Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh CMs both in the fray in November 17, 2023 polling
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh CMs both in the fray in November 17, 2023 polling

The Hindu  

The second and final phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections for the remaining 70 seats will be held on Friday, and decide the electoral fate of political heavyweights like Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, his deputy T.S. In Madhya Pradesh, meanwhile, 36 seats in the BJP strongholds in Bhopal and the adjoining central region, including Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s seat in Budhni, will also go to the polls on the same day. Mr. Baghel will contest from his traditional Patan seat, where the BJP has fielded his distant nephew and party MP Vijay Baghel, while Janata Congress Chhattisgarh State president Amit Jogi’s decision to contest the seats adds a new dimension to the contest. citadel Madhya Pradesh’s central region has emerged as a stronghold of the ruling BJP stronghold over the past three decades, but a combative Congress is eying a comeback there in Friday’s polls. ‘Rectified mistakes’ State BJP secretary Rajneesh Agrawal said his party earlier lost a few seats in Betul and Rajgarh districts of the central region due to some mistakes.

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Chhattisgarh: BJP retains Raipur City South assembly seat
1 month ago

Chhattisgarh: BJP retains Raipur City South assembly seat

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday retained the Raipur City South assembly seat in Chhattisgarh after its candidate, Sunil Kumar Soni, secured a commanding victory in the bypoll. The BJP’s tally in the 90-member Chhattisgarh assembly is now at 54, while the Congress has 35; the Gondwana Gantantra Party has one seat. The bye-election was necessitated following the resignation of …

Punjab by-polls: AAP wins Chabbewal, leads in 2 other seats, Congress in one
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1 month ago

Punjab by-polls: AAP wins Chabbewal, leads in 2 other seats, Congress in one

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party won the Chabbewal and was leading in Gidderbaha and Dera Baba Nanak while the Congress was ahead in the Barnala segment in Punjab, showed trends in the counting of votes by-polls to four Assembly segments in the state on Saturday. In Gidderbaha, AAP's Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon was leading by 5,976 votes against his nearest rival …

Chhattisgarh Bypoll Results 2024 Live: Will Congress wrest Raipur City South seat from BJP?
1 month ago

Chhattisgarh Bypoll Results 2024 Live: Will Congress wrest Raipur City South seat from BJP?

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh Bypoll Results 2024 Live: The Election Commission of India started vote counting for the byelection held in the Raipur City South assembly seat. 30 candidates were in the fray A total of 30 candidates were in the fray for the bypoll, but the main contest was between Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sunil Kumar Soni and Congress nominee Akash Sharma. …

Bypoll Election Results 2024 Highlights: AAP calls Punjab bypoll wins ‘semi-final’ before Delhi Assembly polls
1 month ago

Bypoll Election Results 2024 Highlights: AAP calls Punjab bypoll wins ‘semi-final’ before Delhi Assembly polls

The Hindu  

The counting for the by-polls to 15 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand and for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat began amid tight security on On Saturday. The ruling Congress in Karnataka won Legislative Assembly bypolls in all three constituencies of Channapatna, Shiggaon and Sandur Congress-led UDF candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led by over 3,19,00 votes over …

Maharashtra polls: Mixed bag for MVA, Mahayuti in Muslim-dominated seats
1 month ago

Maharashtra polls: Mixed bag for MVA, Mahayuti in Muslim-dominated seats

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: It was a mixed bag for 11 seats with more than 35 per cent Muslim voters, where six candidates of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi emerged victorious in the Maharashtra Assembly polls on Saturday, while four seats went to the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance. The Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehad Muslimeen, which is not aligned with either of the coalitions, …

UP bypolls: 31.21 pc turnout at 1 pm in 9 assembly seats
1 month ago

UP bypolls: 31.21 pc turnout at 1 pm in 9 assembly seats

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: Voting for bypolls in nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh picked up pace after a sluggish start, with over 31 per cent voters turning up to exercise their franchise by 1 pm on Wednesday.Voting started at 7 am in Katehari, Karhal, Mirapur, Ghaziabad, Majhawan, Sisamau, Khair, Phulpur and Kundarki seats and will end at 5 pm. While eight seats …

UP bypolls: 49.71% voter turnout recorded, SP accuses BJP of 'manipulating' voters
1 month ago

