Madhya Pradesh

Hit by dissent in its ranks, the party has changed candidates in 7 seats in last 6 days in MP

The state government until Monday night delayed accepting her resignation, prompting the Congress to announce Manoj Malve’s candidature as a “replacement” for Bangre.

BJP leaders who were denied tickets to contest in the forthcoming assembly polls kicked up a ruckus in front of Union Minister Bhupender Yadav who is the BJP election in-charge for Madhya Pradesh.

Kamal Nath's remarks came after Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said that his party extended support to the Congress to form their government in Madhya Pradesh not once but twice.

The Tiwari family has had a decades-long association with the Congress party, but Siddharth’s defection to the BJP appears to have severed these ties.

Releasing the 106-page manifesto listing 59 promises and 101 "main guarantees" here, state Congress chief Kamal Nath announced to provide LPG cylinders at Rs 500.

According to Nath, talks have already happened with SP and are still on, as we want SP to help us in defeating BJP.

Protests and resignations by workers and leaders have been reported from Sagar, Datia, Ujjain, Satna, Gwalior, Chhatarpur and Panna districts.

Sources said the list which could be released within the next few days could be an explosive one, particularly featuring Scindia.

BJP is an organisation, where it decides who will be fielded as candidates in the elections, spanning from civic polls to parliamentary polls.

With an eye on securing another term in power, the BJP government recently dedicated and laid the foundation for projects valued at Rs 53,000 crore across the state.

"Agencies like ED are being sent to those who speak or write against those in power. Even film actors are being hounded. But why didn’t the ED reach those linked to the scams?” she questioned.

“Once all the athletes are back from China, we’ll meet them and request them to spare time through video messages as state icons to boost polling,” said the chief electoral officer.

Surjewala also demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan immediately clarify their stand on caste census.

Prime Minister Modi while addressing the ‘Parivartan Mahasankalp’ rally said that during the last 9 years, all schemes of his government made for the poor have instilled self-confidence among them.

Citing health concerns due to her four past battles with COVID-19, she informed her decision in a letter to the state party leadership.