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Kamal Nath government stable, four Independent MLAs set to become associated members of the Congress in the Assembly
The newly-elected Kamal Nath government of Madhya Pradesh is all set to attain its majority in the Assembly by making up for the two seats the Congress had fallen short of to cross the half-way mark in last week’s Assembly polls. Four Independent MLAs, sources said, are set to become associated members of the Congress in the Assembly, thereby taking the total strength of the Congress to 118, two seats above the magic figure in the House. The rules give independent MLAs the option of retaining their unattached status orRead More
Shivraj Singh Chouhan Wins Hearts At Kamal Nath’s Oath
In the oath ceremony of Kamal Nath presented a glimpse of rare courtesy and grace in politics as BJP’s Shivraj Singh Chouhan, i.e the three-time Chief Minister of the state, took an active part in the event to pass the baton to his Congress successor. Invited on stage, the 59 year-old, who had been fondly called “Mama” by the people of the state, was photographed with his successor and Jyotiraditya Scindia, their linked arms raised in jubilation. The rare photo-op took place as his party colleagues in Delhi was rippingRead More
Congress has always let MLAs to pick the CM : Digvijaya Singh
The Congress has won most of the Assembly constituencies along the Narmada, veteran party leader. Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh told ET in an exclusive interview, emphasising the importance of his Narmada ‘parikrama’ which he had termed a spiritual journey. “Although my Narmada parikrama was an absolutely non-political journey, we won most of the seats along the Narmada,” Singh said, after the Congress wrested the state from the BJP in the closest election fought in the country so far. As someone who worked in the background, campaigned extensivelyRead More
Bhupesh Baghel Next Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
The Congress Party has selected Bhupesh Baghel, its party president in the Chhattisgarh, as the state’s chief minister after big victory in the assembly elections. The decision comes after Congress President Rahul Gandhi held discussions with top party members over the weekend for selecting the chief minister of the Naxal-affected state. Gandhi held several rounds of discussions on Saturday with the four aspirants for the post—TS Singh Deo, Tamradhwaj Sahu, Bhupesh Baghel and Charan Das Mahant—at his Tughlaq Lane residence in New Delhi. Baghel will take oath on Monday whileRead More
At Last, Congress Won Polls : Yogi Adityanath Speaks
The Congress’ lies will start unraveling soon, and that will make our future battles even easier,” Yogi Adityanath said at Patna’s Mahavir temple A day after the BJP was pushed out of power from three major states in the Hindi heartland, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday downplayed the Congress’ victories by saying that it had achieved electoral success through deceit. He halted on his way back from Janakpur in Nepal. He had gone to the neighboring country to participate in the ‘Vivah Panchami’ celebrations at the JanakiRead More