Piyush Srivastava

It is the land of Goswami Tulsidas and Kabir, who were known for distancing themselves from any fanaticism.

The political climate is ugly and reminds one of the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots when more than 60 people were killed and 50,000 displaced.

Samajwadi Party chief's power games, some say, will emerge after the Bihar elections if the BJP fails to win enough seats to form the government.

The chief minister's social media efforts cannot hide the ground realities of the state.

It will be hard for the SP supremo to convince his core vote bank that this shift is for a right cause.

The decline in UP's cadre has been surprising given that Modi was responsible for the increase in membership across India.

Some have reportedly promised the SP chief that they would convince Rahul Gandhi to contest in 2017 in coordination with the ruling party in UP.

Though the Samajwadi Party veteran has secured UP, he wants a larger role for himself at the Centre.

It is common knowledge that the SP chief never looks beyond his family when it comes to giving political power.

The Gandhi-Nehru family have not done enough for the poor people of the constituency.