well as rampant corruption following which some of its ministers were later arrested. ...  

UP government to construct an overbridge near Mayawati's residence

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to construct an over bridge near the residence of former chief minister Mayawati's residence in Lucknow. The over bridge will also be in front of the Bahujan Samaj Party office. ...  

Cong, BJP both created hurdles in promotion quota: Maya

BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday accused Congress and BJP of conspiring to stall the bill on quota in promotion for SCs/STs in government jobs. Congress-led UPA government could also have filed a review petition in the Supreme Court, which had quashed UP government's decision on reservation in promotions for SC/STs, but it did not, Mayawati alleged while addressing a state-level rally of party workers. ...  

BSP supremo Mayawati voices PM ambitions

BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday voiced her prime ministerial ambitions by asking party workers to ensure a "big victory" for it in the next Lok Sabha elections so that she can deliver the Independence Day speech from the Red Fort. ...  

BSP MLAs protest in UP assembly over Kumbh tragedy

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Thursday protested in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly over the stampede in Allahabad during the Maha Kumbh Mela. ...  

Mayawati blames Congress for poor turning Naxalites

BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday alleged that the "failure" of Congress to alleviate poverty and unemployment among the SCs, STs and OBCs has driven many to Naxalism. "Despite ruling the nation for maximum number of years since Independence, Congress has failed to alleviate poverty and unemployment among the SCs, STs and the OBCs, resulting in many of them becoming Naxalites or taking the wrong path," she told BSP's South Zone...  

UP: Gonda SP who exposed SP minister transferred

After an expose showed an Uttar Pradesh minister caught on camera helping cattle smugglers in Gonda, the Superintendent of Police who conducted the sting investigation has been transferred and attached to the UP DGP's office. ...  

Congress, on its own, won't go in for early polls: Bhupendra Chaubey

Is UPA looking for early polls? CNN-IBN's National Bureau Chief Bhupendra Chaubey joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...  

UP minister caught on camera helping cattle smugglers

Uttar Pradesh minister KC Pandey has been caught in a sting operation asking a Superintendent of Police to help cattle smugglers. What's more is that the phone conversation was recorded by none other than the police. ...  

Akhilesh blames 'corrupt' BSP regime for resource crunch

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday blamed "corruption" during the previous BSP regime for the crisis of resources, which was affecting the process of development in the state. ...