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  Kamal Nath may quit before floor test on Friday

  March 20, 2020 6:17 IST

  With the Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Narmada Prasad Prajapati accepting the resignations of the 16 legislators holed up in Bengaluru, it has become clear the Kamal Nath government will quit on Friday.

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  BJP ka kila mazboot hai, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan on eve of Madhya Pradesh floor test

  March 19, 2020 19:09 IST

  Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed confidence on the eve of floor test of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was fully confident that Congress-led government of Chief Minister Kamal Nath will fall on Friday.

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  Kamal Nath govt in crisis: SC orders floor test in MP assembly by 5:00 pm tomorrow

  March 19, 2020 18:35 IST

  The floor test in the Madhya Pradesh assembly will take place tomorrow. As per the reports, the floor test will take place by raising of hands in the assembly. The whole process of the floor test has to be completed by 5:00 pm. This puts the future of Kamal Nath's Congress govt in the state in jeopardy with BJP confident of having the upper hand when it comes to numbers.

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  Coronavirus: AAP, Congress demand opening of private hospitals for testing suspects

  March 19, 2020 17:48 IST

  The Congress party on Thursday joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in demanding the opening of private hospitals to coronavirus suspects wanting to undergo medical examinations

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  MP political crisis: Speaker turns down SC suggestion to meet rebel Congress MLAs via video link

  March 19, 2020 14:15 IST

  MP political crisis: Speaker turns down SC suggestion to meet rebel Congress MLAs via video link

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  Efforts to quarantine me political vendetta: Ex-Goa Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco

  March 18, 2020 20:46 IST

  Former Tourism Minister Francisco alias Mickky Pacheco on Wednesday alleged, that the BJP-led gov't was targeting him and trying to quarantine him to dissuade him from campaigning against the ruling party

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  Gaumutra has cured cancer: Veteran Congress leader Oscar Fernandes in Rajya Sabha

  March 18, 2020 18:54 IST

  Senior Congress leader Oscar Fernandes on Wednesday extolled the virtues of 'gaumutra' and shared an anecdote about a man claiming to have cured his cancer by drinking cow urine

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  Congress was 'silent spectator' when jawans were killed by terrorists in Kashmir: Shiv Sena MP

  March 18, 2020 18:42 IST

  A Shiv Sena member in Lok Sabha on Wednesday accused the Congress, its ally in Maharashtra, of being a "silent spectator" when jawans were killed by terrorists and the national tricolour was burnt in Jammu and Kashmir

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  Madhya Pradesh Congress rebel MLAs refuse to meet Digvijaya Singh

  March 18, 2020 13:36 IST

  Digvijaya Singh had said he wants to meet MLAs, who are his "voters" for the Rajya Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh and will stay here till he meets them. Claiming that Singh had come to the city, as he got a message from few rebel MLAs, Shivakumar asked: "Why is police blocking, they don't have any right to block, they are blocking the right of a candidate."

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  Madhya Pradesh crisis: Digvijaya Singh announces hunger strike, demands meeting rebel MLAs

  March 18, 2020 12:43 IST

  Madhya Pradesh political crisis: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh flew into Bengaluru from Bhopal to meet the rebel lawmakers, also alleged that the local police were not allowing him to meet his own party legislators.

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  MP crisis: Digvijaya Singh detained after he tries to meet rebel MLAs at Bengaluru hotel

  March 18, 2020 9:02 IST

  Digvijaya Singh had arrived at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru early Wednesday and was received by the newly-appointed president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) and former Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar.

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  MP crisis: Scindia clears hurdle as Kamal Nath stares at ouster

  March 18, 2020 7:13 IST

  Madhya Pradesh political crisis: Three Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh, currently held by Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh and BJP leaders Prabhat Jha and Satyanarayan Jatiya, are falling vacant next month.

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  Madhya Pradesh political crisis: Speaker writes to Governor, says '16 MLAs have gone missing'

  March 18, 2020 0:01 IST

  ​Madhya Pradesh Speaker Narmada Prasad Prajapati on Tuesday has written a letter to Governor Lalji Tandon mentioning that 16 MLAs have gone missing while the legislators who went to Bengaluru issued a video message saying they are safe.  

