Congress party like 'rusted iron' which promoted corruption, poverty and appeasement politics: PM Modi
Addressing a massive gathering of BJP workers 'Karyakarta Mahakumb', the prime minister said the Congress and its allies in the 'Ghamandia' bloc supported the Women's Reservation Bill out of compulsion and hesitation as they understood the power of "nari shakti".
PM Modi to address mega meet of BJP workers in Bhopal
The 'Karyakarta Mahakumbh' is being organised on the birth anniversary of Jana Sangh co-founder Deendayal Upadhyaya to mark the formal culmination of the BJP's 'Jan Ashirwad Yatras' that crisscrossed the length and breadth of the state, party leaders said.
PM Modi to address mega meet of BJP workers in poll-bound MP on September 25
This will be Modi's third visit to the state in the past 45 days, an indication of the BJP's attempt to retain power in the central state by leveraging his popularity.
Eyes on assembly polls, Modi visits Chhattisgarh and MP to boost BJP prospects
The poll dates have not been announced but Modi is likely to be the face of the campaign in both the states
PM has echoed the concerns of Global South on multilateralism
Given the fact that the WTO’s decline has impacted the developing world far more than advanced economies, it is notable that India has made efforts during the G20 presidency towards strengthening the multilateral trading system
Lawyers opposing electoral freebies hail PM Modi's stand on fiscal prudence
The lawyers said political parties must be held accountable for the freebies they promise.
Hydrogen is futuristic fuel; MP will become leading state in production: Nitin Gadkari
The Minister of Road Transport & Highways also said farmers would not just remain annadatas (food grain producers) but would become urjadatas (energy producers) in a big way.
Need to be alert against financially irresponsible policies: PM Modi
In the last few months, states have announced a slew of freebies from monthly cash transfers to additional income guarantee schemes.
Proxgy to launch Kadi, a smartwatch for street vendors, for UPI payments
Priced at Rs 1,000, this smart watch does not need USB charging and provides health reporting and insurance starting at Rs 1 per day
After Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh too slated for a centrally driven BJP poll campaign, but will it backfire?
CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been relegated to doling out welfare schemes as the BJP central leadership takes the reins of the election campaign. But Chouhan’s perceived vulnerability and subordination to the high command could be sowing confusion for the party despite its resource and organisational advantages over Congress
Madhya Pradesh Polls: Parties must duck politics of freebies
Freebies may push the state into fiscal troubles. The fiscal deficit for 2023-24 has been pegged at Rs 55,708 crore, which is four percent of GSDP against the 3.5 percent ceiling set by the FRBM Act
Amit Shah to release report card' of MP govt on August 20; to address BJP's working committee meet in Gwalior
Amit Shahji will come here (Bhopal) in the morning and release the report card of the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government on August 20.
Madhya Pradesh: Poll-eve freebie wars raise spectre of unsustainable debt
BJP and Congress are locked into a spiralling fight to outdo the other in offering sops to voters. The cash bonanzas amid a close electoral battle raises questions why parties don’t venture into such expensive schemes that strain the exchequer when there are no elections
BJP appoints Narendra Singh Tomar as MP election management committee convenor
A seasoned organisation leader, Tomar has held various positions in the party, including that of its Madhya Pradesh president, and is considered a low-key profile leader who enjoys cordial relations with various regional satraps.
Madhya Pradesh: A despicable act upsets BJP’s tribal outreach plan for assembly polls
The Sidhi incident has greatly angered MP’s tribal communities. In 2018, BJP had done poorly in ST reserved constituencies forcing the party to launch a string of tribal outreach activities since 2021. Interestingly, BJP swept the same areas in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls suggesting that tribal anger is reserved for the state BJP government
Madhya Pradesh: Of two Congress veterans divided by ideological pursuit, not factionalism
As the Madhya Pradesh polls nears, Congress grapples with a key contradiction. Kamal Nath is trying hard to position Congress as a competitor for BJP’s Hindutva vote while Digvijaya Singh is attacking religious preachers aligned with the Hindutva ideology. How their camaraderie survives is a mystery, or a dead giveaway of strategy
Ahead of polls, MP govt hikes financial aid under scheme for farmers to Rs 6,000 a year
Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh are due by the year-end.
As polls draw nearer, competitive religiosity is the name of the game in Madhya Pradesh
With Hindutva fetching rich rewards for BJP in successive elections, the MP Congress under Kamal Nath is leaning further to the right this time in its “soft Hindutva” strategy, wooing a fringe Hindutva outfit to its fold and even reaching out to religious preachers aligned with the BJP
Madhya Pradesh: BJP high command mulls big changes and a dilemma over Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the poll-bound state
Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is well entrenched but he faces distinct disadvantages heading into the elections. There is growing fatigue over his continuance, rampant factionalism in the party, and the Congress is trying to use allegations of corruption like in Karnataka to turn public mood against the BJP