UP bypolls: 49.71% voter turnout recorded, SP accuses BJP of 'manipulating' voters

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: The by-poll to nine assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh witnessed a moderate 49.71 per cent voters turn out to seal the fate of 90 candidates, including 11 women, on Wednesday. According to the information shared by the Election Commission of India, the Kundarki assembly segment in Moradabad district recorded the highest voter turnout of 57.32 per cent voter turnout, …

66% voter turnout in bypolls to 2 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh
1 month, 1 week ago

66% voter turnout in bypolls to 2 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

The voting completed with 65% and 67% voter turnout in Budhni and Vijaypur assembly seats of Madhya Pradesh amid mild violence, protest and allegations of booth capturing on Wendesday. Congress state president Jitu Patwari and BJP state president VD Sharma sat on dharna near the Election Commission of India ’s office in Bhopal, accusing each other’s party of fake voting …

Chhattisgarh: Campaigning for Raipur City South bypoll ends
1 month, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh: Campaigning for Raipur City South bypoll ends

Hindustan Times  

The campaigning for the bypoll to the Raipur City South assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh came to an end on Monday, with leaders from both the ruling Congress and opposition BJP making their final efforts to sway voters. The Raipur City South seat became vacant after BJP’s sitting legislator and former state minister Brijmohan Agrawal resigned following his election to the …

Chhattisgarh: Baghel, Agrawal Vie for Power in Raipur By-Poll
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh: Baghel, Agrawal Vie for Power in Raipur By-Poll

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Stakes are high for former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel and veteran leader and eight-time MLA Brij Mohan Agrawal in the November 13 Assembly elections in Raipur seat in Chhattisgarh with both the leaders striving hard to make a comeback to the Centre stage of their respective parties, Congress and BJP. While Mr Baghel, whose stock in the party seems …

Baghmara Assembly Election 2024: Constituency Profile, Past Winners, Margin and Party-Wise Candidates
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2 months ago

Baghmara Assembly Election 2024: Constituency Profile, Past Winners, Margin and Party-Wise Candidates

India TV News  

The article provides a comprehensive overview of the Baghmara Assembly Election 2024 in Jharkhand. It covers key details such as the constituency profile, past winners, margin, and party-wise candidates. The article also provides a detailed demographic breakdown of the constituency, including the number of voters, service voters, and postal votes cast in the previous elections.

Mahendragarh Assembly Election 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
3 months, 1 week ago

Mahendragarh Assembly Election 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates

India TV News  

Mahendragarh Assembly Election 2024: The Mahendragarh Assembly constituency is one of the constituencies of Haryana. Mahendragarh Constituency Assembly Election 2024 Candidates Bharatiya Janata Party's Kanwar Singh, Congress party's Rao Dan Singh, Indian National Lok Dal's Surender Kaushik, Aam Aadmi Party's Dr Manish Yadav and Azad Samaj Party's Shashi Kumar are the main candidates in the Mahendragarh Legislative Assembly constituency of …

‘Falling political credibility of Modi…’: Mallikarjun Kharge hails assembly bypoll results as INDIA bloc wins 10 seats
5 months, 1 week ago

‘Falling political credibility of Modi…’: Mallikarjun Kharge hails assembly bypoll results as INDIA bloc wins 10 seats

Live Mint  

The INDIA bloc secured 10 out of 13 seats as bypoll votes were counted in seven states on Saturday. The Congress won two seats each in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand while AAP candidate Mohinder Bhagat secured the lone Punjab seat in the fray. Elections were held on Wednesday for four seats in West Bengal, three in Himachal Pradesh, two in …

Assembly bypolls: Voting underway in 13 seats across seven states, high stakes battle in Bengal
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Assembly bypolls: Voting underway in 13 seats across seven states, high stakes battle in Bengal

India TV News  

Assembly Bypolls: Voting for by-elections in 13 assembly constituencies across seven states, Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh, today. This electoral exercise, the first since the Lok Sabha elections, will decide the fate of many veterans and some debutantes, including Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife, Kamlesh Thakur. Madhya Pradesh Amarwara West …

‘Sarkar banegi, jhagda shuru’: Bhupesh Baghel's big claim on NDA 3.0
6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Sarkar banegi, jhagda shuru’: Bhupesh Baghel's big claim on NDA 3.0

