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Topic: BJP in Madhya Pradesh

‘Mama won’t spare you’: Year before MP polls, a ‘tougher’ Shivraj who suspends officials on stage

At public events, MP CM is acting against officials accused of not delivering services, especially welfare schemes. It's being seen as bid to showcase work, bolster image before polls.

Brahmastra, beef, ‘love jihad’ — how BJP’s ramping up Hindutva rhetoric in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh

Many BJP & VHP leaders think MP govt ‘got a bad name’ after a police cane-charge on Bajrang Dal workers during a ‘Brahmastra’ protest. Party is now ramping up ‘Hindutva issues’.

‘Sabotage, conspiracy’: MP BJP leaders blame ‘enemies within’ after local body poll losses

Local leaders have accused state and Union ministers, including Faggan Kulaste and Prahlad Patel, of putting factions above party interests. MP BJP gen secy ‘aware of complaints’.

‘So much went wrong’: Losses in MP civic polls spur BJP introspection

BJP loses 7 out of 16 mayoral posts, including strongholds of Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar and state party chief V.D. Sharma. Congress wins 5 in best performance since 1999.

‘What are you doing in Congress, Arun bhaiya?’ Why Chouhan desperately wants this leader in BJP

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other BJP leaders have asked Arun Yadav of the Congress to join the party multiple times since the 2018 assembly polls.

Heat on Shivraj govt after SC orders local polls without OBC quota, BJP in damage control mode

BJP leaders admit ‘mistakes’ led to SC ruling Tuesday that MP local body polls be notified within two weeks. With assembly polls due in late 2023, verdict has given Congress ammo.

MP BJP gets extra social, to have separate FB, Twitter, WhatsApp, Insta heads in each district

With polls due in late 2023, BJP wants to boost social media outreach by using different strategy for each platform. It'll also have a social media in-charge for each seat.

To beat anti-incumbency in MP, BJP eyes tribal, Dalit outreach in seats where it fared badly

In Delhi meeting with MP leaders ahead of 2023 polls, BJP leadership told state unit to expand cabinet to include more tribal members. RSS urged SC/ ST outreach to recover lost ground.

Stop ‘abominable practice’: Uma Bharti steps up attack on MP’s liquor policy, targets CM Chouhan

In a series of tweets, the BJP leader called for stopping delivery of liquor & closing shops where people protest. New excise policy slashing liquor rates came into force Friday.

BJP targets 51% votes in MP in 2023, already working on ‘tech-driven’ micro-plans at booth level

BJP narrowly lost 2018 assembly elections to Congress despite both getting about 41% vote. Now, after wins in many states, it has started preparing for MP polls in late 2023.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

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?