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Sunday, January 4, 2026
TopicMP assembly election 2023

Topic: MP assembly election 2023

Social engineering, eye on 2024 — why BJP picked Yadav CM, Dalit & Brahmin deputies in MP

BJP leaders say by choosing Yadav as CM, party is also looking to gain in states like Bihar & UP where Yadavs are an influential group, especially amid Opposition demand for a caste census.

How MP sweep surprised BJP brass — ‘sidelined’ Shivraj’s women connect, state unit’s groundwork

A survey in June painted a dismal picture of voter fatigue, anti-incumbency for BJP. But party’s organisational structure, combined with CM’s Ladli Behna Yojana, helped turn the tide. 

INDIA partners SP, AAP sink in MP, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, take swipe at Congress for dismal show

New Delhi: The lead up to the assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan had seen cracks developing in the Opposition’s INDIA bloc, with...

EC orders repolling in one booth of MP’s Bhind district owing to ‘breach of security’

All 230 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh went to polls in a single phase on 17 November. Repolling at a booth in Ater constituency will be held on Tuesday, 21 November.

Polling begins in Madhya Pradesh for 230 assembly seats

The single-phase voting covering all seats - 47 reserved for Scheduled Tribes and 35 for Scheduled Castes - has more than 5.6 crore registered voters.

Ladli Behna scheme has women rallying behind Shivraj, but not all men are happy

Financial assistance scheme touted as 'game change' by BJP leaders, seen as 'blessing' by women. But while Congress writes it off as 'handout', disgruntled men say it's 'just a lollypop'.

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.

BJP’s Guna MP K.P. Yadav says convoy ‘followed & intercepted’ after Modi event, seeks probe

In letter to MP Home Minister Narottam Mishra, Krishnapal Singh Yadav says such incidents happening near elections 'raises suspicion'. Police say man arrested in matter wanted to meet MP.

Why Shivraj washed feet of tribal urinated upon by man with ‘BJP links’ — damage control, image building

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan invited victim Dashmat Rawat to his Bhopal residence, washed his feet and apologised to him. Accused booked under NSA, arrested, part of his house razed. 

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If there are many intellectuals in society, we should be nervous: PG Mavalankar

On 30 October 1979, political scientist PG Mavalankar delivered an address at the 14th AD Shroff Memorial Lecture in Bombay, outlining the roles and responsibilities of intellectuals in society.

Wall Street carries big expectations this year after best run since 2009

The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

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.