Madhya Pradesh Assembly

Madhya Pradesh bypolls: EC says Kamal Nath's 'item' remark against BJP's Imarti Devi violated poll advisory

The EC advised the Congress leader and former chief minister not to use such terms in public during the period of the Model Code of Conduct

SC stays Madhya Pradesh HC order directing parties to hold virtual campaigns for 3 Nov bypolls

A bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar asked the EC to take an "appropriate decision" with regard to political rallies as per law and COVID-19 guidelines

Madhya Pradesh bypolls: 18% candidates declared criminal cases against themselves, says ADR report

The report added that 11 percent of the total 355 candidates have declared serious criminal cases, which are non-bailable offences with over five years of imprisonment

Madhya Pradesh MLA Rahul Lodhi quits Congress ahead of bypolls, joins BJP

Lodhi represented Damoh seat in the state Assembly. There are speculations that one more Congress MLA may quit the party

Madhya Pradesh Congress seeks removal of 14 non-MLA ministers for 'misusing' power; 28 seats go to bypolls on 3 Nov

The 14, who resigned from the Congress and their Assembly membership earlier this year and joined the BJP, are contesting the upcoming by-elections in the state

'Confident of emerging as kingmaker': BSP hopes to win 10 of 28 seats in MP Assembly bypolls

The Mayawati-led party currently has two MLAs in the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. Voting on the 28 seats in the state Assembly will take place on 3 November

Another Congress MLA resigns in Madhya Pradesh, joins BJP; 26 seats now left vacant in Assembly

Sumitra Devi Kasdekar, who represents Nepanagar in Burhanpur district, submitted her resignation in person to pro-tem Speaker Rameshwar Sharma

Kamal Nath to be Leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh Assembly; Monsoon Session to begin from 20 July

Nath had to resign as chief minister in March after the Congress govt lost majority with the exit of 22 MLAs who joined BJP with Jyotiraditya Scindia.

'Even coronavirus won't save Kamal Nath govt', says Shivraj Singh Chouhan as Madhya Pradesh governor calls for floor test on Tuesday

Madhya Pradesh governor Lalji Tandon on Monday gave the Kamal Nath state government an ultimatum demanding that it prove its majority in a floor test on Tuesday.

Madhya Pradesh Assembly session suspended till 26 March amid coronavirus outbreak; BJP files plea in SC seeking floor test within 48 hours

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and state BJP chief Shivraj Singh Chouhan filed a petition in the Supreme Court demanding a floor test in the Assembly within 48 hours, soon after the House was adjourned till 26 March amid the coronavirus epidemic