EC data shows 76% of state's 2.72 cr women voters cast their ballot. BJP attributes higher turnout to its schemes, Congress underlines that male turnout is still higher.
In its manifesto, BJP also promised new tech & medical colleges on lines of IIT & AIIMS, besides industrial corridors, MSP for wheat and 100 units of power at Re 1 per unit.
First-time voters form nearly 4% of Madhya Pradesh's total voting population. In an election that could come down to the wire, this young crowd could hold the key to victory.
Congress is counting on former dacoit Malkhan Singh to canvas for Thakur votes in poll-bound MP’s Gwalior-Chambal region. ‘No one says anything about dacoits in Parliament,’ he says
At a media interaction, former J&K CM Omar Abdullah also spoke about Congress-SP seat-sharing spat in MP, adding that 'we (INDIA) seem to be falling apart in UP'.
On Wednesday, SP declared candidates on 22 more seats in MP, taking tally to 31, a move likely to hurt its INDIA bloc ally’s prospects. Congress leaders says SP has no base in state.
In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
Speaking at annual press conference, Army chief reiterated that India does not recognise 1963 Sino-Pakistan border pact under which Pakistan illegally ceded Shaksgam Valley to China.
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.
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