Anurag Dwary

Rahul Gandhi To Decide, Says Congress, Facing Tough Choice In 2 States

India News | Reported By Harsha Kumari Singh, Anurag Dwary | Thursday December 13, 2018

Who will lead the Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan governments will be decided by Congress president Rahul Gandhi today, the party said on Wednesday. In both states, lawmakers held marathon meetings after which their leaders announced that the choice had been left to Rahul Gandhi.

Congress Leads In Madhya Pradesh, Barely, Faces Tussle For Top Post

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday December 11, 2018

After a close fight that swung wildly between the two main parties, the Congress crawled towards a clear lead in Madhya Pradesh, denying the BJP's Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan a record fourth term. "Let the results come in. We are very confident. We are heading for a full majority, no doubt about it," said Congress leader Kamal Nath, who wa...

In Madhya Pradesh, Numbers See-Saw Between BJP, Congress

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Tuesday December 11, 2018

The ruling BJP and the Congress are caught in a close fight in Madhya Pradesh, where Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is seeking a record fourth term, as votes were counted on Tuesday. The numbers have see-sawed between the two parties.

Postman Attacked, Postal Ballot Papers Stolen In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday December 11, 2018

A group of people attacked a postman and stole 256 postal ballot papers while he was passing by the district jail in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district on Monday. Police said they have recovered all the stolen material and arrested three people in this connection.

Cross-Verification May Delay Vote-Counting In Madhya Pradesh By 2 Hours

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday December 11, 2018

Counting of votes for the assembly elections in five states will begin at 8 am today, but the process is likely to be delayed by at least two hours in Madhya Pradesh due to cross-verification with voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) units.

Split Verdict In Chhattisgarh But Congress Ahead, Says Poll Of Exit Polls

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday December 7, 2018

Chhattisgarh, where opinion polls raised expectations of a fourth term for the government of Raman Singh, may deliver a rather different verdict, exit polls have predicted.

At Kamal Nath's Tutorial, More Signals Of Congress As Divided House

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Friday December 7, 2018

Congress leader Kamal Nath's tutorial on Thursday for party candidates contesting the Madhya Pradesh election had two notable absentees -- Jyotiraditya Scindia and Digvijaya Singh. None of them are candidates or members of the state Congress working committee, it was argued, but few believed it.

What Makes Congress Doubt EVMs? "Fear Of Loss," Claims Shivraj Chouhan

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Wednesday December 5, 2018

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today launched a scathing attack on the Congress, claiming that it was questioning the dependability of electronic voting machines just to put pressure on the administration.

EVMs Reach Storage 2 Days After MP Polls, Congress Alleges Tampering

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Saturday December 1, 2018

A controversy has broken out in Madhya Pradesh over the delay in Electronic Voting Machines or EVMs reaching the collection centre in Sagar on Friday, a full 48 hours after voting ended in the state elections on Wednesday.

Glitches In Electronic Voting Machines Make Voters Wait In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Thursday November 29, 2018

As Madhya Pradesh began voting on Wednesday morning, multiple instances of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines malfunctioning were reported from across the state.

"Was Asked Not To Interfere In Madhya Pradesh": Digvijaya Singh To NDTV

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday November 28, 2018

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, a two-time Madhya Pradesh chief minister, has largely stayed out of the intense campaign in the state where the party sees its best chance to return to power in years. He has finally spelt out the reason.

Congress Makes It Youth vs Experience In Fight For Shivraj Chouhan's Turf

Assembly Madhya Pradesh | Written by Anurag Dwary | Monday November 26, 2018

There are no swanky buildings here. The roads are mostly of average quality, with potholes here and there. But this town in Madhya Pradesh is still a focal point of the assembly elections in the large, heartland state. Budhni, represented by BJP's Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, 60, faces a young opponent sent by the Congress to breach his fo...

Controversy Over Kamal Nath's Video On "Muslim Votes"

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday November 22, 2018

Congress leader Kamal Nath says his party will be doomed if Muslims don't vote for it en masse, in a video that is in circulation weeks before the Madhya Pradesh election. The video is proof of the Congress's communal campaign, the ruling BJP said today.

"They've Much To Hide": Arun Jaitley On Andhra, Bengal Revoking CBI Pass

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday November 17, 2018

When Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal withdrew the "general consent" provided to the CBI for conducting raids and probes on Friday, a stinging response from the BJP-led central government only seemed par for the course. It came today, from none other than Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Metro, 'Scooty' For Girls, 10 Lakh Jobs On BJP's Madhya Pradesh Agenda

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday November 17, 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jatley and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan released the BJP's manifesto for Madhya Pradesh days before the state votes in the assembly elections. Mr Jaitley stressed that the state's growth rate has consistently increased in the last five years.