Former CM is in Delhi to meet party leadership after Congress tally was reduced from 114 to 66 in 230-member assembly. Earlier, he had raised suspicion on EVMs.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar is contesting from Thakur-dominated Dimani, where fertiliser shortage & farm distress are main issues, with BSP factor thrown into the mix.
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.
BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, now MP poll candidate, was removed last yr as Bengal in-charge. Says he asked to be removed due to 'false cases' filed against him by TMC.
BJP announces candidates for 57 assembly seats for the 17 Nov polls. With this, the party has now released names of candidates for 136 of 230 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh.
Rajasthan, MP & Assam are latest states to create new districts. Boost to governance cited as factor, although lack of data means this remains an 'open empirical question'.
Former Union minister is one of biggest leaders from this region in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. Electoral setbacks in last two years have made BJP to rethink its Vindhya strategy.
In poll-bound state, many BJP and Congress leaders are organising lavish days-long religious events. Reasons vary from ‘spreading sanskaar’ to ‘mobilising cadres’.
Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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