Madhya Pradesh

Campaigning hots up in royal heartland

Apr 25th, 2009 | By Elections2009 | Category: Madhya Pradesh

K. V. Prasad

Scindia family’s stronghold in Guna and Gwalior constituencies, currently held by it, remains

GUNA: As the date for polling for the second and final phase in Madhya Pradesh draws near, campaigning in the adjoining Guna and Gwalior Lok Sabha constituencies is witnessing increased presence of the members of the erstwhile royal Scindia family.
With […]



Replay of Assembly polls likely

Apr 22nd, 2009 | By Elections2009 | Category: Madhya Pradesh

Riding high on the popularity of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, the BJP has the faction-ridden Congress on the backfoot in Madhya Pradesh
 Madhya Pradesh, which goes to the polls to elect 29 Lok Sabha members in two phases — April 23 (13 seats) and April 30 (16 seats) — is bracing for a straight electoral […]



A glitch that may help Sushma

Apr 5th, 2009 | By Elections2009 | Category: Madhya Pradesh

Raisen (MP): Congress nominee from the Vidisha seat Rajkumar Patel on Saturday failed to incorporate original A Form in his nomination filed here, triggering off speculation that his papers might be rejected, and his rival BJP candidate Sushma Swaraj might have a cake-walk in the polls.
Before the time for filing paper drew to a close, […]



Prahlad Patel renews efforts to rejoin BJP

Mar 20th, 2009 | By editor | Category: Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal: After Bharatiya Janashakti Party (BJS) chief Uma Bharti’s decision to back senior BJP leader L.K. Advani for the Prime Minister’s post, president of the BJS’s breakaway faction, Prahlad Patel, has renewed efforts for his reentry into BJP.
Mr. Patel met Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan and State BJP president Narendra Singh Tomar on […]