Lucknow, Apr 22: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has been booked for threatening Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati by misusing CBI against her.

The case has been booked for violating the model code of conduct against Singh late on Tuesday night on the directions of the district administration, said Hardoi sources.

Earlier, Singh refuted reports that he had threatened to target Mayawati with the help of CBI.

Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 22: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi on Wednesday filed his nomination as a candidate from the Pilibhit constituency in Uttar Pradesh amid tight security.

Varun, who is on a two-week parole after being jailed under the National Securities Act (NSA) for his alleged hate speech, was accompanied by his mother Maneka Gandhi while filing his papers before the District Magistrate here.

New Delhi - "Uttar Pradesh is ours; now it's Delhi's turn," a stocky, 54-year-old, rather matronly woman thunders at election rallies across India.

Mayawati, chief minister of the populous northern state of Uttar Pradesh and leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), has set her eyes on the country's top job as the world's largest democracy chooses a new government in its ongoing, monthlong, five-phased general elections.

The 25-year-old BSP claims to represent Dalits, the former untouchables, who form the lowest rung of India's archaic Hindu caste system.

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Apr. 21 : Priyanka Vadra, the daughter of UPA chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, has said that the Left needs to have a rethink on some of its regressive and anti-development policies if it is desirous of taking Indian forward in the new millenium.

Amethi, Apr 20: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the daughter of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, on Monday defended the Congress’ decision to go alone in Uttar Pradesh in ongoing general elections.

Priyanka termed the decision of the Congress as an opportunity to strengthen the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).

“This is a good opportunity for the UPA because we are going alone in elections. I think it’s a good opportunity now rather than two years ago,” Priyanka said while addressing an election rally here.

Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 18 : Former Union Minister and mother of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi, Maneka Gandhi, filed her nomination papers from Aonla parliamentary constituency in Bareilly District on Saturday.

The 52-year-old BJP candidate, accompanied by local party leaders, filed her papers before the Bareilly District Magistrate at collectorate office here.