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UP polls: As Amit Shah, Mayawati pat each other’s back, BSP candidate choice has a message

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UP polls: As Amit Shah, Mayawati pat each other’s back, BSP candidate choice has a message

In Uttar Pradesh elections, the BJP and BSP appear to have reached an unusual common ground: on how Mayawati’s party fared on March 10. First, BJP senior leader Amit Shah told News18 that contrary to political forecasts, Mayawati remains “relevant” and that the BSP will gain Muslim support at the same time as its core Jatav vote. On Tuesday, Mayawati thanked the Shah for his “greatness” in the same words and said the Samawadi party’s claim that it has a monopoly on the voice of Muslims is wrong.

In fact, an analysis of the candidates proposed by the BSP suggests that the party is likely to lose more seats to the SP than the BJP.

One of the reasons is the number of Muslim candidates the BSP has fielded in the election, and the SP hopes to overtake the BJP by mustering the support of all its Muslims and Yadav and additional votes from other communities.

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For the 403 seats, the BSP fielded 88 Muslim candidates and the SP coalition fielded 61. In 2017, when the BSP fielded 100 Muslim candidates, only four managed to win.

Both the BSP and SP coalition have nominated Muslim candidates for at least 28 seats. Most of these seats are in the western UP, where the SP expects to have the fewest problems following an alliance with the RLD to bring together Muslim and Jat voices.

Apart from that, BSP fielded Muslim candidates against non-Muslim SP candidates in 44 seats.

SP and BSP party leaders acknowledged that while Muslims voted more or less for the SP coalition, the BSP would be divided for seats with strong Muslim candidates. “The majority of voters support the coalition to avoid wasting votes, but the BSP will also get a small stake based on the candidate,” the BSP leader said.

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Specifically, in the six seats of Shekhupur, Aliganj, Chhibramau, Bakshi Ka Talab, Kunda and Gainsari, Muslim BSP candidates will hurt SP Yadav candidates.

By the way, the BSP has also proposed Yadav candidates for some seats. Like Mulhaney, it will run in the final stage of the election on March 7. With both SP and BSP stationed in Yadav, the BJP believes their Thakur candidate has a chance to win in the seat dominated by Yadav.

Surprisingly, while the Brahmins were not satisfied with the Yogi Adityanath government, the opposition parties fielded fewer Brahmin candidates than the BJP. Compared to the 62 Brahmin candidates proposed by the BJP and its allies, 54 were proposed by the BSP, 34 by the SP Alliance and 48 by the Congress. Last time BSP sent 62 Brahmins and 4 of them won.

In the run-up to the election, both the BSP and SP held a series of meetings to engage the Brahmin community. BSP National Secretary SC Mishra has spoken at such gatherings across the state and Manoj Pandey has organised these events for SP.

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Complete news Source : The Indian Express

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Man says terror suspect spoke to him day before Pahalgam attack: ‘Hindu ho kya?’

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Man says terror suspect spoke to him day before Pahalgam attack: ‘Hindu ho kya?’

The Pahalgam terror attack in April 2025 resulted in the deaths of 26 people, mostly tourists, in the Baisaran valley. A man from Maharashtra’s Jalna claimed that a suspected attacker spoke to him a day before the attack. The National Investigation Agency is currently investigating the incident Adarsh Raut, who recently returned from Jammu and Kashmir.

Recounted his interaction with a man at a food stall in the Baisaran Valley on April 21. The man asked him if he was a Hindu and told him that he did not look like a Kashmiri. The suspect then turned to his companion and said, “There’s less crowd today.” The Jalna resident found the conversation disturbing but did not grasp the full implication until the following.

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Day, when terrorists killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in the same area. The incident highlights the need for increased security measures in the region and the need for a more robust security system The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been investigating the Pahalgam terror attack, which occurred in Kashmir. The agency questioned several people, including family.

Members of victims, tourists, and pony riders, since it took over the case from the Jammu and Kashmir Police. The agency took over the case five days after the incident and four days after its team visited the attack site. Since April 23, NIA teams have been camping at the Pahalgam terror attack site and have intensified the search for evidence. The teams, overseen by an.

Inspector General, a Deputy Inspector General, and a Superintendent of Police, are examining eyewitnesses who witnessed the horrifying attack unfold before their eyes at the peaceful Baisaran valley. The NIA is also examining the phone number of the Maggi stall owner, who was unable to pay him due to network issues. Tourists are returning to Pahalgam days after.

The attack, stating that there is nothing to fear Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir – April 30, 2025 — A chilling account has emerged from a local resident in Pahalgam who claims that a man and several injured near the tourist hub suspected to be involved in the recent terror attack in the area had approached him a day prior and asked pointedly, “Hindu ho kya Are you Hindu?).

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The resident, identified only as Shabbir Ahmad for security reasons, said he encountered the man while walking near the Lidder River on Sunday evening. According to Shabbir, the man—described as being in his late twenties, with a trimmed beard and wearing civilian trekking attire—struck up a casual conversation before abruptly asking about his religion.

“I told him I was Muslim, and he just nodded and walked away quietly,” Shabbir told local police, who are now investigating the possible link between this interaction and the Monday morning attack that left three tourists dead and several injured near the tourist hub of Pahalgam The incident has raised serious concerns targeted violence, particularly against.

Pilgrims and tourists visiting the Valley. Security agencies have not ruled out the possibility that the suspect was conducting reconnaissance or attempting to identify potential targets based on religious identity Senior police officials said they are reviewing CCTV footage and have circulated sketches based on eyewitness accounts, including Shabbir We are pursuing.

All leads seriously. This account is valuable and may help us track the attackers,” said Anantnag SSP Shakti Pathak The attack is the latest in a string of violence aimed at disrupting tourism and peace in the region. Security has been heightened, and have been set up around Pahalgam and adjoining routes.

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