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Monday, August 18, 2025
TopicBJP in Madhya Pradesh

Topic: BJP in Madhya Pradesh

‘Can’t contest if you’re unwell’ — BJP minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia opts out of MP polls

Yashodhara says she hasn’t had time to recover from Covid, rules out her sons contesting polls. This comes at a time when BJP is reluctant to declare Shivraj as its CM face.

‘Thin’ crowds, workers fighting, protests — BJP yatras in MP & Rajasthan wrap up after tepid response

Party had launched Jan Ashirwad Yatras and Parivartan Yatras in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan respectively to mobilise cadres and people. Rallies ended Monday with address by PM.

46 MLAs won 2018 MP poll by less than 3% votes. How it may affect BJP & Congress prospects now

Small-margin seats usually decide winner & loser at state level, say analysts. Leaders from ruling BJP and rival Congress say special focus being laid on seats that saw close contests. 

‘Opposition INDIA wants to destroy Sanatana culture,’ says Modi in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh

In Madhya Pradesh’s Bina on Thursday, the Prime Minister launched 11 projects worth Rs 50,700 crores.

‘Shouldn’t deny deserving candidate ticket because he’s from political family’, says Sumitra Mahajan

Veteran BJP leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker Mahajan is said to be seeking a party ticket for son Mandhar, for upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly elections.

BJP’s Sant Ravidas temple isn’t just a way to woo Dalits. It’s the new subaltern Hindutva

A temple of Sant Ravidas in Sagar district is merely an electoral promise by BJP to woo Dalits when several Ambedkar statues have been vandalised all over Madhya Pradesh.

‘Only those who say yes boss get space in BJP’ — ex-RSS pracharaks launch party in poll-bound MP

Janhit party, yet to be registered, announced after meeting of 200 former RSS workers. Founders accuse BJP of becoming centralised & abandoning principles of Deendayal Upadhyay.

‘Neglected workers’ & Scindia factor — why BJP is losing leaders to Congress in poll-bound MP

Congress claims many sitting BJP MLAs will join the rival party soon. Ruling party downplays exits & says those who switched sides felt they might not get ticket due to lack of winnability.

‘Nervous,’ Uma Bharti taunts BJP after being left out of mega poll event in Madhya Pradesh

The former CM, who was not invited to attend the Jan Ashirwad Yatra flag-off by party president J.P. Nadda, however, says she will campaign for upcoming polls if asked.

‘Was ignored’: MLA Virendra Raghuwanshi resigns from BJP ahead of Madhya Pradesh polls

In a letter addressed to MP BJP president Vishnu Dutt Sharma, Raghuwanshi said he had informed about his 'pain' in the last 3-5 years to CM Chouhan and the top leadership.

On Camera

History teaching requires revision more than textbooks

The kinds of revisions we’re seeing remove the very skills that make historical thinking meaningful. The result is a citizen who either dismisses history entirely or defends it without support.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?