MADHYA PRADESH

Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Pachauri switches to BJP

Congress leader Suresh Pachauri along with several other prominent figures defect to BJP in Madhya Pradesh ahead of LS Polls

REVEALED: Who Made Madhya Pradesh’s New CM?

After the surprising announcement of Mohan Yadav as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, BJP MP Prez reveals that the reason for making Mohan Yadav state CM is the decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar to put an ordinary Karyakarta on the highest position in the state.

Only BJP gives a position like CM to an ordinary Karyakarta: Newly elected Deputy CM Jagdish Devda

Jagdish Devda, newly selected Deputy CM of Madhya Pradesh, says that the culture of BJP is such that it doesn’t matter if you are a high-profile leader or an ordinary Karyakarta, you can be placed on higher positions like CM and Deputy CM.

Madhya Pradesh CM’s first big move, bans open sale of meat, loudspeakers at religious places

NEW DELHI: In one of his initial acts as the newly sworn-in Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Mohan Yadav made a significant decision by imposing restrictions on the use of loudspeakers at religious sites. This move, effective immediately, aligns closely with existing regulations specified in the Noise Control Act, the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) […]

MP Deputy CM Jagdish Devda rejects Rahul’s caste census, advocates against caste politics

NEW DELHI: Deputy Chief Minister elect, Jagdish Devda, spoke exclusively with The New Indian discounting claims of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s calls for a caste census inspiring them to propel Mohan Yadav as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. “We adhere to the decisions taken by the party leadership and whatever decision is taken, is […]

Forget media, even we MPs didn’t know about decision: MP MLA Riti Pathak

BHOPAL: Newly-elected Sidhi MLA and former BJP MP Riti Pathak, who resigned as a parliamentarian following the party’s landslide win, said on Monday that decisions on appointment of a chief minister under the new BJP regime are now a closed door affair to maintain the sanctity of the party’s internal democracy. “Forget media, even we […]

The New Indian impact: Tree-planter CM Shivraj orders probe on dog attacker amid video outrage

NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj singh Chauhan on Sunday announced the arrest of a man, involved in a cruel attack on a pup, after The New Indian’s Executive Editor Rohan Dua had shared a video showing barbarism and animal cruelty while tagging him and Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on the social media. Dear […]

Three tier security, elaborate preparation at counting centres across four states going for elections

KOLKATA: As counting for the four state assembly elections commences on Sunday morning, respective state election commissions have made elaborate preparations that include a three-layer security mechanism.  Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Telangana is all set to go to counting for its assembly seats, while Mizoram awaits for December 4 following a shift in dates […]

ECI observes 7 fold increase in monetary seizures across 5 poll bound states

KOLKATA: There has been a sevenfold increase in monetary seizures has been recorded in the five states heading for their assembly elections, according to the Election Commission of India.  A cumulative amount of Rs 1760 crore has reportedly been seized from Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Telangana since the elections were announced.  Earlier, according […]

Elevated voter turnout in MP polls fuelled by enthusiastic women, says Psephologist 

Madhya Pradesh witnessed a surge in voter turnout as citizens cast their votes for all 230 seats on November 17.