The agenda of the meeting was not immediately known, but an official close to Nath claimed it was to discuss issues related to Madhya Pradesh. read more

The BJP has been targeting the state government claiming that there are frequent power outages in many areas. read more

The court gave the institute and its promoter, time till July 15 to make the payment and restrained the GDA from taking any coercive action in the matter till then. read more

Kamal Nath said there was more power generation than demand in Madhya Pradesh and hence no shortage of power, indirectly blaming the previous BJP government for the power failure. read more

The leaders said this was being done as per the Congress high command’s view of not organising such events this year following the party’s humiliating defeat in the Lok Sabha elections. read more

It fears the by-election Guman Singh Damor’s resignation would necessitate may allow ruling Congress to consolidate its position in the state assembly read more

In an audio clip leaked to media on Tuesday, Nath and his OSD Praveen Kakkar purportedly talked about money changing hands through hawala transactions for poll expenses. read more

The orders were issued after a committee of GDA officials conducted an inquiry over allegations made by municipal councillor Rajendra Tyagi read more

“The assessment order will be issued and prosecution [case] will be filed in two-three months,” one of the officials said on condition of anonymity. read more

Officials said the Income Tax (I-T) department will also issue notices for appearance to some of Nath’s close aides based in state capital Bhopal and his constituency, Chhindwara, as part of its action to widen the probe into the case. read more

They will coordinate and ensure that development works in the constituencies of these MLAs are not hampered, the leader added. read more

In Madhya Pradesh, a senior state Congress leader said on condition of anonymity that the party was looking at appointments to government-run boards and corporations and expansion of the council of ministers to avert any possible crisis. read more

The Congress chief also said he does not want any other member of the Gandhi family to succeed him, virtually ruling out Priyanka Gandhi as well for the top party position. read more

The BJP bettered its 2014 result of 27 seats in the state. The Congress won one seat in Chhindwara, where Nakul Nath, the son of chief minister Kamal Nath, was contesting. read more

The BJP overcame the loss in the Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh last year to virtually sweep the Lok Sabah polls in the state. read more