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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicShivraj Singh Chouhan

Topic: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

How Congress did ‘injustice’ to ex-Chhatarpur SDM Nisha Bangre, who quit job hoping to contest polls

Bangre made news last year for her legal battle with Madhya Pradesh govt to get her resignation accepted. Now, she hopes for justice from BJP, asks it to 'take her back into govt service'.

Telangana to Kerala and Tamil Nadu: Why Shivraj Chouhan is touring the south after losing CM chair

Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who was replaced as Madhya Pradesh CM last month, has been making rounds of temples in Telangana, Kerala and TN over the past 15 days.

9 collectors, 3 SPs & more shunted out in one month — how MP CM Mohan Yadav is building tough image

New CM has taken cue from his predecessor's ‘past mistakes’ to stop giving free hand to bureaucrats & cracked whip on erring officials, say BJP functionaries.

Ladli Behna Yojana helped BJP in Madhya Pradesh—but points to failure of double engine sarkar

It is easy to see why unconditional cash transfer schemes such as the LBY or the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam in Tamil Nadu have become so popular with female voters.

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.

BJP high command looking at new faces as CMs in MP, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh

Shivraj, Raje, Raman Singh may be out of race, it is learnt. Union ministers Arjun Meghwal and Gajendra Shekhawat, MPs Diya Kumari, Rajyavardhan Rathore, CP Joshi said to be in running.

How MP’s ‘Mama’ Shivraj Singh Chouhan, under siege from within, turned things around for BJP

MP poll results come as an unequivocal endorsement of CM Chouhan’s leadership and popularity. Central leadership now unlikely to overlook his claim for the top post.

‘BJP has many leaders more capable than me in MP. Party decides who does what,’ says Shivraj

Madhya Pradesh CM dismisses anti-incumbency wave against him saying 'the people will bring us back'. Asked if he'll be CM again if BJP retains power, he says decision lies with party.

BJP has fielded Union ministers & MPs in assembly polls on their request, says Amit Shah

Home minister tells Times of India 'leadership issue will be decided later', hinting race still open for likes of Shivraj, Raje. BJP hasn't projected CM face in any state except Telangana.

‘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'.

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.