 | UP polls: BJP’s upper caste leaders bid to pacify BhumiharsThe Bhumihars have significant presence in 12-15 out of the 54 seats of nine districts going to polls on Monday. |
 | Nadda announces BJP's alliance with Apna Dal, Nishad Party in UPDetails about how many seats each party will contest will be announced later, their leaders said. |
 | Alliance with BJP final, Nishad party will contest 15 seats in UP: Sanjay NishadNishad said he will meet senior BJP leaders, including Amit Shah, in Delhi on Monday to finalise the constituencies where the party will field its candidates. |
 | UP polls: Amid defections, allies mount pressure on BJP for increasing share in seatsAs per the sources, Anupriya Patel has demanded over a dozen seats this time -- half of them from eastern UP and the rest in the Bundelkhand region. |
| BJP-ally Nishad Party chief stirs row with remark on Lord Ram, apologises laterIn a statement Sunday in Prayagraj, he said Shringi Rishi Nishad and not king Dashrath was the father of Lord Ram, prompting the opposition to demand a reaction from the ruling BJP. |
 | 2022 UP polls: BJP, Nishad party join hands as state sees realignment of political forcesMeanwhile, two former senior leaders of BSP -- Lalji Verma and Ram Achal Rajbhar -- met Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. |
| 2022 UP polls: BJP starts survey with Nishad party to finalise seat sharingThe survey report would be submitted to BJP national president JP Nadda to finalise the seat-sharing formula for the election, Nishad party sources said. |
