BJP, Cong in tight race in MP, Chhattisgarh; Cong to win Raj: Exit polls
Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Telangana and Chhattisgarh have gone to the polls, with the result to be declared on Dec 11
View ArticleChhattisgarh exit polls leave everyone guessing yet Congress, BJP confident
The BJP and intelligence agencies predict a narrow victory for the ruling party, while the Congress projects a victory for itself.
View ArticleChhattisgarh polls result: CM's hometown to see most rounds of counting
Kawardha will keep the surprise going till the last moment, especially as Chhattisgarh is heading for a close contest
View ArticleMP election result highlights: Kamal Nath to be new chief minister
Madhya Pradesh election result 2018 will be declared today. Exit polls show neck-and-neck fight between BJP and Congress. Track LIVE updates on Assembly election counting
View Articlehhattisgarh polls: Happy that BJP is losing, says former CM Ajit Jogi
Jogi, who was in the Congress before he floated his own party, said the assembly results would help his party emerge as a third front in the state
View ArticleElection results 2018: BJP cuts its losses as Congress revives in heartland
Assembly election results trends show that Congress may be on its way to unseat the BJP in three Hindi heartland states even as the saffron party puts up a fight in MP and Rajasthan
View ArticleAssembly polls 2018: Agrarian distress dents BJP vote share, Congress gains
In the Assembly election results 2018, the BJP seems to have suffered heavy losses in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, while it is a close call between it and Congress in Madhya Pradesh
View ArticleElection results 2018: How will BJP defeat in states affect policy making?
For the BJP, the tussle over framing priorities and campaigning planks will continue till the 2019 Lok Sabha elections
View ArticleModi sarkar's bure din: Body blow to BJP in states it ruled with majorities
The real question, however, is whether the BJP will draw the right lessons from the results at the end of 2018 for next year's general elections and return to aspirational politics
View ArticleDidn't expect such a big blessing from people: Congress' Chhattisgarh chief
Baghel said it was for the high command to decide who would be chief minister
View ArticleBhupesh Baghel: Chhattisgarh state Cong prez is not new to controversies
Bhupesh Baghel is not new to controversies. Most of his remarks had landed in controversies but he did not budged on it
View ArticleCongress loan waiver promise to farmers proved game changer in Chhattisgarh
BJP bit the dust in its bastion as it refused to honour its commitment to help out farmers in a state which is categorised the rice bowl of the country
View ArticleCong won in elections because people questioning Modi's clean image: Rahul
The Congress was ahead in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, but was locked in a see-saw contest in Madhya Pradesh as votes were counted in five states
View ArticleLalu Yadav hails poll results; Shatrughan blames BJP's 'arrogance' for loss
In a tweet, which bore his trademark style, Prasad said, "This is the public. It knows everything. It is now wise enough to discern jumlas (gimmicks)."
View ArticleWhen resentment against CM Raman Singh left party workers fuming
Taking moral responsibility of the defeat in Chhattisgarh, Raman Singh said he respected the mandate
View ArticleHeartland heartbreak: BJP gets a shock in MP, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh
Cong snaps up Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, leads in MP; TRS sweeps Telangana; Mizoram votes for MNF
View ArticleChhattisgarh election results: Cong leaders surprised by margin of victory
Congress was leading in 64 seats, while the BJP was leading in only 17. The Assembly has 90 seats.
View ArticleCongress ends BJP's 15-year rule in Chhattisgarh; Raman Singh resigns as CM
In an embarrassment to the ruling party, eight ministers of the BJP lost
View ArticleCongress wins elections, stares at task of scrapping farm loans in 3 states
To waive crop loans up to Rs 100,000 per indebted farmer, Rajasthan will need to spend Rs 219 billion from its fiscal kitty
View ArticleChhattisgarh poll result: Congress ends BJP's 15-year rule; wins 68 seats
BJP has been relegated to a distant second spot, winning just 15 seats
View ArticleHow Ajit Jogi saved BJP from further embarrassment in Chhattisgarh polls
The Congress bagged 68 seats to dethrone the BJP which had ruled Chhattisgarh for the last 15 years
View ArticleRahul Gandhi asks Congress workers in states to tell their CM choice
A senior MLA in one of the three states also confirmed having received the pre-recorded message through the ShaktiApp used by the Congress chief for communicating with the party workers
View ArticleAfter Congress win, Chhattisgarh gears up to fulfil loan waiver promise
The Congress promised in its election manifesto to waive farm loans within 10 days of formation of its government in the state
View ArticleCong CM race: Kamal Nath becomes MP CM; Raj, Chhattisgarh decision today
Rahul Gandhi-led Congress emerged victorious in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2018. Find latest updates on who will be chief minister of MP, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.
View ArticleCongress to meet today to name next Chhattisgarh CM, four names in fray
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday met four senior leaders of the state unit of the party -- Bhupesh Baghel, T S Singh Deo, Tamradhwaj Sahu and Charan Das Mahant
View ArticleAmid a slew of claimants, Rahul Gandhi hints at end to Chhattisgarh CM race
Gandhi's tweet follows his hectic parleys with Chhattisgarh leaders
View ArticleBhupesh Baghel likely to be Chhattisgarh CM; Cong to announce name tomorrow
The sources also indicated that unlike Rajasthan, there would be no deputy chief minister
View ArticleBhupesh Baghel will be Chhattisgarh's new chief minister, says Congress
Baghel, 57, is an OBC leader and the led the party to a two-thirds majority in the mineral-rich state, ousting the Bharatiya Janata Party's government
View ArticleBhupesh Baghel: The man who helped Cong rise like a Phoenix in Chhattisgarh
Baghel took over the reins of the party in October 2014, nearly a year-and-a-half after a Naxal attack in Sukma district in May, 2013, in which many of the party's senior leaders were killed
View ArticleThree Congress CM-designates Kamal Nath, Gehlot, Baghel to take oath today
In the recently-concluded Assembly elections, the Congress dealt a massive blow to the BJP by ousting its governments Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh
View ArticleCong seals poll victory, Baghel takes oath as Chhattisgarh CM: Top updates
Here are top 10 developments on Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh election results 2018
View ArticleBhupesh Baghel takes oath as Chhattisgarh's third chief minister
The two senior leaders also in the fray for the coveted post, T S Singhdeo and Tamradwaj Sahu also took oath as cabinet ministers
View ArticleMP, Chhattisgarh get farm loan waiver as Congress CMs take the helm
Ashok Gehlot, Kamal Nath and Bhupesh Baghel took oaths for their offices
View ArticleChhattisgarh offers Congress a chance to show if it cares about adivasis
In its manifesto, the Congress has promised to raise the prices of forest produce, to implement the Forest Rights Act 2006 and the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Act (LARR) 2013
View ArticleChhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel assigns portfolios, keeps finances, mining
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel Thursday assigned portfolios to his Cabinet colleagues, keeping finance and mining with himself and giving the crucial home department to senior leader...
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