Hindustan Times  

Former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Friday claimed that mid-term Lok Sabha elections will be held within a year. Senior Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel “Fellow workers, be ready! Sarkar benegi aur jhagda shuru honge," Baghel, who lost from Rajnandgaon to BJP's Santosh Pandey by 44,411 votes, said. President Droupadi Murmu appointed …

Election results 2024: BJP maintains winning streak, Baghel loses in Chhattisgarh
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: BJP maintains winning streak, Baghel loses in Chhattisgarh

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party won 10 out of the total 11 Lok Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh as the general election results were announced on June 4. On the other hand, several Congress heavyweights, including former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and his three erstwhile cabinet colleagues, stood second in their respective constituencies. From Raipur, BJP candidate and State Minister Brijmohan Agrawal …

BJP Maintains Comfortable Lead in 10 Seats in Chhattisgarh, Congress Ahead in 1
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP Maintains Comfortable Lead in 10 Seats in Chhattisgarh, Congress Ahead in 1

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: The BJP has maintained an impressive lead in 10 out of 11 Lok Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh, as per trends available so far. In the high-profile Rajnandgaon seat, Congress leader and former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, who was initially leading, was trailing by a margin of 33,512 votes against the BJP's sitting MP Santosh Pandey. In the Naxalite-hit Bastar …

Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha election: Congress' Bhupesh Baghel trailing behind BJP candidate
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha election: Congress' Bhupesh Baghel trailing behind BJP candidate

Hindustan Times  

Former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel is trailing on the Rajnandgaon seat in Chattisgarh by a margin of 45,263 votes. The BJP, which returned to power in the Assembly polls last December, has never lost the Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat since the formation of Chhattisgarh in 2000, except for a parliamentary bypoll in 2007, when it was …

Chhattisgarh election results 2024 highlights: BJP wins ten seats; Congress holds on to one
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh election results 2024 highlights: BJP wins ten seats; Congress holds on to one

The Hindu  

Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha election is a direct contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress. For Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel, the Lok Sabha election is a shot at redemption, after the loss in the 2023 Assembly election. BJP had won nine out of 11 seats in Chhattisgarh in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. The recent assembly election victory has boosted …

Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election Results: BJP sweeps MP, Shivraj win with record votes
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election Results: BJP sweeps MP, Shivraj win with record votes

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Live: The trend of vote counting for the Lok Sabha elections showed that Bharatiya Janata Party took a huge lead over Congress in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The dominating BJP is leading in all 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh. BJP candidiate Vivek Bunty Sahu took a lead of over Congress …

Mumbai Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Actors Shahrukh & Aamir Khan Cast Vote; 54.22% Voter Turnout Recorded In Maharashtra
7 months ago

Mumbai Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Actors Shahrukh & Aamir Khan Cast Vote; 54.22% Voter Turnout Recorded In Maharashtra

News 18  

Mumbai Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Voting LIVE Updates: With Lok Sabha elections moving towards its final stages, polling took place in 13 constituencies in Maharashtra, including six in Mumbai. Over 2.46 crore persons were eligible to cast their vote and decide the fate of 264 candidates in Mumbai North, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai North West, Mumbai North East, Mumbai South …

Will win Amethi, Rae Bareli by 'big margin': Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel
7 months, 1 week ago

Will win Amethi, Rae Bareli by 'big margin': Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel

The Hindu  

BJP's Smriti Irani has carved her identity by opposing Rahul Gandhi but cannot do so in Amethi this time and will face defeat, Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel has said, exuding confidence that his party will win both the Amethi and Rae Bareli seats in Uttar Pradesh by "big margin" in the Lok Sabha polls. Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, who …

Polling for nine seats in Madhya Pradesh largely peaceful
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Polling for nine seats in Madhya Pradesh largely peaceful

The Hindu  

The nine seats in Madhya Pradesh — Morena, Bhind, Gwalior, Guna, Rajgarh, Sagar, Vidisha, Bhopal and Betul — that voted in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election on Tuesday recorded an approximate turnout of 66.5%. Mr. Rajan said the average voter turnout in the nine seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha election was 66.63%. Lok Sabha polls 2024 …

