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Thursday, January 15, 2026
TopicBJP in Madhya Pradesh

Topic: BJP in Madhya Pradesh

Transfer raj in MP? 4th big IAS shake-up in 2 yrs under Mohan Yadav keeps civil servants on toes

Addl chief secy Rajesh Rajora replaced by 1993-batch IAS officer Neeraj Mandloi. Latest rejig, involving 10 IAS officers, had been under consideration for a month, it is learnt.

Shifted to Centre, Shivraj Singh Chouhan remains go-to ‘Mama’ for people in need in MP

Close aide of former CM though dismisses allegations he is intervening in state, says all issues and instances till now have been related to his Lok Sabha constituency of Vidisha.

Sexist jibes to communal remarks, the many controversies of MP minister Kunwar Vijay Shah

The BJP leader, a crucial tribal face for party with political heft in MP, is now under fire for remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi. Action ‘certain to follow’ against him.

Vijay Shah’s comment on Col Qureshi is a mindset that has gone unchecked for years

While much of the country has rightly condemned the statement, it’s important to ask a question: how does someone in a position of power feel comfortable saying something like this in the first place?

MP temple priest assault case: Son of BJP MLA surrenders, apologises after getting bail

BJP MLA Golu Shukla's son Rudraksh & 8 others allegedly assaulted a priest of a temple in Dewas after latter refused to let them in around midnight as the gates had closed by then.

Madhya Pradesh BJP in troubled waters—pet crocodiles, millionaire constable & mass tehsildar strike

BJP has been hit by a series of setbacks in MP, including a case of alleged corruption in the transport department, 'tax evasion' by a minister and protests against the suspension of a revenue officer. 

‘Naam atakta hai’: MP CM Mohan Yadav renames 3 panchayats, Congress calls it ‘tactic to divide’

On Sunday, Madhya Pradesh CM renamed Gajnikhedi to Chamunda Mata Nagar, Jahangirpur to Jagdishpur & Molana to Vikram Nagar. Yadav was furthering Sangh's agenda, alleged Congress.

BJP scraps internal polls in 18 blocks in MP after finding candidates lied about age, ‘criminal record’

Though it has come as an embarrassment amid Oppn's ongoing attack on the party over 'EVM tampering', BJP has defended the cancellation, saying it’s not 'shy of taking bold actions'.

MLA begging for police protection, another resigning & public spats. Crisis in BJP Madhya Pradesh unit

Less than yr after BJP's spectacular victory in Madhya Pradesh & Mohan Yadav's unexpected appointment as CM, state leaders are accusing him and his administration of 'apathy'.

Amid infighting between BJP’s old guard & ‘imported’ leaders in MP, CM Yadav struggles to strike balance

A number of incidents highlight fault lines within the party, revealing divisions over honouring commitments made by previous govt and delays in CM making appointments to boards & nigams.

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A new Indian foreign policy consensus is emerging. That India isn’t a great power yet

After exuberance, India must now not only take difficult and costly steps toward industrialisation, but also convert growth into geo-economic leverage and military modernisation.

Geoeconomic confrontation top trigger for global crisis, cyber insecurity biggest risk for India—WEF

WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.