Page 13 - Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections

'Madhya Pradesh is epicentre of corruption': Rahul Gandhi ahead of polls

Criticising the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh for alleged corruption, Rahul Gandhi said that 18,000 farmers have died by suicide under BJP's rule

The quota within quota: Has the process of class supplanting caste begun?

Political parties and jaatis are re-evaluating caste politics in the wake of a generational shift in leadership

No one will fall prey to your false promises: MP CM hits out at Rahul

On a visit to the state earlier, Rahul launched a blistering attack on the BJP, saying its government in Madhya Pradesh was "epicentre of corruption" and was not paying the proper price to farmers

MP CM Chouhan promises job to each household in state if BJP retains power

Ahead of the assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has promised that if the BJP retains power in the state, it would provide one job to each household. The announcement comes amid the opposition Congress' constant criticism that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Chouhan has failed to address the issue of unemployment. "I will remove difficulties from the lives (of the people of the state). If elected to power again, one person from every family will be given employment so that they do not have to migrate. Be it through self-help groups, Udyam Kranti Yojana or government jobs, one person from every family will be given a job," Chouhan said. He was addressing a rally in tribal-dominated Alirajpur district on Friday. Chouhan said he became chief minister to worship the soil of Madhya Pradesh and to serve the public, and added that he worked day and night to change people's lives. When asked about the announcement made by the CM, state

Nobody knows if he would be given ticket: Congress mocks Shivraj Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's name has not figured in the three candidate lists released by the ruling BJP so far

Samajwadi Party to play important role in defeating BJP in MP: Akhilesh

Lashing out at BJP, SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav said, Madhya Pradesh has had the highest number of cases of injustice and atrocities against women in the country under the BJP govt

Senior BJP leaders scrambling to avoid fighting: Congress ahead of MP polls

Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala stated that the BJP has run short of candidates in Madhya Pradesh and its big leaders are in a race to avoid being in the fray

MP election: Amit Shah to visit Bhopal on Sunday to discuss poll strategy

Amit Shah will take feedback from candidates and discuss strategy with the state leaders for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh polls

MP polls: Shah to visit Bhopal on Oct 1, take feedback from candidates

Amit Shah is scheduled to arrive in Bhopal on October 1 at 11:30 AM and will stay for approximately three hours, sources said

'Height of disrespect': Congress slams BJP over its 2nd list of candidates

The BJP has thrown open the leadership in Madhya Pradesh and fielded its senior party leaders to deliver the goods for the party in the elections that are due later this year

Played last bet of 'false' hope: Kamal Nath on BJP's 2nd list of candidates

Congress leader Kamal Nath on Monday said that the candidates' list of the BJP, which claims to have crores of party workers, is surely a stamp on the party's internal defeat

MP election 2023: BJP releases second list, 3 union ministers to contest

BJP second list: The party has now declared candidates for 76 out of the 230 seats in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Had no wish to contest Madhya Pradesh election, says BJP's Vijayvargiya

BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya said that he is still in disbelief that he got the party ticket and is a contender in the upcoming MP election

People of MP to vote out those who formed govt through back door: Congress

A day after the BJP announced its second list of candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, the Congress on Tuesday said no matter who it fields, the people of the state have decided to oust those who had formed the government through the back door. The opposition party said that with the announcement of the list, it seems results have been declared even before the polls. The BJP on Monday released its second list of 39 candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls. It fielded Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Prahlad Singh Patel and Phaggan Singh Kulaste and four other party MPs for the elections. Besides the ministers, the MPs fielded are Rakesh Singh, Ganesh Singh, Riti Pathak and Uday Pratap Singh -- all from Lok Sabha. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters, Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera also slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks in rallies in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan on Monday. He said the Congress

Dreaming has become habit of Congress: Jyotiraditya Scindia on MP polls

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said dreaming has become a habit of the Congress and the people of Madhya Pradesh will decide in the next 60 days who is nervous in the elections. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its second list of 39 candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls due this year-end, fielding seven Lok Sabha members including Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Prahlad Singh Patel and Faggan Singh Kulaste. It also fielded BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya. The election schedule is yet to be announced. With the second list, the BJP has named its candidates for 78 out of the total 230 assembly seats in MP. The Congress claims the BJP has fielded its senior leaders because it is scared of defeat. Asked about it, Scindia told reporters here, The people of the state will decide in the next 60 days who is nervous in the elections. Dreaming has become a habit of the Congress. The prime minister has already giv

BJP brought Madhya Pradesh to the brink of ruin, says Randeep Surjewala

Congress Madhya Pradesh in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala attacked the ruling BJP and said that it is evident how the fear of Congress haunts the BJP

Rajasthan will secure Congress a bigger victory than other states: Gehlot

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has taken on the challenge to make Rajasthan surpass Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in the party's victory ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections

'Not the chief ministerial face': Kamal Nath's jibe at Shivraj Chouhan

Congress leader Kamal Nath hit out at Shivraj Singh Chouhan and said that whenever PM Modi visits Madhya Pradesh, Chouhan involves him in his lies

Several leaders of BJP want to join Congress: Digvijaya ahead of MP polls

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said that people have made up their mind to dislodge the BJP from power in Madhya Pradesh

Cong is like 'rusted iron', promoted corruption and poverty: PM Modi

With an eye on the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday tore into Congress equating the party with "rusted iron" which he said would push MP back into the BIMARU category if given an opportunity again. Addressing a massive gathering of BJP workers 'Karyakarta Mahakumb', the prime minister said the Congress and its allies in the Ghamandia bloc supported the Women's Reservation Bill out of compulsion and hesitation as they understood the power of "nari shakti". He said if given an opportunity, Congress will back out on this bill that seeks to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in Parliament and state legislatures. The 'Karyakarta Mahakumbh' was organised on the birth anniversary of Jana Sangh co-founder Deendayal Upadhyaya to mark the formal culmination of the BJP's 'Jan Ashirwad Yatras' that crisscrossed the length and breadth of the state. Congress and allies backed the women's reservation bill out of compulsion. Its passage was possible a