35 Muslim candidates contest Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat; none fielded by Congress
7 months, 2 weeks ago

35 Muslim candidates contest Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat; none fielded by Congress

The Hindu  

Thirty-five Muslim candidates are contesting the Lok Sabha election in Gujarat but the Congress has this time broken its tradition and not fielded a single person from the community in the State. This time, 35 Muslim candidates are in the fray for the Lok Sabha polls to be held in 25 out of the 26 seats in Gujarat, compared to …

Local dynamics play a major part in Chhattisgarh election
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Local dynamics play a major part in Chhattisgarh election

The Hindu  

Chhattisgarh will see its seven remaining seats out of a total 11 go to the polls in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election on May 7. While the BJP has tried to focus on topics like the Ram Temple, abrogation of Article 370 and India’s “relative rise” globally with hyper-local issues like corruption allegations against the previous Congress …

Election 2024 | Chhattisgarh: No country for Adivasis
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Election 2024 | Chhattisgarh: No country for Adivasis

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 30, 2024 18:34 IST - 7 MINS READ The Lok Sabha election discourse in Chhattisgarh is centred around a model of governance and economic development upheld by the ruling BJP and the Congress. It is all about 10 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rule at the Centre and five years of Bhupesh Baghel’s Congress rule in …

Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election Phase 2: Key seats, candidates to watch
8 months ago

Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election Phase 2: Key seats, candidates to watch

India Today  

The second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is set for April 26, focusing on Chhattisgarh, a critical state in the Hindi heartland with 11 parliamentary seats. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party dominated Chhattisgarh, winning nine out of the 11 seats, leaving Congress with only two. Rajnandgaon is a key battleground in this election …

Bhupesh Baghel searches for redemption in Chhattisgarh
8 months ago

Bhupesh Baghel searches for redemption in Chhattisgarh

The Hindu  

This is the third Lok Sabha election that senior Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is fighting. Mr. Baghel, like many other senior party leaders, was reluctant to contest from here, arguing that he would be pinned down to one constituency, but eventually gave in to pressure from the party’s central leadership. The defeat in last year’s …

Chhattisgarh: BJP moves EC over Congress leader’s offensive remarks against PM
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh: BJP moves EC over Congress leader’s offensive remarks against PM

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday moved the Election Commission seeking registration of a criminal case against Congress Legislature Party leader in Chhattisgarh Assembly Charan Das Mahant for trying to instigate violence against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A BJP delegation led by party’s state unit general secretary Sanjay Srivastav submitted a memorandum to the EC seeking action against Mr …

Ex C'garh CM And Congress Leader Bhupesh Baghel Files Nomination From Rajnandgaon
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex C'garh CM And Congress Leader Bhupesh Baghel Files Nomination From Rajnandgaon

Deccan Chronicle  

Former chief minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday filed nomination for Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha for the ensuing polls. Congress has fielded Mr Baghel in Rajnandgaon to wrest the seat from BJP in the upcoming LS polls. Mr Baghel later addressed a public meeting at Rajnandgaon on the occasion warning people that re-election of BJP to power at …

Last-minute entry of Choudhary Lal Singh to set up interesting contest in Udhampur
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Last-minute entry of Choudhary Lal Singh to set up interesting contest in Udhampur

The Hindu  

The last-minute entry of Choudhary Lal Singh, who is being hounded by the Enforcement Directorate, into the Congress has set the stage for a nip and tuck contest in the Udhampur seat in Jammu and Kashmir between him and Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh. Firebrand Mr. Singh, a Dogra Rajput who founded the Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan Party in 2018 to …

Lok Sabha elections: PM Modi, CMs of 5 BJP-ruled states among party's 40 star campaigners for Madhya Pradesh
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections: PM Modi, CMs of 5 BJP-ruled states among party's 40 star campaigners for Madhya Pradesh

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party released a list of leaders who would be campaigning for party candidates in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP Chief Jagat Prakash Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Former BJP Chief Nitin Gadkari will campaign for the …

No BJP wave in north, INDIA bloc will get clear majority to form government, says Baghel
9 months ago

No BJP wave in north, INDIA bloc will get clear majority to form government, says Baghel

