Madhya Pradesh Assembly

Case Against Madhya Pradesh BJP Leader Over 'India vs Pak Polls' Remark

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 1, 2019

An FIR has been filed against senior BJP leader Gopal Bhargava on orders of the Election Commission for allegedly violating the model code of conduct with his remarks on the October 21 bypoll in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua Assembly seat, officials said on Tuesday.

BJP Leader Sees "India-Pak Fight" In Madhya Pradesh Assembly Seat

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2019

Senior BJP leader Gopal Bhargava on Monday sought to portray the October 21 bypoll in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua assembly seat as a "fight between Pakistan and India" and not just a contest between the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP.

In Madhya Pradesh Bypoll, Congress Eyes Jhabua To Inch Closer To Majority

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday September 22, 2019

Assembly bypolls in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh will be held on October 21, has sparked a race between the Congress and the BJP in these two states

Row Over Teachers Being Deputed As Staff to Madhya Pradesh Legislators

Bhopal News | ANI | Tuesday July 30, 2019

The General Administration Department told the names of 10 legislators to the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, who have deployed teachers as their personal staff.

BJP ''United'', No Groupism, Says Madhya Pradesh Party Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 25, 2019

A day after two BJP lawmakers backed the Congress-led government during the voting on a bill in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, state BJP chief Rakesh Singh said the party is "united" and there is no groupism.

Kamal Nath Slammed After Accused In Congressman's Murder Seen In Assembly

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Stela Dey | Friday July 19, 2019

Four months after Congress leader Devendra Chaurasia was murdered, his son received a rude shock when local television channels flashed images of the main accused sauntering around the Madhya Pradesh assembly on Thursday. Somesh Chaurasia has now accused the Kamal Nath government of protecting his father's "killer" in a bid to remain in power.

BJP Leader Threatens To "Spill Kamal Nath's Blood", Arrested

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday July 20, 2019

A BJP leader was arrested today after he allegedly threatened to spill the blood of Madhya Pradesh Chief Kamal Nath on the streets of Bhopal for "targeting the poor and helpless". He was the second BJP leader to be arrested by the state police in the last few weeks, after Indore legislator Akash Vijayvargiya.

Madhya Pradesh Spends On Ministers' Bungalows As Anganwadis Risk Shutdown

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday July 13, 2019

A cash crunch may have put 20,000 critical child-care centres at risk of shutting down in Madhya Pradesh but when it comes to the facelift and renovation of the ministers' bungalows, government funds are flowing freely.

28 Relatives Jailed For Murder, Madhya Pradesh Congress Ally Protests

India News | Written By Anurag Dwary, Edited By Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday July 12, 2019

A Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator has lodged a protest against the Congress government in the Madhya Pradesh assembly after 28 members of her family were jailed in connection with the murder of a Congress leader

Madhya Pradesh Denies "Soft Hindutva" Touch In Please-All State Budget

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Thursday July 11, 2019

In its maiden budget for 2019-2020, the Kamal Nath government did not impose any fresh tax burden on the people but instead took steps to fulfil promises charted in the party manifesto for last year's Madhya Pradesh assembly polls with the apparent intention of pleasing all sections of society.

Ghulam Nabi Azad Attends Congress Legislature Party Meet In Bhopal

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 8, 2019

On the eve of the Madhya Pradesh assembly session, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Sunday attended a joint meeting of the Legislature Party (CLP) and the lawmakers of the allies supporting the Kamal Nath government in the state.

In BJP's Poll Win, Congress Sees Chance To Shore Up Madhya Pradesh Assembly Count

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Tuesday June 4, 2019

The Congress may have received a drubbing in the Madhya Pradesh leg of the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, but the BJP's decision to vacate the Jhabua assembly seat has given the ruling party a much-needed opportunity to redeem itself in the state.

"BJP Never Demanded Floor Test In Madhya Pradesh": Shivraj Singh Chouhan

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2019

As Congress and BJP are involved in a spat over allegations of toppling the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh, former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said that the party has not demanded a floor test in the Assembly.

Mallikarjun Kharge Hits Out At BJP's "Pressure Tactics" In Madhya Pradesh

India News | ANI | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday asserted that Congress has majority in Madhya Pradesh Assembly and accused the Opposition BJP of "unnecessarily" creating problems since it feared its scams will be exposed if Kamal Nath government stays in power.

Congress Takes U-Turn In Mandsaur Firing Case, Says Report Under Scrutiny

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 19, 2019

A day after defending the previous BJP government's stand in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly on the June 2017 Mandsaur firing, the new Congress regime Tuesday took a u-turn claiming it had not given any clean chit and was still scrutinising the inquiry report into the incident.