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Saturday, January 10, 2026
TopicMadhya Pradesh

Topic: Madhya Pradesh

BJP’s Madhya Pradesh candidate list lacks OBC representation. Congress can best it

The BJP has only picked one-third of its candidates from the OBC community, whose population is above 50 per cent in the state.

‘How low will you go?’ — Modi slams Nitish for his comments on population control in Bihar Assembly

At a rally in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh’s Guna Wednesday, PM also attacked leaders of the INDIA alliance for not speaking out on the issue.

‘BJP doesn’t have a patent on Ram’ — Congress’s ‘Hanuman’ hopes to trounce Shivraj in MP’s Budhni

Congress candidate against the 4-time CM — actor Vikram Mastal, who played Hanuman in 2008-09 TV adaptation of the Ramayana — says BJP 'good at marketing itself without doing any work'.

Tale of 2 poll-bound states: Why Chhattisgarh is doing better despite parent state MP’s faster growth 

Between 2011-12 and 2022-23, the GSDP of MP grew by 6.7% per annum on average (compound annual growth rate or CAGR). The growth was 5.6% for Chhattisgarh but there’s more to data.

What ails industry growth in agri-led MP? Growth centred in clusters, govt fixes ‘too late’

Encouraging industry is a stated objective of MP govt, and there have been some promising outcomes. But industry’s contribution to state economy has fallen over the past decade.

How Congress & BJP are competing to woo youth in poll-bound MP — ‘IPL team’ to skill development

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.

Why BJP is banking on SP, BSP & rebels to hurt Congress in 3 Madhya Pradesh regions

With less than a fortnight to go for polling in Madhya Pradesh, SP & BSP tickets for over 30 Congress rebels in fray could end up costing Kamal Nath-led state unit dearly.

BJP expels 35 leaders in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh for 6 years over ‘anti-party activities’

Action came after these leaders either joined the poll fray against the official BJP candidate for this month's assembly elections or extended support to opposition parties.

MP is riding on an agri boom, but there are echoes of Punjab’s Green Revolution ‘failures’

MP has transformed into an agricultural powerhouse in the last 2 decades, but there are economic and ecological warning bells. This election season, farmers have a number of grievances.

ED, CBI, I-T raids in Chhattisgarh can’t demoralise Congress, says Kharge

Kharge was addressing a public meeting in the Balaghat district of MP. He asserted that Congress will win the assembly elections there as well as in Chhattisgarh.

On Camera

Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.