The Hindu  

Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘400 paar’ claim as “hollow”, senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on March 19 said the BJP’s Ram temple pitch “would not make much of a difference” in the Lok Sabha polls and exuded confidence that the INDIA bloc will get a clear majority to form the next government. In an interview with PTI, the former …

Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha election 2024: Former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel to take on BJP's Santosh Pandey
9 months, 1 week ago

Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha election 2024: Former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel to take on BJP's Santosh Pandey

India TV News  

Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha election 2024: Named in the Congress’s first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections 2024, its former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, who was expected to re-deliver Chhattisgarh to the party in last year’s Assembly polls but failed, is now staring at an uphill task. The party has fielded Baghel from the Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat, a …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Congress pins hopes on experienced leaders including former CM Bhupesh Baghel in Chhattisgarh
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Congress pins hopes on experienced leaders including former CM Bhupesh Baghel in Chhattisgarh

The Hindu  

The Congress in Chhattisgarh has pinned its hopes on experienced leaders for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as its first list of six candidates included former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, two former State Ministers and a sitting MP. In Chhattisgarh, where it lost power to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the last year's Assembly polls, the Congress announced candidates for …

Congress reveals first list of Lok Sabha candidates for Chhatisgarh
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress reveals first list of Lok Sabha candidates for Chhatisgarh

The Hindu  

The Congress’ first of six Lok Sabha candidates for Chhattisgarh includes two ex-ministers, and a sitting MP, apart from former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. While it announced the candidatures of Bhupesh Baghel, Vikas Upadhyay, Tamradhwaj Sahu, Rajendra Sahu, Jyotsna Mahant and Shiv Dahariya, it is yet to announce the remaining five, that includes the Bastar seat which is currently being …

Lok Sabha polls: Congress names Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor, Bhupesh Baghel among 39 candidates
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: Congress names Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor, Bhupesh Baghel among 39 candidates

India TV News  

The Congress party unveiled its first list of 39 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Friday, with Rahul Gandhi set to contest from Kerala's Wayanad constituency once more. Alongside Gandhi, Congress general secretary K C Venugopal will contest from Alappuzha, while former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel will vie for the Rajnandgaon seat. Upcoming campaigns Congress general secretary …

AAP gains ground in Punjab, BJP to sweep Haryana, neck-and-neck in J-K: India TV-CNX Poll
9 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP gains ground in Punjab, BJP to sweep Haryana, neck-and-neck in J-K: India TV-CNX Poll

India TV News  

India TV-CNX Opinion Poll predicted that the Aam Aadmi Party is likely to win 6 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, while, rival Bharatiya Janata Party may settle with 3 seats. Total Seats: 13 AAP: 06 Congress: 03 BJP: 03 Akali Dal: 01 Sukhbir Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal is likely to win just one seat in 2024 Lok …

BJP to sweep all 29 seats including Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh: India TV-CNX Opinion Poll
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP to sweep all 29 seats including Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh: India TV-CNX Opinion Poll

India TV News  

India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: The Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to win all 29 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, India TV-CNX Opinion Poll predicted on Tuesday. BJP leader and former MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is likely to win the Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh, predicts India TV-CNX Opinion Poll. As per the India TV-CNX …

Madhya Pradesh: Suspense now over BJP citadel Indore and Kamal Nath’s turf Chhindwara
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh: Suspense now over BJP citadel Indore and Kamal Nath’s turf Chhindwara

New Indian Express  

BHOPAL: With the BJP naming candidates for 24 Lok Sabha seats of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday evening, suspense now prevails about the five remaining seats, including key Chhindwara, Indore and Ujjain-SC seats. Party is mulling on host of faces, including current mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava or ex-mayor-cum-current MLA Malini Gaur or field a new female face, where available options, include first …

BJP fields Shivraj Singh Chouhan from Vidisha, Scindia from Guna in Lok Sabha polls | Check full list from MP
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP fields Shivraj Singh Chouhan from Vidisha, Scindia from Guna in Lok Sabha polls | Check full list from MP

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday declared the first list of candidates for 195 Lok Sabha seats across 15 states. Check complete list of BJP candidates for Madhya Pradesh: Image Source : INDIA TVBJP list of candidates for Madhya Pradesh Image Source : INDIA TVBJP list of candidates for Madhya Pradesh The five Lok Sabha seat …

