Politics
Highlights: Phase 1 polling ends for 58 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh
The first stage of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections has been voted. A whopping 227 million voters in 58 seats decided the fate of 623 candidates. The first phase covers the Jat-dominated belt in the western region of the UP. The voting process was peaceful and no violence was reported. However, there have been reports of EVM and VVPAT malfunctioning at some polling stations. The polling authority said the complaints would be resolved immediately.
Voting closes in first phase of UP’s 58 parliamentary seats with close to 59% turnout
Voting for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh has ended. According to the latest electoral commission voter turnout was 58.82%.
UP records nearly 58% voter turnout so far
According to the latest trends from the Election Commission, the voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh as of now is 57.79%.
Here’s the turnout for the 11 districts:
Ariega – 57.25%
Agra – 56.52%
Baghpat – 61.25%
Bulandshahr – 60.57%
GB Nagar- 53.48%
Ghaziabad – 52.43%
Harpur – 60.53%
Mathura – 58.12%
Meerut – 58.23%
Muzaffar Nagar – 62.09%
Shamli – 61.75%
Akhilesh says BJP should keep silent on previous declaration
Samajwadi Party chairman Akhilesh Yadav said on Wednesday that the BJP was advised to remain silent on its 2017 manifesto because the Saffron Party could not deliver on promises made five years ago.
A family member won’t run away with ‘Jhola’: Akhilesh Yadav on PM Modi’s dynastic political rhetoric
“We are proud to have a family. A person with a family does not run away with a jhola (bag) and leave the family behind. During the lockdown, if the CM had a family, he would understand that laborers walk miles to get home suffering,” Samajwadi Party (SP) chairman Akhilesh Yadav .
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IDF releases video of Hamas’ Yahya Sinwar dodging drone moments before death
Yahya Sinwar, who was the alleged mastermind behind the October 7 attacks, was killed in Gaza on Wednesday.
The Israeli Defence Forces or IDF released footage from a drone on Friday that captured Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar moments before his death in a firefight against the troops in Gaza’s Rafah on Wednesday.
The video shows a building filled with debris, where a man is sitting on an armchair covered with dust with his face wrapped, who is supposedly Sinwar. He then proceeds to throw a stick towards, the drone but misses.
Also Read: Yahya Sinwar killed: Why is Hamas chief death significant?
Along with Sinwar, the IDF also confirmed the death of two other “terrorists”.
Yahya Sinwar took over as the chief of Hamas after the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in July 2024. He was supposedly the architect of the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which sparked the conflict in the Gaza strip.
Also Read: Yahya Sinwar death live updates: Netanyahu vows Gaza war ‘not over’ after Israel kills Hamas chief
Sinwar’s death has been celebrated by Israel as well as its key allies, the US and France.
After Sinwar’s death Israeli prime minister Netanyahu released a video statement, where he stated, “Today we have settled the score. Today evil has been dealt a blow but our task has still not been completed.”
U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller called Sinwar the “chief obstacle” to ending the war and expressed hope for more headway in the peace process.
French president Emmanuel Macron has also expressed the hope that hostages will be returned now that the political head of the militant organisation is dead.
However, Iran, has stated that the death of Sinwar will only serve as a catalyst for further resistance against Israel.
The Hezbollah also proclaimed that after the death of Sinwar they were going to “transition to a new and escalating phase in the confrontation with Israel.”
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