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‘Road, water more important’: MP women say Ladli Behna scheme ‘not enough’

Madhya Pradesh government’s Ladli Behna scheme – rolled out a few months before the November 17 polls and aimed at more than 10 million marginalised women – has been hailed as a “game changer” in political circles.

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Morning Show: Who is BJP’s real star campaigner in Madhya Pradesh?

Atul and Manisha are back on the road with this episode of Morning Show from Bhopal – featuring NDTV editor Anurag Dwary, civil society activists Sachin Jain and Meena Wadhwa, and Newslaundry’s Prateek Goyal.

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Congress wants to rule M.P. through three families: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah attacked Congress in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, claiming they want to rule the State through three families. He asked if a party that only cares for its sons can do any good for the people. He also accused Rahul Gandhi of repeating the same speech everywhere…

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Digvijaya Singh, key Congress backroom strategist who the BJP loves to target

In the high-stakes battle for Madhya Pradesh, the Congress party seems to have neatly divided the responsibilities between its two senior leaders - Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh

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In MP, BJP turns to welfare schemes amid public anger over price rise

A couple in their forties, Santosh Dhiman and Savita Dhiman, are waiting outside their home in Mhow, a town close to Indore city in Madhya Pradesh. A man riding a motorcycle arrives with three gas cylinders strapped to the pillion seat. “The cylinder now costs Rs 950,” says Savita as…

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Election Commission issues notice to Priyanka Gandhi for ‘unverified’ statement against PM Modi

The Election Commission issued a show-cause notice to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for allegedly making unverified and false statements with regard to PM Narendra Modi in a rally in Madhya Pradesh

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Madhya Pradesh polls: Rahul’s roadshow, Chouhan’s ‘one-sided love’ for ‘Ladli Behnas’

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s roadshow in Madhya Pradesh’s capital traversed through Bhopal North and Bhopal Central to reach Narela. As crowds swelled, Newslaundry tried to decode the pulse on the ground by speaking to the public.

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In M.P., PM Modi announces ₹24,000-crore scheme for tribals

PM Modi’s announcement holds significance in Madhya Pradesh, where nearly 21% of the population is tribal. The State is going to the polls in two days.

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BJP toppled Congress government in Madhya Pradesh by purchasing MLAs, alleges Rahul Gandhi; says his party will win 150 seats

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on November 14, accused the BJP of toppling his party’s government in Madhya Pradesh in 2020 by purchasing MLAs and expressed confidence that the grand old party would win around 150 seats in the Assembly elections in the State to be held on November 17. He…

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‘No govt help’: Disquiet in MP’s tribal areas amid dwindling beneficiaries, persistent malnutrition

The tribals of Madhya Pradesh seem to find a voice in every assembly election campaign with a host of poll promises, 47 ST constituencies, a decisive tribal voter in many general segments, and tribal communities forming 21 percent of the state’s population.

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections | Unprecedented trust and affection for BJP among people: PM Modi

PM Modi said people of MP have shown unprecedented trust and affection for BJP. Congress has accepted defeat before polls, relying on luck. Modi said this election is to stop corruption and loot by Congress.

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‘Freebies aren’t women empowerment’: Young voters on jobs, communalism, infra as MP poll issues

In Madhya Pradesh, about 2.2 lakh young first-time voters will cast their vote in the upcoming assembly polls. In at least 31 constituencies, the teen and first-time voters will surpass the winning margins of the 2018 state elections.

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Congress’s online campaign more robust in Madhya Pradesh

Congress & BJP in Madhya Pradesh use X for campaigning: Both parties targeted women & caste, INC more on corruption, BJP on religion & “anti-Sanatani” Congress.

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‘Chouhan good, but people need change’: Bhopal’s auto drivers on price rise, communalism

Amid the intensifying poll campaigns for the November 17 elections in Madhya Pradesh, Newslaundry tapped into the political undercurrents in capital Bhopal through conversations with the city’s auto drivers.

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Blessings amid joy in Madhya Pradesh: Cows walk over devotees in unique Diwali tradition

Madhya Pradesh Ajab Hai, Sabse Gajab Hai" (the state is strange, most amazing) - a popular slogan among the citizens of the state - has been re-enacted once again, this time in Ujjain district, where cows walked over men as part of their tradition.

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Kamal Nath targets Madhya Pradesh CM Chouhan, says he's a 'good actor'

Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath claimed people will bid farewell to CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan after the upcoming State polls, but Mr. Chouhan will not be jobless as he is a “good actor”

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Diwali Celebrations: Special aarti performed at Shree Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain

A special 'Aarti' was performed at Shree Mahakaleshwar temple in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain on Sunday early morning on the festive occasion of Diwali.

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BJP promises wheat MSP hike, medical colleges in M.P.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on November 11 released its manifesto for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly election. The party has promised to provide free education to girls from poor families up till post-graduation.

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No power, roads in villages of MP rural minister’s constituency despite ‘Rs 22,000 cr’ spending

Many villages without power, families waiting for water, settlements inaccessible by road and dilapidated school buildings – life is tough for thousands of voters in many parts of the Bamori constituency in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district.

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In M.P., Rahul Gandhi’s ‘only one backward caste officer’ attack vs PM Modi’s ‘reverse gear’ jibe

Narendra Modi said in the poll-bound Madhya Pradesh that Congress leaders, when the party was in power at the Centre, had “used” the country’s poor for tourism for their friends from other countries.

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Bimaru M.P. became bemisal because of Modi’s 5G mantra: Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Madhya Pradesh has become an "incomparable" State due to PM Modi's 5G mantra of growth, good governance, goodwill, guarantee, and gareeb kalyan (welfare of the poor). Paddy and wheat procurement have increased 46 and 17 times respectively.

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BJP works on collective decision; will discharge the responsibilities given to me by the party: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

BJP in MP election: no CM face, but Shivraj Singh Chouhan ready to take on any duty assigned by party. He calls BJP most disciplined, with everyone following orders of high command.

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Maharashtra lifts overall championship in National Games

Maharashtra wins 37th Nat. Games, 80 golds; Srihari Nataraj (Karnataka) & Sanyukta Prasen Kale & Pranati Nayak (Odisha) best athletes. Services 2nd, Haryana 3rd. Top 5: Maharashtra (228 medals), Services (126), Haryana (192), Madhya Pradesh (112), Kerala (87).

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‘Organisational issues’: Sumitra Mahajan on BJP’s CM probables in MP, factionalism

As an eight-time MP and the former Lok Sabha speaker, Sumitra Mahajan is seen as one of the tallest leaders in Madhya Pradesh’s politics and part of the BJP’s old guard. We met her at her home in Indore to discuss her party’s poll prospects, the probable chief ministerial candidate…

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State polls expose cracks in INDIA bloc. Will the drift dampen national alliance?

The ongoing campaign and the nature of contests in the assembly polls in five states – Mizoram, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh – were seen by many as an early test for the cohesiveness of the 28-parties national opposition alliance INDIA. Almost four months after it was formed in…

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