Farm Factor In Madhya Pradesh

The recent election in Madhya Pradesh, where the BJP fought off four-term anti-incumbency, has put the spotlight on the state's largely unnoticed agrarian revolution.

The government on Friday reduced taxes for the middle class and pledged a Rs 75,000 crore assured income scheme for small farmers in the last budget before it seeks re-election in May. "The interim budget is a trailer for what will take India towards prosperity after the Lok Sabha polls," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Minister Piyush Goya...

Rajasthan became the third Congress state on Wednesday to announce a loan waiver for farmers after Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, as the party made good on a key election promise that is seen to be a big factor in its victory over the ruling BJP in the three heartland states. In Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Chief Ministers Kamal Nath and Bhup...

The recent election in Madhya Pradesh, where the BJP fought off four-term anti-incumbency, has put the spotlight on the state's largely unnoticed agrarian revolution.

The government on Friday reduced taxes for the middle class and pledged a Rs 75,000 crore assured income scheme for small farmers in the last budget before it seeks re-election in May. "The interim budget is a trailer for what will take India towards prosperity after the Lok Sabha polls," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Minister Piyush Goya...

Rajasthan became the third Congress state on Wednesday to announce a loan waiver for farmers after Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, as the party made good on a key election promise that is seen to be a big factor in its victory over the ruling BJP in the three heartland states. In Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Chief Ministers Kamal Nath and Bhup...