Both the Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh have been engaged in using every trick to woo voters for the Legislative Assembly elections to be held this year, including making a number of promises in their respective election campaigns.
March 26, 2023Eight Assembly seats are up for polls in Gujarat, seven in Uttar Pradesh, two each in Odisha, Nagaland, Karnataka, and Jharkhand; and one seat each in Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Haryana.
November 3, 2020The Congress edged past the Bharatiya Janata Party in the recently concluded assembly elections by winning 114 seats out of a total of 230.
December 20, 2018Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has asked the EC officials to extend the voting time where EVMs and VVPAT machines developed technical glitches.
November 28, 2018The exercise began at 7 am in Mizoram and the three Maoist-affected constituencies of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh. In the rest of the 227 seats in MP, the polling started at 8 am
November 28, 2018Rahul Gandhi had earlier alleged that name of the son of CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan surfaced in the Panama Papers, but no action was taken.
October 30, 2018Rahul Gandhi had earlier alleged that name of the son of CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan surfaced in the Panama Papers, but no action was taken.
October 30, 2018He also shared a video showing a car stuck in a muddy road, saying the Chouhan government should stop hiding its failure.
October 15, 2018Asked whether he would contest the coming Assembly election, Nath said, "I have not yet decided, because I am still a Member of Parliament.
September 1, 2018However, the purpose of this entire exercise is not clear in the state, where the BJP is seeking a record fourth term in office.
September 1, 2018Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leader Ajay Singh "Rahul", party MPs Kantilal Bhuria, Vivek Tankha and Rajmani Patel are also part of the committee.
August 10, 2018BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya (in photo) in a sharp attack on the Congress said it is bowing before other political parties for its survival. Addresing a press conference here on Monday to mark the completion of four years of the Narendra Modi government, Vijayvargiya said he was confident of BJP’s return to power. “Congress...
June 12, 2018Expressing dissatisfaction over the Election Commission of India (ECI) finding almost no fake voters in its recent probe on the matter in four assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh after a complaint by the Opposition Congress, party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has said the investigation should be conducted again. Scindia alleged in Bhopal on Monday that the...
June 12, 2018Responding to questions about his age, newly appointed Madhya Pradesh Congress President Kamal Nath on Thursday said he is ready to fight electoral battles against BJP rivals who are in the age group of 50-60. “I do not hide my age. Age has nothing to do with your work,” said the 72-year-old Congress leader. State...
May 10, 2018BJP President Amit Shah on Friday declared that the Congress will not be able to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly election. The contest in Madhya Pradesh is between corporate supporters and farmers, and so the Congress will not be able to defeat the BJP, Shah told a meeting of activists...
May 4, 2018Veteran Congress leader Digvijay Singh’s son and MLA from Raghogarh, Jaivardhan Singh, has said the newly appointed Congress chief of Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath has the ability to unite all party leaders and workers for a common cause. Talking to The Statesman during a visit to Gwalior on Saturday, Jaivardhan said the recently announced team...
April 30, 2018Ahead of Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday accorded the ‘Minister of State’ (MoS) status to five Hindu religious leaders. As per the order of General Administration Department’s Additional Secretary KK Katiya, the MoS status has been accorded to Narmadanand Maharaj, Hariharanand Maharaj, Computer Baba, Bhayyu Maharaj and Pandit...
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