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MP state services main exam put off by 2 months over polls, 13,000 affected

Madhya Pradesh State Services Main Examination 2022, scheduled to begin on October 30 and continue till November 4, has been postponed by nearly two months following announcement of the schedule for the state assembly elections, an official said on Thursday. Now this examination will be held from December 26 to December 31, said the official of the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) here. "After considering the availability of examination centres and security arrangements in view of the announcement of the schedule for the state assembly elections by the Election Commission, we have decided to extend the dates of the State Services Main Examination 2022," MPPSC Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Ravindra Panchbhai told PTI. He informed that 13,000 candidates, who were successful in the state services preliminary examination, will appear in the main test. Panchbhai said with the main examination getting pushed ahead, candidates will get more time to prepare for it. The ...

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Gave inflation, corruption and unemployment: Kamal Nath's jibe at Chouhan

Veteran Congress leader Kamal Nath said that his party's priority for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly election is employment

I will rise like phoenix to serve my people: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan accused the Congress of praying for his death

Madhya Pradesh needs 'new engine' and not 'double-engine': Punjab CM Mann

Mann said the people of Madhya Pradesh are left with just 37 days to elect a new government. This chance (election) comes once in five years and that, too, for nine hours (voting duration)

Congress, BJP in war of words over caste census ahead of MP elections

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that his party would go for a caste survey if voted to power in Madhya Pradesh

Incumbency, unemployment and more: Key issues in Madhya Pradesh elections

To pull off another electoral triumph in Madhya Pradesh, the BJP is relying heavily on PM Modi's powerful oratory, political charisma, enduring mass appeal and popularity

Replicating its Madhya Pradesh strategy, BJP fields 7 MPs in Rajasthan

The BJP's decision to field seven of its 24 MPs from Rajasthan is similar to its strategy in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh

Elections 2023: A look at what happened in 5-poll bound states in 2018

The polls would set the groundwork for the last major electoral exercise ahead of the 2024 general elections

BJP's decision to field MPs in Assembly polls a 'good move': Union Minister

The BJP is leaving no stone unturned to emerge victorious in the five states, going to poll next month

Mayawati's BSP to ally with Gondwana party in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

In both the states, SCs and STs have been largely supporting the Congress and the BJP in the polls

SC seeks MP govt response on plea challenging HC order to rise OBC quota

The court was hearing a petition filed by politician Jaya Thakur through his counsel Varinder Kumar Sharma and Varun Thakur

MP people will remove Shivraj Chouhan: Kamal Nath on upcoming polls

He further added that the Bharatiya Janata Party itself should decide by how many seats it would lose this election

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Around 64,000 polling stations set up in Madhya Pradesh for assembly polls

A total of 64,523 polling stations are set up in urban and rural areas of Madhya Pradesh for the assembly elections scheduled on November 17, a top official said on Monday. As of now, 17,000 of these stations are sensitive and will be manned by Central forces. With the announcement of the poll schedule, the model code of conduct has kicked in in Madhya Pradesh and any work that can influence voters cannot be undertaken, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Anupam Rajan told reporters. Voting for all 230 seats will be held on November 17 in a single phase. The counting of votes will be taken up on December 3. Rajan said out of 5.60 crore voters in Madhya Pradesh, 2.88 crore are men and 2.72 crore women. Of them, 22.36 lakh are first-time voters. Talking about poll preparedness, Rajan said 64,523 polling stations, including 16,763 in urban areas and 47,760 in rural parts, have been set up. "Among these centres, around 17,000 are sensitive as of now and will be manned by Central forces". I

Assemblies in 5 poll bound states met for less than 30 days a year: Report

As five states go to polls, data compiled by a think tank showed that these state assemblies -- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram -- met for less than 30 days a year and the number of sittings have been going down over the years. The Rajasthan assembly met for 29 days in a year on an average and the Telangana assembly for 15 days, according to a report by PRS Legislative Research. Between 2019 and 2023, average sittings of the assembly in Chhattisgarh was 23 days a year, with average sitting time being five hours. The Madhya Pradesh assembly had sittings for 16 days, around four hours a day on average, and the Mizoram assembly sat for 18 days, with each sitting being around five hours, it stated. The Election Commission on Monday announced the assembly poll schedule for these five states, to be held between November 7 and 30. Single-phase assembly polls will be held in Madhya Pradesh on November 17, Rajasthan on November 23, Telangana on November 30 an

MP CM Chouhan to contest from Budhni as BJP releases 4th list of candidates

BJP's fourth list of candidates was released on the day the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the poll schedule in five states including Madhya Pradesh

Scindia confident of BJP's win in all 5 states under PM Modi's leadership

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday exuded confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party will emerge victorious in the upcoming assembly polls in five states, including his home state Madhya Pradesh, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Voting is the biggest right. Voters are like God. The blessings of the voters will be with BJP due to PM Narendra Modi's leadership and the BJP's policy of development, its record of good governance and ensuring the welfare of the poor," Scindia told reporters in Gwalior earlier in the day ahead of the Election Commission's press conference in Delhi. As per the poll schedule, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram will go to polls on different days from November 7-30 and votes will be counted for the five states on December 3. More than 5.60 crore electors in Madhya Pradesh are eligible to exercise their franchise in the November 17 assembly polls. Scindia, the erstwhile royal from Guna, was at the ..

Model Code of Conduct comes into force in five poll-bound states

Elections will be held in Mizoram on November 7, Chhattisgarh on November 7 and November 17, Madhya Pradesh on November 17, Rajasthan on November 23 and Telangana on November 30

From soaring high in 2018 to setback in 2020, what next for Congress in MP?

Up from its tally of 38 in 2003, the Congress edged past the ruling BJP in the 2018 Madhya Pradesh polls winning 114 seats in the 230-member assembly and formed the government. But its dreams were upended in March 2020, after Jyotiraditya Scindia, now a Union minister, and MLAs backing him switched over to the BJP, helping the saffron party wrest power. The Congress is now gearing up to take on the BJP over alleged corruption, jobs and issues tied to tribals, farmers and women. Its morale fortified by the emphatic victory in Karnataka, the Congress could launch an aggressive campaign in MP, and Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, both governed by it, before heading for next year's big-stage contest Lok Sabha polls. Here is a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis of the Congress in the Hindi heartland state. STRENGTHS: *Congress' vote share rose to over 40 per cent in 2018 from 30 per cent two decades ago. *State chief Kamal Nath trying hard to blunt BJP's Hindut