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Madhya Pradesh cabinet to take oath today at Bhopal's Raj Bhavan, one or two Independents may also get berth, say sources
• 6 years agoCongress veteran Kamal Nath was sworn-in as Madhya Pradesh chief minister on 17 December, six days after his party posted a narrow victory over the BJP.
Madhya Pradesh's maverick Mamaji: A look back at Shivraj Singh Chouhan's politics and controversies
Kritvip • 6 years agoShivraj Singh Chouhan has established his image of being one among the masses, and that has worked in his favour so far, but would the dream run continue?
Assembly elections 2018: Lack of focus on women's issues, reduced spending on welfare angered female voters in MP, Rajasthan
Rashmesehgal • 6 years agoMarginalisation of women can be seen in the dip in women's representation in the Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Congress won 8 of 39 Assembly polls under Rahul Gandhi; recent victories due to anti-incumbency, not strategy
Raghav Pandey • 6 years agoAssembly Election Results 2018: There is also no clear trend in the rise of the fortunes of the Congress under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, be it the victories in Punjab and Karnataka, the performance in Gujarat or the wins in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan this week
Shellacked in Assembly polls, Mayawati gets a timely lesson; hubris is no way to revive a sinking political career
Ajoy Bose • 6 years agoMayawati’s biggest setback has come in Chattisgarh where her gamble tying up with former Congress leader and chief minister Ajit Jogi has spectacularly failed.
MP BJP chief Rakesh Singh quits after party's defeat in Assembly polls; Amit Shah rejects resignation
Fp Staff • 6 years agoAfter BJP's loss to Congress in Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, Rakesh Singh, the president of the Madhya Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), tendered his resignation on Thursday. While giving his resignation, he took responsibility for the saffron party's defeat in the state Assembly polls.
From Sachin Pilot's win in Rajasthan to Lal Thanhwala's defeat in Mizoram, key wins and losses in the state Assembly polls
Fp Staff • 6 years agoAs counting for the 2018 Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh drew to a close on Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saw significant losses in all the states
Shivraj Singh Chouhan sets example for others: 'BJP man of Vajpayee mould', says Twitter commending CM's graceful exit
Fp Staff • 6 years agoFrom labelling Shivraj Singh Chouhan a "BJP stalwart in Vajpayee mould" to the "people's chief minister", Twitter and political pundits were all praise for him, and noted that he set the bar too high for even for his own party colleagues.
Who will be next Madhya Pradesh CM? Congress all set to decide between Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia
Debobrat Ghose • 6 years agoThe Congress returns to power in Madhya Pradesh after 15 long years having won 114 seats and enjoying the support of seven MLAs which include four Independents, two from the BSP and one Samajwadi Party candidate
NOTA outperforms AAP, SP, NCP in legislative Assembly elections: It's a trend that is catching on fast
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe NOTA or none of the above option was the sixth most popular choice in the recently-concluded Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). The situation was similar in other states — NOTA outperformed several political parties, including the AAP and Samajwadi Party, which contested the assembly polls in the five states.