Kamal Nath

It's BJP's "Cyber Warriors" vs Congress' "Sipahi" In Madhya Pradesh Polls

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Sunday June 17, 2018

As Madhya Pradesh gears up for high-voltage campaign ahead of the assembly elections, the BJP has recruited about 65,000 "cyber warriors" to take over the party's social media platforms and help send young voters to the polling stations. An additional 5,000 will be added to the syndicate soon.

Digvijaya Singh On Congress Drive To Overcome Madhya Pradesh Factionalism

India News | Written by Nidhi Razdan | Monday June 11, 2018

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has admitted to factionalism in the Madhya Pradesh unit of the party but says he, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Kamal Nath had to join hands in order to survive politically in the state where the Congress has been out of power since 2003.

Nearly 12 % Madhya Pradesh Voters 'Fake', Says Congress; Probe Ordered

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday June 4, 2018

Hundreds of discrepancies in the voters' list of Madhya Pradesh will have to be weeded out ahead of the assembly elections in the state that will be held later this year. Strict orders to investigate the issue and put it right were issued by the state Election Commission after the state's opposition Congress submitted a complaint with a list of 60 ...

Congress May Align With BSP To Oust BJP: Madhya Pradesh Leader

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 28, 2018

Buoyed by the formation of its alliance government in Karnataka, a Congress leader has hinted the party would be inclined to align with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to wrest power from the BJP in Madhya Pradesh, where the Assembly polls are due later this year.

Ahead Of Rahul Gandhi's Mandsaur Offensive, Congress Firefights Rebellion

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Saturday May 26, 2018

Rahul Gandhi's visit to Mandsaur on the first anniversary of the death of farmers in police firing was seen as a smart political move. It would have helped the Congress reinforce its narrative around what it says is the ruling BJP's failure to address problems faced by farmers and also soft launch the party's campaign for Madhya Pradesh's assembly ...

No Chief Ministerial Face In Madhya Pradesh, Hints Kamal Nath

India News | Edited by Arun Nair (with inputs from IANS) | Monday May 21, 2018

Congress would not have a chief ministerial face in the upcoming assembly elections, party state chief Kamal Nath hinted on Sunday.

Congress Workers Pickpocketed While Welcoming Kamal Nath. One Lost 55,000

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 20, 2018

Several Congress workers, who had gathered to welcome state unit chief Kamal Nath in Betul, today lost their wallets to pickpockets, police said.

Videos Spoofing Top Congress Leaders From Madhya Pradesh Go Viral

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Friday May 11, 2018

Ahead of the assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh later this year, two morphed videos spoofing the state's top Congress leadership has been widely circulated on the social media.

Kamal Nath - Rahul Gandhi's Choice For Key Congress Post

India News | Written by Sunetra Choudhury | Thursday April 26, 2018

Kamal Nath has trumped Jyotiraditya Scindia, nearly 25 years his junior, to emerge as the show runner for the Congress campaign in Madhya Pradesh, where the party has been out of power for 15 years. Mr Nath, on whom the party's hope for a comeback rests, indicated that the decision was conveyed to him a month ago. "I had told the press I would back...

Opinion: Digvijaya Singh Says Like BJP, Congress Warrants "Margdarshak Mandal"

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Sunday April 15, 2018

The irrepressible Digvijaya Singh, 71, is back from his six-month Narmada Yatra - he traversed every constituency in Madhya Pradesh, which he has served twice as Chief Minister. Singh, who looks fighting fit, has lost six kgs in these six months, told me in an exclusive interview that he is a "changed man" and he is "not in the running to be Chief ...

Chopper Carrying Kamal Nath Loses Way, Lands Safely After 40 Minutes

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 14, 2018

A helicopter carrying senior Congress leader Kamal Nath from Chhindwara to Jhoteshwar in Narsinghpur district in Madhya Pradesh lost its way Friday morning, delaying its landing at the destination by 40 minutes, an official said.

Meghalaya Election Result: BJP, Congress Scramble Top Leaders As Meghalaya Heads For Hung House

India News | Reported by Sunetra Choudhury, Alok Pandey; Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday March 3, 2018

Adding Tripura to the growing list of states it rules in what it called a "historic verdict," the BJP quickly shifted its focus to Meghalaya today as votes were counted for assembly elections in three northeast states. The party's northeast strategist Himanta Biswa Sarma headed to state capital Shillong where the next few hours will see hectic nego...

Cop Points Gun At Kamal Nath In Madhya Pradesh, Congress Seeks SIT Probe

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 20, 2017

The Madhya Pradesh Congress today demanded an SIT probe into the incident wherein a police constable allegedly pointed his gun at former Union minister Kamal Nath at Chhindwara airstrip last Friday.

Cop Pointed Rifle At Congress Leader Kamal Nath's Plane In Madhya Pradesh, Suspended

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Saturday December 16, 2017

A policeman "suspiciously" picked up his rifle and pointing it towards a plane Congress leader Kamal Nath was travelling in on Friday evening in Madhya Pradesh. Other policemen, however, quickly pushed him away.

CBI Has Turned Into RSS Branch: Kamal Nath

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 4, 2017

Taking a swipe at the CBI for its "clean chit" to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the Vyapam scam, senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Friday said the investigation agency has turned into a "Shakha of the RSS".