Madhya Pradesh Bypoll

Cong announces candidates for Assam, Madhya Pradesh Assembly bypolls

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge approved the proposals to nominate candidates for two assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh and four seats in Assam

Assembly by-polls result: Oppn scores big; INDIA bloc wins 10 seats, BJP 2

In Madhya Pradesh's Amarwara assembly constituency, a tightly contested battle has been won by the BJP candidate Kamslesh Pratap Shahi

Madhya Pradesh Exit Polls 2023: BJP may retain state

Madhya Pradesh polls: PM Modi promises free education for tribal girls

The PM also said that there were only reports of starvation from tribal areas, backward areas, and pictures of malnourished children till Congress was in power

Cong wants to make MP its ATM for LS polls: Modi over K'taka 'power tussle'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday alleged the Congress wanted to turn Madhya Pradesh into an "ATM" for generating funds for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a rally in Khandwa in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, Modi alleged the Congress was always concerned about the development of a single family. People have to save the state from the clutches of Congress. Ensure that it won't go into the wrong hands. Do you know why Congress is desperate to form a government in Madhya Pradesh? It wanted to make MP its ATM in view of the Lok Sabha elections. They want to loot money of state stashed in tractors, Modi said. When the Congress was in power at the Center, it had indulged in scams worth lakhs and crores and was not worried about the people, he said. "But now the people have recognised them and thrown them out of power from every corner of the country and therefore, they are looking at the states with a lot of greed," he said. Modi alleged wherever the Congress government w

AAP ready to contest Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh polls: Delhi CM Kejriwal

The Aam Aadmi Party is ready to contest the upcoming assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan with full strength and the names of candidates will be declared soon, its national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Monday. The Election Commission has announced that assembly polls in Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana will be held on different days beginning November 7 and the votes will be counted on December 3. Asked about the AAP's preparation for the polls, Kejriwal said, "We are prepared to contest the elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh with full strength." When asked whether his party will contest the elections as part of the INDIA bloc, he said that "whatever happens will be apprised". Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan are currently ruled by the Congress, which like the AAP is a partner in the opposition INDIA alliance.

MP CM says he has changed definition of politics; Congress hits out at him

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has asserted that he has changed the definition of politics in the state and in an emotional address to women, referring to them as his sisters, said they will miss him when he is not around. He was addressing a gathering at Ladkui in his Budhni assembly seat in Sehore district on Sunday. The state assembly polls are due this year-end. I have changed the definition of politics in Madhya PradeshYou have seen the Congress rule for years. Have you ever seen them caring about the public? the CM said. Addressing women present in the gathering, he said, My sisters, you will not find a brother like me, you will miss me when I am not around." CM Chouhan, during some of his recent speeches, became emotional while addressing the people. In August, he announced a hike in the financial aid given to women in the Ladli Behna scheme from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,250 per month and also announced 35 per cent reservation for them in government jobs. Ask

Voting for 1st phase of Madhya Pradesh civic body elections on July 6

A total of 10.4 million voters are expected to exercise their franchise in the first phase of MP urban body elections

Voting underway in bypolls to one Lok Sabha, three Assembly seats in MP

Voting began Saturday morning for by-elections in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh: Before LS bypolls, 27 Cong MLAs to join BJP

Rahul Lodhi who represents Damoh constituency in the state's Bundelkhand region, resigned from the assembly.

Bypolls: BJP wins 16 seats, Shivraj Singh Chouhan govt on firm wicket

The results have also come as a shot in the arm for former Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who took a big political risk by quitting the Congress and joining the BJP in March

With nine seats already in kitty, BJP gets simple majority in MP bypolls

Congress has so far won one seat Biaora - and was leading in eight others

Bypoll counting: BJP leads in over 40 of 59 assembly seats across 11 states

The BJP held sway over the party-ruled state with leads in all eight seats and the Congress trailing

Of power and prestige: What makes recently-held by-elections important

With all the attention on Bihar, people have forgotten about the 56 other Assembly seats for which by-polls have been held. We look at the states where by-elections took place - and their important

Madhya Pradesh elections: Voting for bypolls in 28 Assembly seats begins

Voting for bypolls in 28 Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh began on Tuesday morning

MP bypoll: BJP candidate Imarti Devi barred from campaigning for one day

The Election Commission on Saturday barred BJP candidate and Madhya Pradesh Minister Imarti Devi from campaigning in the state for one day on November 1 for violating the poll code

SC stays HC order asking political parties to hold virtual bypoll campaigns

SC on Monday stayed the Madhya Pradesh HC order asking political parties to conduct their campaign for the November 3 assembly bypolls virtually instead of holding physical rallies due to COVID-19

Ahead of bypolls, Madhya Pradesh BJP launches membership drive in Gwalior

With an eye on bypolls to 27 constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, especially in Gwalior-Chambal region that accounts for 16 of these seats, the ruling BJP launched a three-day membership drive

Covid-19: Kamal Nath writes to EC, suggests bypolls by using ballot papers

Kamal Nath wrote to the Election Commission, suggesting that the upcoming Assembly bypolls should be conducted using ballot papers in view of Covid-19 pandemic

Turncoats vs loyals: Shivraj Singh Chouhan struggles to strike a balance

After two and a half months of taking oath, Chouhan has many challenges before him. The first is to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, which has affected more than 10,000 people in the state