Bhopal, Polling is underway for the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday. Several faulty EVMs and VVPAT machines have been replaced within the first hour, officials said. In Ujjain, two faulty electronic voting machines (EVMs) and 11 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines were replaced by the Election Commission[Read More…]
Tag: MP Assembly Elections 2018
Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath and Rakesh Singh, two political stalwarts with many things in common
Congress and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), who are battling against each other on the electoral ground of Madhya Pradesh, have inducted new state chiefs earlier this year. BJP State President Rakesh Singh and Member of Parliament from Jabalpur and Congress State President Kamal Nath and Member of Parliament from Chhindwara,[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh Polls: Two women ministers likely to be axed over past controversies
In a move to overcome the anti-incumbency and local factors including increasing unrest against the SC/ST Act in Madhya Pradesh elections, state BJP unit have decided to axe some senior state ministers from Vidhan Sabha. Public Health Engineering (PHE) minister Kusum Mehdele (Panna) and housing minister Maya Singh (Gwalior East) are[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh Polls: Saints vs Shivraj Singh Chouhan; Computer Baba appeals to uproot BJP govt
Weeks after self-styled godman Computer Baba resigned as a Madhya Pradesh minister of state, he launched a massive campaign on Tuesday, to unite saints against the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the poll-bound state. During the gathering, many saints blamed the BJP government in state and centre on a[Read More…]
Congress not to field senior leaders in Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh elections?
Ahead of assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Congress has decided to implement a new formula to reduce dissent within the party cadres. Party has declared that it will not field any senior leaders and state presidents in assembly elections. After the declaration, it is expected that senior leaders[Read More…]
All is not well in Madhya Pradesh Congress? Digvijaya Singh appeals to remain united
Madhya Pradesh Congress, which made several attempts to showcase unity in the poll-bound state, is in loggerheads with all the senior state leaders over various issues. Although the big three Digvijaya Singh, Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia earlier stated that they will not let Bhartiya Janta Party get the better[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: Cyber battle between BJP and Congress is pacing up political heat
The two major contenders in Madhya Pradesh’s electoral battle, both Congress and BJP are fighting through various means including rallies and road shows, apart from these tactics, there is a hidden war between the both, which is famously called as social media war alias cyberwar. However, Madhya Pradesh polls 2018[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Polls 2018: Full schedule and dates
The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced the electoral exercise for Madhya Pradesh, where assembly, comprising of 230 members, ends on January 7, 2019. Chief Election Commissioner, OP Rawat stated that “Voting in Madhya Pradesh will take place on November 28th, while counting of votes will take place on[Read More…]