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The Rediff Election: Uttar Pradesh

October 19, 1999
Samata Party demands Kalyan's removal

October 18, 1999
Loktantrik Congress urges BJP for decision on UP

October 16, 1999
Kalyan urges high command for early decision on UP

October 15, 1999
Kalyan Singh should resign: UP Congress

October 13, 1999
Sakshi Maharaj joins SP

October 12, 1999
SP increases voter base in UP, but loses in vote %age
BJP, allies lose in 278 Vidhan Sabha seats in UP

October 10, 1999
I am ready to own up for BJP's debacle: Kalyan
Vajpayee fails in his home state

October 09, 1999
Rajnath Singh briefs Vajpayee, Thakre on UP

October 8, 1999
Sonia breaks all records in Amethi
Kalyan owns 'full moral responsibility' for poor showing
BJP bags just 29 seats, Congress nine, and the SP 24

October 7, 1999
Vajpayee, Joshi, Raj Babbar among early winners in UP
Vajpayee wins by 123,000 votes

October 6, 1999
'Sonia will do very well as prime minister'

October 5, 1999
'This is happening because we are Muslims'
Repolling in 3 UP booths
Amethi results on October 7

October 4, 1999
55-60 pc voting in Amethi; 28% in Lucknow
53 per cent polling in UP
40 pc polling in Rae Bareili till 1300 hrs
Lucknow verdict may not thrill Vajpayee

October 3, 1999
She came, she waved, she conquered
All the prime minister's men
Sonia may win or lose, but Priyanka has already won Amethi

October 2, 1999
Black Cat on the prowl in Bansgaon
'My goal is to bring together Mulayam Singh and Kalyan Singh under a common banner'
Sonia steals the thunder as showers smother Vajpayee wave

October 1, 1999
'I think very many people are in for a surprise in Amethi'
Congress sure of winning 20 UP seats
Ghosi: Where the Rais wash their dirty linen
Ayodhya internalises the temple, but politicians won't let go

September 30, 1999
Priyanka breezes through Rae Bareli
The village that refuses to vote
Congress confident of putting up a good show in UP
Rae Bareili's voters look for development, through the Gandhi family or not
The Gandhi family retainer fights to redeem Rae Bareili

September 29, 1999
Community, not development, the issue
Chandra Shekhar fights 'Atal wave'

September 28, 1999
Doughty Karan Singh hopes to put it across to PM in Lucknow
Battle for Nainital
'I would be quite happy if the Congress crosses the political credibility line'
BJP will have to fight it out in Gorakhpur
Celebrity daughters on the campaign trail
Where Behenji is the bane of the Brahmins

September 26, 1999
'I will be too old to do this again'
BJP has used priests and saints: Sakshi Maharaj
11 per cent turnout in UP
'I am the only candidate you can call on a local phone'
'Congress should be happy if it manages to win Amethi'
'If I looked like an ordinary person, they would not even look at me'
Star-studded show in Nainital fails to hide the warts within
'Kalyan Singh has destroyed Uttar Pradesh'
A Man Of The World Braves Herculean Odds in Nainital

September 25, 1999
BJP firing on all cylinders in UP
'I don't give a damn for the exit polls'
'I am still in the family'

September 24, 1999
A village in the hills
Saffron leaders go all-out to ensure win for mandir advocates
Dog day afternoon in Pilibhit
Chetan Chauhan takes guard for a comeback

September 22, 1999
Three former chief ministers in fray in UP
Border with Nepal will be shut to prevent poll violence

September 21, 1999
Kurmis will decide who represents Kheri in Parliament

September 19, 1999
Low turnout in UP and Andhra till noon
Priyanka takes Amethi by storm
Officials deny reports of rigging in Farukhabad
Eleven out of 12 independents in Pratapgarh are dummies

September 18, 1999
Aligarh mufti gives Congress a morale booster
Muslims hold the key in several UP constituencies
Rural electorate plans to boycott polls in Lucknow

September 17, 1999
Sonia takes saffron bull by the horns
Party feuds and caste make election in Doab a nightmare to call
'Who will you vote for if Vajpayee is set to lose by one vote?'
Mulayam has it easy in Kannauj

September 16, 1999
Jats vs the rest in Chaudhary Charan Singh's fief

September 15, 1999
M M Joshi may drown in the Sangam of local issues and Bahuguna legacy
Where the voters are no better than cattle
Karan Singh files nominations from Lucknow

September 12, 1999
Tough triangular battle on in Kanpur
Karan Singh will file nomination papers from Lucknow on September 14
Sonia manages to rattle Sanjay Singh in Amethi

September 11, 1999
Sonia files nomination for Amethi

September 10, 1999
No clear favourites as local issues dominate
Priyanka charms Amethi, prepares ground for Sonia
Dilip Kumar or Vishnu Bhagwat to take on Vajpayee

September 08, 1999
Vajpayee files 4 sets of papers in Lucknow
Vajpayee files nomination as Lucknow exults

September 05, 1999
Sonia's likely candidature gives Sanjay Singh something to worry about

September 04, 1999
Phulpur ex-MP quits Samajwadi Party

August 29, 1999
K K Tewari, Kalpnath Rai's widow get Congress tickets

August 27, 1999
Satish Sharma to take on Arun Nehru

August 22, 1999
Hapur overtakes PM's Lucknow

August 21, 1999
In UP people will vote for Vajpayee, not BJP

August 19, 1999
Murli Manohar Joshi to contest from Allahabad again
BJP likely to find it tough in Uttarakhand

August 18, 1999
Vajpayee issues fresh warning to Pakistan

August 17, 1999
Mayawati changes mind, sticks to Akbarpur

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