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Cong, BJP look for pole position in Kamal Nath's turf in MP's Chhindwara

Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath, whose tenure as chief minister ended abruptly in March 2020, is making a renewed attempt to bring his party to power in the state, but is facing a tough challenge from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for his own election from home turf of Chhindwara. The 76-year-old Congress veteran, the sitting MLA from Chhindwara who projects himself as an ardent 'Hanuman bhakt', is pitted against BJP candidate Vivek Bunty Sahu, a 'Shiv bhakt', in the November 17 assembly polls. Both of them also locked horns in the 2018 assembly polls when Nath trounced Sahu (44) by a margin of 25,837 votes. Since then, Sahu, renominated from the seat by the ruling party and backed by the well-oiled BJP organisational machinery, is seeking to avenge his defeat. The BJP candidate is a former Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha president for Chhindwara district and is well aware of the star constituency's voter profile and caste combinations. The saffron party is leaving no

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At least 35 injured during 'Hingot' festivities in Indore, Madhya Pradesh

As many as 35 persons were injured on Monday during 'Hingot' festivities in Indore in Madhya Pradesh, an official said. The several decade old festival, held a day after Diwali, sees residents of Gautampura and Rungi villages throw flaming "hingots", a forest fruit, that have been hollowed out and filled with gunpowder, coal and brimstone. "As many as 35 persons sustained minor injuries. They were given primary treatment by a team of doctors at the site. One person has sustained serious burn injuries and is admitted in the primary health centre. His condition is stable," Block Medical Officer (BMO) Dr Abhilash Shivriya said. A large people had gathered to watch the festival, for which all arrangements were made by the administration, Deputy Superintendent of Police Umakant Chaudhary said. As per the norms of the festival, residents of Gautampura are called 'turra' and those from Runji are called 'kalgi'. Deaths too have taken place in the past years amid the festival.

Amit Shah criticises Congress, INDIA bloc, promises development for MP

'Main to Baniya hun pura hisaab lekar aaya hun' says Home Minister Amit Shah while addressing a rally ahead of Madhya Pradesh state Assembly elections

PM doesn't say a word about caste census: Rahul reiterates 'vow' in MP

Rahul Gandhi said, "PM Modi and CM Shivraj keep claiming that it is the government of the OBCs. They don't assign any task to that one OBC officer"

Digvijaya accuses BJP of stealing Congress' manifesto for MP assembly polls

The BJP released its election manifesto for the state assembly polls scheduled to be held this week on November 11

BJP goes easy on age, turns to warhorses to retain power in Madhya Pradesh

When it nominated seven MPs, including three Union ministers, and a general secretary for Madhya Pradesh assembly elections and organised whirlwind tours of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP left no room for doubt about its singular resolve to retain power in the state at any cost. Behind its high-decibel campaign, powered by well-organised party machinery, the BJP also appears to have made a slight departure from its next generation' approach to stay ahead of an aggressive Congress and enhance its prospects of securing a majority of seats. The saffron party seems to have gone a bit easy over age this time by fielding 14 candidates who are 70-plus, with the oldest being 80. In contrast, the opposition Congress has fielded nine septuagenarians for the November 17 polls. According to political observers, BJP's move to go with warhorses could be the fallout of its drubbing in the Karnataka elections where it apparently picked younger candidates over old-timers like former chief ...

4 of family from Madhya Pradesh dead in road accident in Rajasthan's Bundi

Four members of a family from Madhya Pradesh died in Rajasthan's Bundi district in the early hours of Sunday when their car collided with a truck on National Highway 52, police said. The incident occurred in the Hindoli police station area when the victims were headed for Pushkar, they said. The deceased were identified as Devi Singh (50), his wife Maankhor Kanwar (45), his brother Rajaram (40) and nephew Jitendra (20), all residents of Gangukhedi village in Agar-Malwa district of Madhya Pradesh. The accident took place around 12.30 am when the SUV carrying the four people rammed into a heavy-duty truck from behind near Hindoli town, Circle Inspector at Hindoli police station Manoj Sikarwal said. The SUV was probably speeding and it seems that the truck ahead applied its brakes all of a sudden, causing the vehicle to ram into it, he said. Three people died on the spot and the woman succumbed to injuries during treatment at a hospital on Sunday morning, the official said. The truc

Modi government made country secure by stopping infiltration: Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the country secure by stopping infiltration which the opposition's INDIA grouping or the Congress party are incapable of doing. The BJP leader was speaking at a public meeting in Manawar assembly constituency in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh ahead of the November 17 assembly elections. Modi has made our country infiltration-free and secured it. Recently, the NIA launched raids across the country and cracked down heavily on Rohingya infiltration. Can the INDI alliance stop infiltration? Can the Congress party stop it?" he asked. The Modi government banned the Popular Front of India (PFI) and made Kashmir an integral part of the country by abrogating Article 370, Shah said. "At that time Rahul Baba (Congress leader Rahul Gandhi) used to say that if Article 370 is removed, blood will flow through the streets of the (Kashmir) valley. But neither blood flowed, nor anyone did dare pelt stones," he ...

