Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections

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103-yr-old Devika Arora is carried by her family member. (Photo: PTI)

Congress, BJP claim victory in Madhya Pradesh

Kamal Nath predicted one-sided results in favourof the Congress.

29 Nov 2018 6:56 AM

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan along with her grand-daughter. (Photo: PTI)

75 per cent vote in Madhya Pradesh, both sides upbeat

BJP, Cong both claim victory; turnout 2% higher than 2013; some EVMs fail to work.

29 Nov 2018 5:23 AM

Polling is underway to elect the 230-member assembly, where the ruling BJP and opposition Congress are fighting for supremacy. (Photo: PTI)

Madhya Pradesh: Repolling if voters left due to faulty EVMs, says CEC

Congress demanded that voting time in some polling booths should be extended to compensate for delay.

28 Nov 2018 3:04 PM

Chief electoral officer V Kantha Rao said voting will begin at 8 am and end at 5 pm. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

MP assembly polls LIVE: 74.61 per cent voter turnout recorded till 6 pm

The prime contest is likely to be between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress in 190-odd seats.

28 Nov 2018 8:30 AM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Photo: PTI)

MP: Rebels may play spoilsport for BJP, Congress

The promise by Congress to waive farm loans seemed to have caught imagination of the peasants in the state.

27 Nov 2018 3:11 AM

Sudeep Shukla carries a child during campaigning

Mute candidate vows his actions will speak

Shukla’s poll managers have generated resources through crowd funding and from his followers in social media, Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter.

27 Nov 2018 1:03 AM

'What has happened to the Congress party? The 'naamdar' (dynast, referring to Rahul Gandhi) is tacitly supporting it and therefore, its leaders are dragging the name of my father, who passed away 30 years ago,' Modi said. (Photo: File)

Cong dragging my parents into politics at Rahul's behest: PM Modi

'Congress is running out of steam in this election, so they have started dragging my parents into politics.' Modi Said.

26 Nov 2018 11:16 AM

Sharad Singh Kumar, of Rashtriya Aamjan Party contesting on the election symbol of a shoe has garnered attention owing to his unique style of campaigning. (Photo: ANI)

This candidate polishing shoes to please voters in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh will go to polls to elect legislators for its 230 constituencies on November 28. Results will be declared on December 11.

26 Nov 2018 9:09 AM

The state will go to polls to elect legislators for its 230 constituencies on November 28. Results will be declared on December 11. (Photo: PTI)

MP CM speaks with decency, PM Modi lacks it: Rahul Gandhi at rally

'PM is worried about the election results and talks with hatred everywhere he goes. The Prime Minister is weak,' he said.

25 Nov 2018 11:21 AM

The incident happened at the Tulsi Park. (Photo: Screengrab)

Watch: Amit Shah falls during Madhya Pradesh roadshow, escapes unhurt

One of his bodyguards quickly offered support and Amit Shah managed to get up unhurt immediately.

25 Nov 2018 10:21 AM

Speaking about the video in which Nath is purportedly seen talking about the votes of the Muslim community, Adityanath said, 'You can remain happy with Ali, we have Bajrangbali.' (Photo: File)

Cannot guess if Rahul Gandhi is speaking in India or Pakistan: Yogi Adityanath

UP CM attacked Kamal Nath over a video that has gone viral and made a veiled reference to the origins Sonia with an 'Italy' jibe.

25 Nov 2018 8:21 AM

BJP chief Amit Shah (Photo: Twitter | @BJP4India)

Amit Shah unhurt after fall during Madhya Pradesh roadshow

The state is being ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2003 with Shivraj Singh Chouhan occupying the chief minister’s post since 2005.

25 Nov 2018 6:00 AM

'When we can give fifteen years to them (the Bharatiya Janata Party), then we can surely give five years to Congress,' Computer Baba said. (Photo: File)

Computer Baba presses refresh button, to back Congress in Madhya Pradesh

'If Congress upholds dharma, we will go with them in future or else we will withdraw the support,' Computer Baba said.

23 Nov 2018 8:41 PM

People of Madhya Pradesh have launched a scheme called "Change BJP government", Sidhu claimed. (Photo: ANI)

Modi is 'puppet of capitalists': Navjot Singh Sidhu at MP poll rally

Taking a dig at Make In India initiative, he said when Rafale jets come from France and bullet train from Japan, Indians 'will fry pakodas'.

23 Nov 2018 2:01 PM

Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath (Photo: PTI)

Kamal Nath’s controvesial video goes viral

Of the nearly 7.5 crore population in MP, Muslims constitute around 35 lakhs.

22 Nov 2018 3:57 AM

In the video, Congress leader Kamal Nath said that if the Congress does not get at least 90 per cent of the Muslim votes, it will be a 'huge loss'. (Photo: Twitter Screengrab | @amitmalviya)

'We could suffer huge loss if Muslims don't vote for us': Kamal Nath in video

In video, Kamal Nath was heard saying that the Congress will be doomed if Muslims don't vote for it en masse.

21 Nov 2018 5:59 PM

Yadav, who has also served in the Union cabinet in the past, stressed it was important for the Congress to come back to power in these elections. (Photo: @MPArunYadav/Facebook)

In MP CM's stronghold Budhni, Cong's Arun Yadav says he is 'fighting a devil'

Ruling BJP leaders have dismissed claims made by Congress that there has not been enough development in Budhni, known as the CM's bastion.

21 Nov 2018 5:37 PM

Rahul Gandhi will decide next CM in MP, says Kamal Nath

The BJP leader said his party’s main agenda in the state is development and the Congress has made cow and the RSS a part of the discourse.

21 Nov 2018 5:13 AM

In a video of the incident, a man can be seen greeting BJP MLA Dilip Shekhawat with a garland of shoes. (Photo: ANI)

Watch: BJP MLA greeted with garland of shoes during campaign in Madhya Pradesh

BJP MLA Dilip Shekhawat throws away the garland and gets into a fight with the man.

20 Nov 2018 6:28 PM

BJP chief Amit Shah said the Narendra Modi government launched 129 developmental schemes in four years. (Photo: Twitter | @BJP4India)

Rahul has ‘Modi-phobia’, uttered name 44 times in speech: Amit Shah

Amit Shah asked Cong to give account of what four generations of Nehru-Gandhi family did when they ruled.

19 Nov 2018 7:02 PM

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