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Tried our best: MP Congress chief on seat-sharing with Akhilesh Yadav

"We were not able to convince our people on the seats they (SP) wanted," the Congress leader said

Congress, SP left standing at talks table over seats in Madhya Pradesh

With Shivraj taking potshots at the two key INDIA constituents saying 'Dilli me dosti aur MP me kushti', the fault lines are on the mat. The bloc now finds its survival in a half-Nelson hold

MP polls: Congress hopes Muslim votes in 22 segments may tilt scales

In the binary politics of Madhya Pradesh dominated by the BJP and Congress, the 'Muslim vote factor' may be insignificant unlike Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, but the minority vote may prove crucial in at least 22 seats in the event of a neck-and-neck contest in the next month's assembly polls. According to Mohammed Mahir, convenor of Madhya Pradesh Muslim Vikas Parishad who belongs to Congress, the Grand Old Party's vote share in the 2018 assembly polls went up by least 3-4 per cent enabling it to narrowly surge ahead of the BJP. He said MP Congress chief Kamal Nath had said in 2018 that the party could form a government if 90 per cent of minority votes are polled in the party's favour. "On Nath's appeal, minority votes were polled for Congress and the result was 10-12 more seats being added to the party' kitty which the party had failed to win in 2008 and 2013," Mahir claimed. Notably, the vote share of the BJP (41.02 per cent) was slightly higher than the Congress (40.89 per cent) in

MP elections: BJP releases fifth list of 92 candidates, fields 12 women

The BJP on Saturday released a fifth list of 92 candidates for the next month's MP assembly polls dropping sitting Indore-3 MLA Akash Vijayvargiya, son of the party stalwart Kailash Vijayvargiya who is in the fray from the Indore-1 segment. The BJP has fielded Rakesh Golu Shukla from the Indore-3 constituency in place of Akash Vijayvargiya. Several sitting MLAs are dropped by the BJP in the latest list. The ruling party has so far declared 228 out of 230 candidates for the forthcoming elections except for the Guna and Vidisha seats. The latest list includes the names of 12 women candidates, including former state ministers Maya Singh and Archana Chitnis from the Gwalior East and Burhanpur assembly segments, respectively. Incumbent minister Usha Thakur is renominated from Mhow seat. The single phase polling for 230 seats will be held on November 17 and counting of votes will be taken up on December 3. Among other prominent candidates who featured on the fifth list are former state

PM Modi to attend 125th foundation day of Scindia School at Gwalior in MP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in a programme marking the celebration of 125th foundation day of the Scindia School in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior on Saturday.The Scindia School was established in 1897 by the then Gwalior royalty and is located atop the historic Gwalior fort. PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of a multipurpose sports complex in the school and present its annual awards to distinguished alumni and top achievers, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has said.Modi will also address a gathering on the occasion. Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia is the scion of the erstwhile royalty and is one of the leading politicians from Madhya Pradesh where the assembly polls are slated for November 17. PM Modi will land at the Gwalior airport around 4.30 pm and will be flown to the school in a chopper. He will be escorted by a cavalry to the main campus and welcomed with a band performance, school authorities said. After meeting the school's board of .

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Samajwadi Party announces 3rd list of two candidates for MP Assembly polls

With the new list, Samajwadi Party (SP) has announced 33 candidates for the November 17 elections to the 230-member assembly in Madhya Pradesh

MP election: Congress biggest enemy of tribals, says CM Shivraj Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan attacked the Congress party and said that the grand old party has always exploited the poor and tribals

Some people doing tantric rituals to win polls: Shivraj's dig at Kamal Nath

A viral video surfaced on social media platforms, purportedly showing a tantrik performing rituals in front of a picture of Congress leader Kamal Nath

MP polls: With 2nd list of 85 candidates, Cong announces all but 1 nominee

The Congress has announced its second list of 85 candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls. With this list issued late Thursday night, the party has declared all but one candidates for elections to the 230-member assembly scheduled for November 17. The Congress has not yet declared its candidate from Amla seat in Betul district from where a woman deputy collector Nisha Bangre is seeking a ticket but the ruling BJP government has not yet accepted her resignation from the services and the matter at present is pending in the court, the party sources said. Earlier the party had declared candidates for 144 seats but changed candidature in three seats while issuing the second list. Therefore, the total number of candidates announced in the first list stands at 141, a Congress leader said. After intense tussle in the party that led to the "tearing of clothes" controversy, the Congress has replaced tickets of Datia, Gotegaon and Pichhore seats. A video of Madhya Pradesh Congress ..

PM pens letter to people of Madhya Pradesh, seeks support in upcoming polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the model of Madhya Pradesh is a source of inspiration for the welfare of the poor and women empowerment

Cong will stop Ladli Behna Yojana if voted to power in MP, says CM Chouhan

Slamming the Congress party, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the grand old party did nothing for the welfare of the people when it ruled the state

'There is a deep pit in Congress manifesto for MP': Jyotiraditya Scindia

Hitting out at the Congress party, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that in its 15-month rule, the party ruined the state

Airtel gains 4.8 mn unique 5G customers in 3 states within 1 year of launch

Airtel 5G Plus has expanded its network within all districts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan

Samajwadi Party announces candidates for MP polls, includes key SC leaders

The party has declared the names of a total of 22 candidates in the second list

IPL team, 27% OBC quota: Congress poll promises for Madhya Pradesh

According to the manifesto, a Congress government will reconstitute the state's NITI Aayog and Statistical Commission to prepare a five-year plan for Madhya Pradesh

It's not manifesto of Congress, but a letter of lies: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Slamming the Opposition, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that five years ago, the Congress party made over 900 promises to the public but did not even fulfil nine of them

Health insurance, IPL team: What Congress promised in its manifesto for MP

The Opposition Congress listed 59 promises in its 106-page manifesto, with assurances for all sections of the society

Congress to release manifesto for MP polls, focus on youth and farmers

The manifesto will be unveiled by MP Congress president Kamal Nath and AICC general secretary Randeep Surjewala in Bhopal today