PM Modi brought country's economy from 11th to 5th in nine years: Shah

During his address, Shah also said that Congress would foist a 'Teen Tigaada-Kaam Bigaada' (too many cooks playing spoiler) government on the people if elected

MP polls: BJP promises higher MSP for wheat, paddy; LPG cylinder at Rs 450

The BJP on Saturday released its manifesto for the November 17 Madhya Pradesh elections promising MSP for wheat at Rs 2,700 per quintal and paddy at Rs 3,100 and houses for beneficiaries of the state's flagship scheme Ladli Bahna'. Free education to girls from poor families up to post-graduation, free education to poor students up to Class 12 and cooking gas cylinder at Rs 450 for beneficiaries of Ladli Bahna and PM Ujjwala' schemes are among its other highlights. The 96-page Sankalp Patra' (vision document) was released here by BJP president JP Nadda along with the party's state chief VD Sharma, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh and other leaders. In its manifesto, the BJP has promised a Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rs 2,700 per quintal of wheat and Rs 3,100 for the same quantity of paddy. It also promises houses for beneficiaries of the Ladli Bahna programme and jobs to at least one member of every family or the opportunity for self-employment. According to the vision document, the

EC removes 3 election observers for misconduct in MP, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram

The Election Commission on Friday removed three poll observers from duty for "misconduct" and violation of the code of ethics, sources said. The action was taken against two general observers deployed in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh and an expenditure observer in Mizoram, they said. In place of IAS officer Laltinkhuma Franklin in Chhattisgarh's Dantewara assembly constituency, Anurag Patel, another IAS officer, has been deployed as general observer. IAS officer R Girish will replace IAS officer Udaya Narayan Das as general observer in Madhya Pradesh Seoni Malwa and Hoshangabad assembly constituencies. IRS officer Gaurav Awasthi, an expenditure observer deployed in Lunglei district in Mizoram, has been removed. Sources said they were removed for "misconduct" and violation of the observers' code of ethics. They said a "recordable caution" in their service books has also been ordered by the commission. Elections to the 40-member Mizoram assembly was held November 7. The first-

From 'Maaf karo Maharaj' to 'Saath hai Shivraj', slogans MP saw in 5 yrs

As campaigning for the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections rises to a fever pitch, witty slogans and catchphrases that have the ability to travel far and wide, particularly in the age of social media, do not seem to dominate the discourse as they did in earlier elections. Maaf karo Maharaj, hamara neta Shivraj' (sorry Maharaj, our leader is Shivraj) was a big hit in the 2018 state polls when the BJP targeted Jyotiraditya Scindia, a scion of erstwhile Gwalior royalty who is affectionately called Maharaj' by his supporters. With changing political equations following Scindia's switch to the BJP in 2020, which led to the collapse of the Kamal Nath-led Congress government in MP, the saffron party's favourite slogan underwent a tweak. When Scindia joined the BJP on March 11, 2020, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan wrote on X (then Twitter), Swagat hai Maharaj, saath hai Shivraj (welcome Maharaj, Shivraj is with you). BJP brains had coined Shriman Bantadhar (Mr Spoiler) for former Congr

If people are threatened to vote, then Mama's bulldozer is ready: Shivraj

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan accused the Congress of stopping all beneficial projects in the state during its 15-month rule

MP election: Rahul Gandhi takes dig at PM Modi's suits worth 'lakhs'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also accused the BJP of plotting to overthrow the Congress Government that was formed after the 2018 state elections.

MP polls: 53% of Congress nominees have criminal cases against them

The ADR has analysed self-sworn affidavits of 2,534 candidates contesting the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections

Shivraj slams Nitish Kumar's remark; says he has no right to be CM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also slammed the INDIA bloc for not criticising Nitish Kumar for his remarks on birth control

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My govt made 40 mn pucca houses for poor but haven't made 1 for myself: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said every vote of the electorate in Madhya Pradesh has the power of "Trishakti", to help the BJP form government again in MP, strengthen the PM at the Centre and to keep the "corrupt" Congress away from power in the state. Addressing a rally in Satna ahead of the November 17 assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Modi said his government has made four crore pucca houses for the poor, but he has "not made even one house for himself." Your one vote is going to help the BJP form government in MP again. Your vote will strengthen Modi in Delhi and it will also keep the corrupt Congress a hundred miles away from power in MP. That means one vote, three wonders. It is like Trishakti, Modi said. The PM said after his government came to power in the country, it removed from records 10 crore fake beneficiaries created by the Congress who were taking benefits of government schemes. Modi said that is why Congress leaders were abusing him these days, as h

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