Kamal Nath, one of the seniormost faces of Indian politics becomes the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. The politician would become Congress’ first Chief Minister in the state after more than 15 years. After a day filled with drama and an array of meetings in New Delhi, the top leadership[Read More…]
The Congress emerged as the single largest party in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, now discussions are underway over who will be the next Chief Minister. Congress sources say the top contenders for the post are Kamal Nath. Earlier in the day, both Jyotiraditya Scindia and Nath had handed the[Read More…]
Bhopal: Expressing his willingness to be the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday called upon the BJP to work in tandem with the Congress for the betterment of the state. Interacting with the media after the Congress staked claim to form the government in the[Read More…]
Vidisha constituency was the Bharatiya Janata Party’s safe bet since 1977. However, in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election results announced on December 12, BJP faced an embarrassing defeat against its rival party Congress in its bastion Vidisha. Congress candidate, Shashank Shrikishan Bhargav defeated BJP’s Mukesh Tandon with a margin of[Read More…]
Kamal Nath, one of the most celebrated faces of Indian politics could become the next Chief Minister in Madhya Pradesh, Congress’ first in 15 years. Reportedly Guna MP Jyotiaditya Scindia could also forward his claim for the prestigious post to the Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi. Kamal Nath is the senior most[Read More…]
Bhopal: The path for the formation of a Congress government in Madhya Pradesh was cleared with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan resigning from the post on Wednesday declaring that the BJP was not going to stake claim. “As we have not got a clear majority, we are not going to[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has decided to extend support to the Congress in Madhya Pradesh where the latter emerged as the single largest party but fell short of majority by two seats, party chief Mayawati said here on Wednesday. She said the BSP would also support the[Read More…]
Bhopal: Governor Anandiben Patel invited the Congress Party to stake claims for the government formation in the state after caretaker Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan submitted his resignation at Raj Bhawan. After submitting his resignation Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, “Ab Mein mukt hoon, I am free. I have tendered my[Read More…]
In the hotly contested Assembly Elections of Madhya Pradesh, Gondvana Gantantra Party and Samajwadi Party extend support to the Indian National Congress. Currently, both Congress and BJP are closely in the fight with Congress(114-108) just edging past ahead at the time of writing this post. Whereas both Gondvana Gantantra Party and Samajwadi[Read More…]
Bhopal: Congress leader Kamal Nath on Tuesday said his party will form a government in Madhya Pradesh with a “full majority” in the 230-member Assembly. “The party will form the government with full majority,” he told reporters here. His remarks came amid a sea-saw battle between the Congress and the[Read More…]
15 years ago in 2003, former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh was evicted as Madhya Pradesh’s chief minister. In the 2003 Assembly elections, the BJP got 173 seats and Congress 38, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 2 and Samajwadi Party (SP) 7 and Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP) 3[Read More…]
On December 11 when India’s five states are undergoing vote counting, National General Secretary of the Bhartiya Janata Party, Kailash Vijayvargiya praised Congress for its preparations for the Assembly elections. The veteran leader shared his words of praise while giving an interview to a local news channel. Vijayvargiya indicated that[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh Election Result 2018 Live Updates 12: 50 AM Congress, again, has secured lead on 114 seats, whereas the BJP continues to be ahead in 109 constituencies. Counting of votes is still underway. A party needs 116 seats to claim a majority in the 230-member Madhya Pradesh assembly. 12: 40 AM:[Read More…]
A day before the announcement of Assembly Election results, Madhya Pradesh election commission briefed the guidelines to be followed in order to maintain law and order situation and security on the day of accounting. Chief electoral officer VK Kantha Rao on Monday told state authorities to ensure that there will be no[Read More…]
With the anxiety that the Bhartiya Janata Party could interfere with the EVMs in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections, seems like the Congress workers have taken up the task of securing the machines themselves. The EVMs which are kept under a three-layered security inside the strongrooms at a college in[Read More…]
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Kamal Nath took a jibe on government machinery in administrative counting and asserted accountability from them. He said that after December 11, 12 is followed. Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Kamal Nath issued an advisory to his party workers ahead of counting[Read More…]
Ujjain: Two RPF (Railway Protection Force) personnel were injured in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain city as around 10 persons attacked them and snatched an AK-47 rifle, police said on Thursday. The miscreants attacked the personnel late on Wednesday night while they were on duty at Sundarbad area, according to police. A[Read More…]
Jhabua/Dhar (Madhya Pradesh): Basanta Vasunya a 35-year-old farmer from Bheel tribe of Dudhikheda village points towards a flourishing pond on which three villages rely. A recently established fish hatchery that nourishes, employs and empowers about 250 households stood next to the pond. Coming from one of the poorest tribes, that[Read More…]
Bhopal: Just before the formation of new government in Madhya Pradesh, the debt-ridden state government led by acting Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has decided to take a loan of 800 crore rupees from Reserve Bank of India. State Congress leadership has immediately questioned the government move and stated that[Read More…]
Bhopal: No Central or state ministers will not be allowed to enter the counting centres in Madhya Pradesh on December 11, when the counting will take place in the state, said a top election official on Tuesday. According to an announcement from the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)’s office, the[Read More…]
In a horrific incident reported from Ujjain of Madhya Pradesh, Neelganga police lodged an FIR against three persons for molesting a minor girl on Thursday. According to information, the 14-year-old victim was called by her friend, Lakshmi where another girl Babli and a youth Sannata were also present. Both the[Read More…]
Following the massive voter turnout in Madhya Pradesh, both ruling BJP and opposition party Congress had claimed the electoral exercise favourable for their victory. However there are some constituencies in state which saw some decline in voting percentage compared to other constituencies, which witnessed record polling in 2018. 18 Lakh[Read More…]
Bhopal: Following the huge voter turnout in Madhya Pradesh assembly elections polling on Wednesday, Satta Bazar has also started predicting the fate of the upcoming electoral battle. The Madhya Pradesh Satta Market is backing Congress after the huge voter turnout in the state, media reports claimed. As per the trends[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh recorded 74.6 per cent of polling in the state on November 28 and Maoists affected constituencies also witnessed the record polling of 66 per cent, 64 per cent and 68 per cent including Baihar, Lanjhi and Paraswada assembly seats respectively. Speaking on the lines of polling in Madhya Pradesh,[Read More…]
Purulia, Criticising the malfunctioning of some Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) during the ongoing Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that providing faulty EVMs was a ploy to manipulate people’s votes. Taking a swipe at the Election Commission, Banerjee said it is the responsibility[Read More…]
