Madhya Pradesh

Those who survived suffered terribly with issues ranging from physical disability to blindness. The CEO of the Union Carbide Corporation, Warren Anderson, who was the main accused in the horrific incident managed to flee the country after arriving here and could never be brought back.

In the 2018 Asembly elections, the Congress won 114 out of 230 seats, while the BJP bagged 109 seats- there was a difference of only five seats between them. Since both the parties could not get absolute majority in the elections, they have been working on a new strategy for the polls to be held in 2023.

Kamal Nath, who on Friday completed 76 years of age, was responding to BJP's accusations against him of insulting Hindu religion. Nath drew courted controversy after he cut a "temple-shaped cake with the portrait of Lord Hanuman on it" during a ceremony at his home town in Chhindwara on Thursday.

On Thursday, BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya shared the video of Nath cutting the cake and tweeted ,"Former MP CM and senior Congress leader Kamalnath, runs a knife through a four tiered, temple shaped cake, with a saffron flag and image of Lord Hanuman on top. During elections he had claimed to be Hanuman bhakt and is now insulting crores of Hindus by denigrating their deity ."

Around 10 sitting ministers can be replaced with new faces, and the third reshuffle and expansion of the Cabinet is likely to take place by the second week of December, sources said. The sources claimed that Chouhan has expressed his disappointment at the performance of several ministers of his Cabinet and they may be replaced with new faces. A series of discussions has been held in the core committee meetings on this count, and a possible list of ministers has been prepared. The final decision will be taken after obtaining consent from the Centre.

The BJP pats its back claiming that the state has witnessed tremendous growth in the last 17 years under Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the increasing state debt has been a major concern and the Congress is making no mistake in cornering the ruling party over the economic condition of the state.

Firebrand BJP leader and former Union Minister Uma Bharti is going to protest against the sale of liquor by setting up tent in forest and near liquor shops from November 7. Other BJP leaders are also in the process of upping the pressure on the government over the sale of liquor in villages. The politics around liquor has been peaking in the state at a time when the preparations are underway for the upcoming assembly elections.

As per the reports, Shah visited Scindia Palace around 3.30 p.m. on Sunday where he was welcomed by the royal family and supporters. Shah also had lunch at the Palace. Later, he reached the mela ground to lay the foundation stone of a new terminal at Gwalior airport, which is to be named after Scindia's grandmother and (late) Madhavrao Scindia's mother Vijayaraje Scindia.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and state Urban Development Minister Bhupendra Singh monitering all preparations. As per the state government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil newly developed corridor of Mahakaleshwar temple named - 'Mahakal Lok' at 6:30 pm on October 11.

Bharti, who has also been the only woman chief minister of Madhya Pradesh so far, said she would launch a two-month-long march as a symbolic protest against the liquor policy of her own party's government. The march will commence on November 7 and conclude on January 12, 2023, during which she would move around Madhya Pradesh and stay out of home or any building.