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BJP to select Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister on December 11; Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan choices likely to impact decision

BJP to select Madhya Pradesh on December 11; OBC leader likely to be chosen. Chances of OBC CM in MP increased after BJP's win in Assembly polls. Frontrunners include incumbent CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Prahlad Singh Patel, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Narendra Singh Tomar, Kailash Vijayvargiya. BJP likely to pick OBC CM,…

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Tribal veteran Vishnu Deo Sai chosen as the new Chhattisgarh Chief Minister

Vishnu Deo Sai chosen as BJP's Chhattisgarh CM candidate; Raman Singh proposes his name, supported by Brijmohan Agrawal. 54 MLAs in attendance at legislative party meeting. Union Ministers Arjun Munda, Sarbananda Sonowal, Dushyant Kumar Gautam, Om Mathur, Mansukh Mandaviya, Nitin Nabin present. Raman Singh: CM announcement after meeting, Deputy CM…

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Chhattisgarh BJP MLAs to meet in Raipur; suspense over CM could end

Chhattisgarh assembly elections 2023: BJP holds key meeting to pick Chhattisgarh CM; BJP’s Chhattisgarh in-charge Om Mathur, Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya and party co-incharge for the state Nitin Nabin will also attend.

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Suspected Maoists kill BJP worker in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar

Maoists axed to death BJP worker Komal Manjhi in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region. A note from Maoists accused him of being an agent of an iron ore mine. He had been shifted to district HQ for security during election campaign, but refused protection after.

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Congress holds review meeting on Chhattisgarh Assembly poll loss

AICC held meeting to review Chhattisgarh loss; Kumari Selja expressed disappointment, listed positive factors; Jai Singh Agrawal blamed centralisation of power, lack of respect for mandate, obstructing development work; BJP won 54 seats with 13% vote swing; other leaders refrained from pointing fingers; Baghel questioned why EVM questions irritate BJP;…

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BJP to pick CMs of three States over weekend

The BJP on December 8 appointed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda as Central observers for electing the leader of its legislative party in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh respectively.

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BJP appoints central observers for CM faces in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh

The BJP has appointed 9 members as observers in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan . Read further on Dynamite News:

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2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections | Lokniti-CSDS post-poll study

BJP's stunning victory in Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: 54 seats in 90-member Assembly, Congress tally down to 35 from 71. BJP inflicted major damage on Congress in tribal belts of Bastar and Sarguja.

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National Basketball | Delhi women register exciting win over Maharashtra, advance

Delhi and Punjab both qualified for the quarterfinals of the 73rd National Basketball Championship. In the men's section, Delhi, Services, Railways, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Punjab advanced, while in the women's section, Delhi, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Punjab progressed. Delhi won a thrilling 65-63 victory over Maharashtra in the women's Group…

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Lessons from the 2023 Assembly polls for the 2024 Lok Sabha battle

The Congress and the stronger regional parties in INDIA ought to display a spirit of accommodation and unity of purpose, the absence of which was evident during the recent Assembly poll campaigns

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Father of Mahadev app scam accused found dead in Chhattisgarh; cops suspect suicide

The father of a man named as an accused in the Mahadev betting app scam has been found dead under suspicious conditions at a village in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district, a senior police official said.

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INDIA bloc leader Omar Abdullah minces no words to criticise Congress over poll debacle

National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said he attributed the recent electoral losses in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh to the shortcomings of the Congress party

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Stalin congratulates parties that won in four States

M.K. Stalin, CM of Tamil Nadu, congratulated winning parties in Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan for their Assembly election wins. He wished them a term of positive change, progress, and prosperity for all.

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‘Congress secured more votes than BJP in 4 States’

Despite defeat of the Congress in three major States in the Hindi belt, senior leader and MLC B.K. Hariprasad claimed that the party has secured over 9.44 lakh more votes than the BJP, which is all set to form governments in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.

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Except Telangana silver lining, exit polls miss the mark again

The assembly election results in five states have sprung a surprise for most pollsters. While the BJP got a comfortable majority in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, the Congress managed to win only Telangana and the Zoram People’s Movement stormed to power in Mizoram.

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Modi is not a national leader but a Hindi belt politician: Congress leader Ugrappa

Referring to the BJP victory in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, Congress leader V.S. Ugrappa said that the election results once again proved that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was only a Hindi belt leader.

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How BJP’s organisational drive transformed a ‘close race’ to emphatic wins

For a Sunday that saw clear verdicts in four assembly polls, subsequent explanations haven’t been in short supply. Amid a slew of factors attributable to the BJP’s victory in three Hindi heartland states, and the Congress’s consolation win in Telangana, the centrepiece has been the role of an organisational reset…

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Analysis | Did overconfident regional satraps who ignored Congress’ central leadership cost the party?

The stunning defeat of the loss of the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan not only reflected the failure of the top leadership in being assertive with regard to decision making but also the overconfidence of regional straps

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Country has rejected negativity, don’t vent anger of defeat in Parliament, PM Modi tells Opposition

Assembly election results 2023: PM Modi he said that such a course of action, of venting frustration against electoral losses, would be counter-productive to the Opposition and harmful for the country.

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Results disappointing but Congress not dejected, says Jairam Ramesh

Congress disappointed in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh but vote share is close to BJP. AICC’s Jairam Ramesh said this is reason for hope and revival.

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INDIA challenge, Modi charm: What editorials said on election results

Mizoram still counts its votes even as at least three of the four other states which recently held assembly elections have thrown out their governments. And it’s not just anti-incumbency that has defined the change, as the mandate in Madhya Pradesh has spelt out.

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A scheme, Modi’s magic, an ‘irresponsible’ Congress: How BJP scripted victory in MP

Three months ago, no one would have imagined that the BJP would return to power in Madhya Pradesh. Even the party’s own central leadership was wary about reintroducing Shivraj Singh Chouhan as its chief ministerial candidate in the assembly elections – results of which gave the BJP 164 seats to…

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BJP sweeps tribal seats across M.P., Chhattisgarh; BAP opens account

BJP's courting of tribal vote in MP, Chhattisgarh & Rajasthan paid off; PM's Rs 24,000 cr plan for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups & BJP's focus on tribal representation, culture & nationalistic identity helped. BAP's "alternate politics" & Gondwana Gantantra Party's alliance with BSP also won seats.

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The big question in Chhattisgarh: The next CM

BJP's O.P. Choudhary, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, former CM Raman Singh, State party president Arun Sao, Union Minister of State Renuka Singh, and former Union MoS Vishnu Deo Sai are contenders for Chhattisgarh CM. OBC Choudhary, Sao from numerically powerful Sahu community, Singh's seniority & experience, Singh & Sai…

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Decisive wins: On M.P., Rajasthan, Telangana and Chhattisgarh Assembly election results

The BJP’s victories signify a consolidation of its hold over the Hindi heartland and in straight contests against its principal national opponent, the Congress

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