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  No one has held us captive: Rebel Congress MLAs say their voice not being heard in Kamal Nath govt

  March 17, 2020 12:38 IST

  Rebel Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs rejected claims made by the Kamal Nath government that they are being held captive. In a press conference, several rebel MLAs said that they are keen to return to the state provided that they are provided security as they don't feel safe. The rebel MLAs added their voice was not being heard in the government.

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  Gujarat: More Congress MLAs' resignations in line, says Nitin Patel

  March 17, 2020 8:32 IST

  After the house proceedings of the Gujarat state assembly, Nitin Patel on Monday told reporters, "As I hear, there will be more resignations tendered from the Gujarat Congress legislators in the coming days. We are just watching the time."

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  MP political crisis: Governor asks Kamal Nath to face floor test on March 17, else govt falls

  March 16, 2020 17:56 IST

  Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon has asked chief minister Kamal Nath to face a floor test on Tuesday else it will be considered that he doesn't have the majority in the state assembly.

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  Madhya Pradesh CM dares BJP to bring no-confidence motion

  March 16, 2020 14:43 IST

  Getting a reprieve of ten days after the Madhya Pradesh Assembly was adjourned till March 26 amid the demand for holding of a floor test, Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Monday dared the BJP to bring a no-confidence motion against his government.  

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  Rahul Gandhi raises issue of bad loans in Lok Sabha, uproar in House

  March 16, 2020 14:15 IST

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday raised in Lok Sabha the issue of bad loans and sought a list of 50 top wilful defaulters.

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  Duraimurugan quits as DMK Treasurer; to contest for General Secretary post

  March 16, 2020 13:09 IST

  Senior DMK leader Duraimurugan has quit as its Treasurer to contest for the post of General Secretary, party chief M K Stalin said on Monday. 

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  Madhya Pradesh Assembly session adjourned till March 26 in view of coronavirus

  March 16, 2020 12:52 IST

  Earlier on Monday, the MLAs of both the Congress and the BJP arrived at the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the budget session amid uncertainty over holding a floor test.

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  Kamal Nath govt has lost majority, running away from floor test: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

  March 16, 2020 8:39 IST

  Senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan has hit out at Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath saying his government has lost the majority and is running away from facing the floor test.

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  MP crisis: CM Kamal Nath meets Governor; floor test unlikely today

  March 16, 2020 8:13 IST

  On Sunday, Pankaj Sharma, Kamal Nath's media advisor, claimed that 9 BJP MLAs will support Congress during the floor test of the Assembly. Sources said the rebel Congress MLAs on Sunday yet again sent their resignations from Bengaluru, demanding the Assembly Speaker to approve it.

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  Asked PM to pass oil price crash benefit to people, but 'genius' hiked fuel excise duty: Rahul

  March 15, 2020 15:52 IST

  Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said he had asked the PM to to pass on the benefit of the global oil price crash to Indian consumers, but instead "our genius" hiked excise duty on fuel.

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  Trouble brews in Gujarat Congress, 4 MLAs resign

  March 15, 2020 12:57 IST

  Trouble is brewing in the Gujarat Congress as four MLAs have reportedly resigned from the party, as per sources. The resignation of Congress MLAs Soma Gonda and KV Kakadiya and two others comes as a shock for the party.

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  MP Governor Lalji Tandon directs CM Kamal Nath to seek trust vote on March 16

  March 15, 2020 8:06 IST

  Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon directed Chief Minister Kamal Nath late Saturday night to seek a trust vote in the Assembly soon after his (governor) address on March 16.

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  Fadnavis take a swipe at Uddhav, claims Ajit Pawar proxy CM

  March 14, 2020 21:13 IST

  Leader of opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday called senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar as "proxy chief minister" of the state. Pawar is deputy chief minister in Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government.

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  Kamal Nath writes to Amit Shah, requests him to facilitate return of Congress MLAs from Bengaluru

  March 14, 2020 21:41 IST

  Kamal Nath alleged that Congress MLAs have been "forced" to stay in Bengaluru against their wish. Kamal Nath alleged that Congress MLAs are being confined with Karnataka Police's help.

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  BJP seeks floor test on Monday, submits letter to MP governor

  March 14, 2020 18:38 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is seeking a floor test in Madhya Pradesh on Monday. As per reports, a BJP delegation led by former Chief Minister of the state, Shivraj Chauhan, has submitted a letter to Governor Lalji Tandon seeking a floor test on Monday, March 16.