Madhya Pradesh

With elections on the horizon, potential turncoats have a field day in MP
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As Assembly elections draw closer in the state, the voices of discontent seem to be growing every passing day in the parties. Many disappointed leaders in the state are switching parties. Deepak Joshi, son of former Chief Minister Kailash Joshi, Yadvendra Singh Yadav, Baijnath Singh Yadav and Rakesh Gupta have left the BJP and joined the Congress. 
Eyeing MP's 16% SC vote, BJP launches fund for Sant Ravidas temple
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During 15-day long campaign from August 15 - August 30, the BJP workers will visit each assembly constituency to collect donations for building a huge temple to 15th century mystic poet-saint Ravidas in Sagar district. 
PM Modi to visit poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, flag off 5 Vande Bharat trains
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States like Goa, Bihar and Jharkhand will get Vande Bharat train connectivity for the first time through these trains. PM Modi will also launch the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission in the state. Later during his day-long visit, will go to Pakaria village in Shahdol district and interact with stakeholders there.
PM Modi to visit Bhopal on June 27, sound BJP's MP poll bug ug
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After wrapping up his four-day state visit to the US, Prime Minister Modi will be addressing his first rally in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. The state leadership has prepared a grand welcome for Modi with a mammoth roadshow on his arrival in Bhopal on June 27.
Poster war in poll-bound MP: CM Chouhan becomes latest target in Bhopal
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On Friday morning, 'objectionable' posters targeting veteran Congress leader and former Chief Minister Kamal Nath were put up at a market in Bhopal. The Congress leaders claimed the posters were put up at the behest of the BJP and demanded action in the matter.
BJP witnesses another jolt in poll-bound MP as veteran leader quits, may join Congress
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Dhruv Pratap Singh, who was with the BJP since 1980, in a video message, alleged that the party has derailed from its real principles. Since last couple of months, he has been been vocal against Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, state unit President V. D. Sharma and other state leaders.
Shaken by internal surveys, MP BJP banks entirely on 'Modi magic'
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In the last two decades, the Congress has ruled the state barely for 15 months. This is the reason why the saffron party is facing a strong anti-incumbency in the state and is mulling to contest the elections by keeping Prime Minister Narendra Modi's face in the front.
Flurry of dissent hits BJP; Cong cadres stand firmly behind Kamal Nath
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Madhya Pradesh-based political observers say that the BJP has never looked so unorganised and insipid through its long period in power since 2003. Nor has Chief Minister Chouhan appeared so vulnerable. Such has been his dominance in the party that no credible alternative to him has emerged.
Congress plans to set up two separate war rooms with multiple roles
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The strategy planners of the state Congress have planned to set up at least two separate war rooms with multiple tasks -- execution of the plans on the ground and social media. Highly placed sources privy to the development said one war room will be operated from Kamal Nath's son and the only.
Congress focuses on keeping its flock together, going with all guns blazing
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The party is also focusing on the guarantees, that proved a boon for it in the states of Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka, to connect with the people in Madhya Pradesh. The Congress kicked off its poll campaign in the state on June 12, when party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addressed a public meeting in Jabalpur.
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