Atul Chandra

Atul Chandra is former Resident Editor, The Times of India, Lucknow. He has written extensively on politics in Uttar Pradesh.

Why Is The RSS Unhappy With The UP Government?

Yogi Adityanath (SANJAY KANOJIA/AFP/Getty Images)

What Do We Know About Om Prakash Singh, The New Uttar Pradesh DGP?

The UP government is desperate to make the state crime-free.

Yogi Adityanath Government Prepares For Massive Investors’ Summit In February

<p>UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. (Subhankar Chakraborty/Hindustan Times via GettyImages)</p>

Uttar Pradesh Local Body Elections: The Talk Of BSP Resurgence Nothing But Hot Air

Bahujan Samaj Party supporters during a rally in Lucknow. (Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Self-Financed Colleges A Hotbed Of Corruption In Uttar Pradesh

A student studying in his hostel room in Raebareli. (Pradeep Gaur/Mint via GettyImages)

To Fight Corruption In Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath Has To Fight Fire, Literally

Yogi Adityanath (SANJAY KANOJIA/AFP/Getty Images)

1.7 Lakh Lamps In Ayodhya To Welcome Rama, Mandir To Follow Soon?

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the 79th birthday function of Mahant Nritya Gopal Das on May 31, 2017 in Ayodhya, India. (Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

As It Happened: How Banaras Hindu University Descended Into Violence

Students during a candle-light protest against the lathi charge on BHU students, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. (Arun Sharma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Mayawati Is Preparing For New Political Battles With Old Vocabulary

Mayawati (Sattish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Is Yogi Adityanath Being Let Down By His Deputies?

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Central Minister (Panchayati Raj) Narendra Singh Tomar with Deputy Chief Ministers Dinesh Sharma and Keshav Prasad Maurya at Rashtriya Panchayati Raj Diwas Programme in Lucknow, India. (Ashok Dutta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Yogi Adityanath May Have The Policies, But He Needs People For Their Administration

Yogi Adityanath (SANJAY KANOJIA/AFP/GettyImages)

Home Buyers’ Misery In UP: Akhilesh Diluted RERA, Adityanath Yet To Provide Tangible Relief

Former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav with current Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Security Of Uttar Pradesh Assembly: Too Many Questions, Too Many Lapses

Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Bhawan (PTI)

This Is What Has Changed At Ram Janmabhoomi Since Adityanath Took Over As UP Chief Minister

Yogi Adityanath became the first Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister in 15 years to pray at the makeshift Ram temple. (Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

UP 2019: How Is BJP’s ‘Mission 80’ Coming Along?

BJP President Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Modi at an election rally in UP.

Lalu’s Bid To Bring Mayawati And Akhilesh Yadav Together Is Bound To Fail

Akhilesh Yadav, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Mayawati

What Is The Bheem Army Of Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan?

Bheem Army protesters in New Delhi

Clearing The Decks For Her Brother? Mayawati Expels BSP Heavyweight Siddiqui

BSP chief Mayawati (PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images)

Explained: What Exactly Went Wrong With The Lucknow-Agra Expressway And The Yash Bharti Awards

Yogi Adityanath and Akhilesh Yadav

Paan-Gutka Ban In UP Government Spaces Not Really A New Idea, But Implementation Is

Yogi Adityanath in a meeting

What Route Will The CM And His Deputies Take To The State Legislature?

Yogi Adityanath

Update From Epicentre: What Is Likely To Happen In The Seven Seats In Varanasi

Modi in Varanasi

Update From Ground Zero: It Was A Modi Show All Along In Varanasi Today

Kashi roadshow (Twitter.com/narendramodi)

Wait A Minute—Where Is Mulayam Singh Yadav?

Where is Netaji?

Phase 3 Of #UP2017: Real Test Of BJP’s OBC Outreach

Indian voters stand in a queue at a polling station in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh on February 2017. (PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/GettyImages)

Battle Within: Will Denying Tickets To Loyalists Hurt The BJP In Uttar Pradesh?

Amit Shah (DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)

The Dark Horse Of UP Election: Mayawati Cannot Be Written Off, Not Yet.

Mayawati. (MONEY SHARMA/AFP/GettyImages)

As Western UP Gets Ready To Vote, Here Is What’s At Stake In The Region

Uttar Pradesh politics

Will Shivpal Turn ‘Uncle Sabotage’ For Akhilesh? Looks Like It

Shivpal Yadav (left) and Akhilesh Yadav

1991-2017: The Epic Saga Of Elections In Uttar Pradesh

UP elections

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