MADHYA PRADESH

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.

INTERVIEW | I like to be low profile: Kamal Nath’s MP son on his Rs 650-cr assets

CHHINDWARA: Chhindwara is a key battleground for the Congress and the BJP since the seat has been held for 40 years by former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath who has been an MP from the constituency for four decades before he won the Chhindwara Assembly seat in a bypoll in 2019.  In an exclusive interview […]

ECI blocks Chouhan’s interaction with ‘brothers and sisters of MP’

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI), the country’s apex poll body, is steadfast in its decision to restrict poll campaigning beyond 6 pm as the silence period takes effect. This decision has implications even for Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Despite Singh’s rally being scheduled for 5:30 pm, the ECI has […]

Indore rallying behind BJP: The Mamaji-Modi factor poised to propel victory in MP polls

INDORE: The state of Madhya Pradesh is ready to enter the electoral competition between the two main contenders of the political throne- the saffron party and the grand old party. The New Indian ventured into the streets of the cleanest city to gauge what voters want from the upcoming elections. The New Indian’s Executive Editor Rohan Dua spoke […]

Indore wants Congress to come in power, Kamal Nath to become MP’s CM

INDORE: Poll-bound Madhya Pradesh is all geared up for the upcoming Assembly elections. The New Indian visited the cleanest city of India to gauge the election mood in the city by talking to the locals and understanding their moods and sentiments regarding the state elections. Locals shared that the Grand Old party would come to […]

EXCLUSIVE| No loss in West Bengal for BJP in Assembly elections: BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya

NEW DELHI: BJP has fielded its national general secretary and state politics veteran Kailash Vijayvargiya in Madhya Pradesh elections. In an exclusive interview with The New Indian’s Executive Editor Rohan Dua, the senior leader expressed his satisfaction with BJP’s performance in West Bengal Assembly election, where Vijayvargiya had been the party in-charge. Although the party […]

EXCLUSIVE| BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya praises son for choosing not to contest in MP election

NEW DELHI: The election fever has reached its peak in Madhya Pradesh as elections are set to begin in the poll-bound state on November 17. The New Indian’s Executive Editor, Rohan Dua, reached Indore and conversed with the BJP national general secretary and state politics veteran Kailash Vijayvargiya, who has also been fielded by the saffron party […]

EXCLUSIVE| In Osho’s land, Union minister’s daughter talks of dinosaur fossils & Geology lessons

NEW DELHI: As Madhya Pradesh elections are around the corner, Union Minister Prahlad Patel’s daughter Pratigya Patel shared insights into her father’s life, highlighting her family’s connection to Jabalpur ahead of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections in an exclusive interview with The New Indian. The New Indian team uncovered a side of Prahlad Patel’s children that isn’t focused […]