Tag: Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath met Governor Anandiben Patel on Wednesday and staked his party’s claim to form the next government in the state. “We have staked claim,” he told reporters after the meeting at Raj Bhavan. Asked who would be the Chief Minister, Kamal Nath shot back: “I don’t know.” Late on […]

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 Congress in Rajasthan to keep […]

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday tendered his resignation to the Governor and decided that the BJP will not stake claim to form a government in the state as they have not secured a majority. “As we have not got the majority in the state so we are not going to […]

New Delhi: The Congress took early significant leads in BJP-ruled Rajasthan and was locked in a close fight in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh as officials counted the millions of votes polled in Assembly elections in five states. Election Commission officials also said on the basis of preliminary trends that the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi […]

Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh): Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who is visiting the poll-bound state of Madhya Pradesh, attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the plight of youth and farmers in the country. Addressing a rally on Friday in Ganj Basoda, Gandhi said Modi has failed to fulfil his promise of giving jobs to two crore youths and […]

Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will campaign for the BJP candidates in Madhya Pradesh, and hold 10 public meetings over 5 days in the poll-bound state. State BJP President Rakesh Singh said that between November 16 and November 25, Modi will tour the state, addressing people in several districts. Voting for the 230-seat Madhya Pradesh […]

New Delhi: The Election Commission has banned all exit polls for the five poll-bound states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana from November 12 till December 7. Also, as per Section 126(1)(b) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, displaying any election matter “including results of any opinion poll or any other […]

New Delhi: At least two coaches of a Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express derailed on Thursday after it was hit by a truck near Thandla in Madhya Pradesh, an official said. The truck driver was killed in the accident. Rajesh Dutt Bajpai, Media and Corporate Communication Director, Railway Ministry, told IANS here that the incident took place […]

New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday announced the dates for the Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram Assembly polls. While Chhattisgarh will go to the polls in two phases on November 12 and 20, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram Assembly elections will be held on November 28. Polling in Rajasthan and Telangana will […]

New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday appointed three senior Central Ministers as poll managers for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana. BJP President Amit Shah appointed Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as party’s election incharge for Madhya Pradesh, Prakash Javadekar for Rajasthan and Health Minister J.P. Nadda for Telangana, a party statement said. In Madhya Pradesh and […]

Bhopal: Acting on the orders of a local court, police have lodged an FIR against Congress leaders Digvijay Singh, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kamal Nath and Vyapam scam whistleblower Prashant Pandey. Additional Superintendent of Police Shashank Garg told IANS on Friday that an First Information Report (FIR) was lodged late on Thursday against the four for allegedly […]

Bhopal: Stones were hurled at Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s chariot while he was conducting the ‘Jan Aashirwad Yatra’ in Sidhi district, police said on Monday. The incident occurred in Churhat area late on Sunday in the assembly constituency of Congress’s Ajay Singh. “The miscreants hid in the dark and pelted stones,” Bhartiya […]

Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh): An Assistant Sub-Inspector who had gone to arrest a wanted criminal was brutally done to death by a group of criminals and their supporters in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Wednesday. Eight persons have been taken into custody in the case. Umreth police station ASI Dev Chand Nagle had […]

New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday voiced his angst against the brutal gang rape and assault of an eight-year-old schoolgirl in Madhya Pradesh and said the nation must come together to protect the children. The Congress party asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he would intervene and ensure that speedy justice was delivered […]

Bhopal: Twelve persons, including seven women, were killed early on Thursday when a jeep collided with a tractor in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district, police said. The accident occurred when the jeep carrying members of a family to a funeral collided with the sand-carrying truck on Ambah road. Eight others were injured, two of whom were […]