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Madhya Pradesh govt formation Updates: Jyotiraditya Scindia proposes Kamal Nath's name for CM; formal announcement likely at 9 pm
Fppolitics •Madhya Pradesh govt formation LIVE Updates: A one-line proposal has been passed at the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting in Bhopal. The High Command will now take a decision on the chief minister face.
Firstpost Decode 2018, part 2 | Identity Swap
Fp Staff •Is BJP becoming more like Congress, and Congress becoming more like BJP? Rupali Mehra and Naghma Sahar discuss the apparent blending of political colours of the principal parties with Sanjay Kaul, Ajay Singh and Sandipan Sharma on Assembly election 2018 results day.
Firstpost Decode 2018, part 4 | 18 going on 19
Fp Staff •What impact will the mandate of 2018 have on the General elections 2019? Rupali Mehra discusses this with Ajay Singh, Sandip Ghose, Sandipan Sharma and Sanjay Kaul on Assembly election 2018 results day.
Firstpost Decode 2018, part 3 | Two India's
Fp Staff •Are the two India’s, urban and rural, drifting apart more than ever? Rupali Mehra and Naghma Sahar discuss — how political parties are trying to strike a fine balance between these two conflicting electoral groupings — with senior journalist Rashid Kidwai, Sreemoy Talukdar and Pragya Singh on Assembly election 2018 results day.
Firstpost Decode 2018, part 1 | Staying Power
Fp Staff •Are we seeing the trend of pro-incumbency being reversed? Rupali Mehra, Naghma Sahar discuss this with Advaita Kala, Sanjay Singh and Sandip Ghose on Assembly election 2018 results day.
Electoral jolts in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and MP show that TINA is a comforting illusion on which BJP should not rely
Yashwantd •The BJP went into the Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh with a strong leadership advantage at national and state levels alike
Centre likely to announce farm loan waivers to win back rural voters after BJP's debacle in Assembly Elections 2018
•Narendra Modi's government is likely to announce loan waivers worth billions of dollars to woo millions of farmers ahead of a general election.
MP election results declared: Congress bags 114 seats BJP takes 109; INC thanks voters for giving party 'responsibility to develop state'
Fp Staff •A resurgent Congress on Tuesday made significant gains in not just Madhya Pradesh but also in two other state Assembly elections, dealing a body blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.
How Mizoram Assembly election 2018 was won: A look at the Mizo National Front's victory in four infographics
Fp Staff •The Mizo National Front (MNF) on Tuesday returned to power in Mizoram after a decade, securing 26 seats, five more than an absolute majority in the 40-member Assembly.
Madhya Pradesh Election Results: Congress and BJP vie for control of crucial Hindi heartland state ahead of 2019
Kubra Fatima •Rahul Gandhi's attempts to wrest the narrative ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls seem to be working