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TopicMadhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2018

Topic: Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2018

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. 

‘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.

Congress leader Kamal Nath sworn in as the 18th CM of MP

Congress secured support of SP, BSP and four independents to cross majority mark of 116 seats in 230-member assembly of Madhya Pradesh.

Rahul Gandhi rubbing salt on the wounds of 1984 riots victims: Akali Dal on Kamal Nath appointment

Shiromani Akali Dal alleged that Kamal Nath had a hand in the anti-Sikh riots that broke out in Delhi in 1984.

Rahul Gandhi picks Kamal Nath as Madhya Pradesh CM

Kamal Nath edges out Jyotiraditya Scindia as Congress goes for experience ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

BSP will help Congress form govts in MP and Rajasthan to keep BJP out, says Mayawati

The Congress, which was locked in a see-saw battle with the BJP in Madhya Pradesh, emerged as the single-largest party with 114 seats. Mayawati's...

Congress gears up to face the last election hurdle — the chief ministerial race

In the three states of Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, Congress now has to deal with rival claims to the chief minister's post.

Congress leaders upbeat over big Hindi heartland gains in Assembly polls

'Sign of things to come in 2019 Lok Sabha elections', Gehlot calls on anti-BJP parties to join hands, Sachin Pilot credits Rahul Gandhi.

Assembly election 2018 updates: What media and poll pundits said, and what parties walked away with

From TimesNow, Republic TV to AajTak, NDTV, we track how India's top news anchors are reporting on the 2018 assembly election results. Here are...

Here’s what happens to the hordes of cash seized during election season

The Election Commission seized Rs 161.47 crore in cash from the five states where elections were just held. 

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Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.