Chandigarh mayoral polls: AAP’s Chadha guns for presiding officer, demands repoll
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Chandigarh mayoral polls: AAP’s Chadha guns for presiding officer, demands repoll

Hindustan Times  

Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Tuesday called for legal action against presiding officer Anil Masih after he declared eight votes invalid, paving the way for the victory of BJP’s Manoj Sonkar over INDIA bloc candidate Kuldeep Dhalor to be elected as the Chandigarh mayor. In a setback to the AAP and the Congress that had contested …

Chhattisgarh | The windfall state
1 year ago

Chhattisgarh | The windfall state

India Today  

Every once in a while comes an election in India that tests the limits of psephology. The comfortably placed Congress led by Bhupesh Baghel, which had been voted to power with the most comprehensive mandate in the state’s history, saw a chastening defeat at the hands of the Bharatiya Janata Party, a party that had ruled Chhattisgarh for 15 years …

Chhattisgarh BJP MLAs to meet in Raipur; suspense over CM could end
1 year ago

Chhattisgarh BJP MLAs to meet in Raipur; suspense over CM could end

The Hindu  

A key meeting of the BJP’s newly-elected 54 MLAs in Chhattisgarh to pick the legislative party leader will be held here on Sunday which is likely to end the suspense over who will be the next Chief Minister. The party’s three observers – Union ministers Arjun Munda and Sarbananda Sonowal, and party general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam – will be …

BJP to end Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, MP CMs suspense today? Key meet in Raipur
1 year ago

BJP to end Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, MP CMs suspense today? Key meet in Raipur

Hindustan Times  

The countdown for the selection of chief ministers for the three states – Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh – where the BJP made a comprehensive victory in the state elections will set off today. Chhattisgarh huddle: The BJP announced Union ministers Sarbananada Sonowal and Arjun Munda, and party general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam as the observers for Chhattisgarh. Haryana CM …

BJP observers in Raipur amid suspense over Chhattisgarh chief minister
1 year ago

BJP observers in Raipur amid suspense over Chhattisgarh chief minister

India Today  

BJP's central observers reached the party headquarters in Raipur on Sunday morning as the suspense over the Chhattisgarh chief minister continues. The party's central observers for Chhattisgarh reached the Naxal-affected state to finalise the selection of the state's next chief minister and meet the newly elected 54 MLAs in the state capital. BJP’s Chhattisgarh in-charge Om Mathur, Union minister Mansukh …

How important was the Chhattisgarhi identity for voters?
1 year ago

How important was the Chhattisgarhi identity for voters?

The Hindu  

One of the ways Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel sought to counter the BJP was by trying to forge a distinct ‘Chhattisgarhi identity’ among voters in the State. Despite Mr. Baghel’s efforts, voters remained divided about which party worked more for promoting ‘Chhattisgarhi identity’. The BJP therefore was successful in preventing the Congress for gaining any decisive traction among voters who …

State election results signal overthrow of incumbent governments: Akhilesh Yadav
1 year ago

State election results signal overthrow of incumbent governments: Akhilesh Yadav

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on December 7 said the recent Assembly election results should be a matter of serious concern for the ruling BJP as people had voted for change. Hence, it should be a matter of serious concern for the BJP as, if there is a vote for change at the State-level, then, when national elections are held …

LOKNITI-CSDS Survey | A look at the Modi-Chouhan influence on the BJP’s success in Madhya Pradesh
1 year ago

LOKNITI-CSDS Survey | A look at the Modi-Chouhan influence on the BJP’s success in Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh since 2005, facing only a two-year hiccup in between. According to the Lokniti-CSDS survey, though the voters preferred Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the Chief Minister candidate, more than half of BJP’s voters felt that the lack of Chouhan’s presence in the campaign had no effect on their voting decision. …

Chhattisgarh: Welfare promises, tribal outreach, Modi magic bring BJP back in saddle
1 year ago

Chhattisgarh: Welfare promises, tribal outreach, Modi magic bring BJP back in saddle

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: A string of populist promises, including extension of the free ration scheme announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Mahadev betting app issue and the Hindutva card are among key factors that have catapulted the BJP to power in Chhattisgarh after five years. Apart from corruption, the BJP also targeted the Congress over non-implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas …

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