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Kamal Nath

Kamal Nath is the 18th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. A leader of the Congress party, he was ex-Minister of Urban Development. He is one of the longest-serving and senior most members of Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament). Nath represents the Chhindwara constituency of Madhya Pradesh. Interestingly, nine times, he has been elected from this constituency. In May 2018, to lead the party in the assembly election, he was elected as the president of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC). In 1980, he was first elected to the 7th Lok Sabha. In 1985, he was re-elected to the 8th Lok Sabha, in 1989 to the 9th Lok Sabha and in 1991 to the 10th Lok Sabha. In June 1991, he was made Minister of Environment & Forests. He also served as union minister of State, Textiles (Independent Charge) in 1995. He has close ties with the Nehru–Gandhi family.

Kamal Nath

Political slugfest erupts over 1984 anti-Sikh riots verdict, BJP asks Rahul to sack Kamal Nath; Cong hits back
India | Dec 17, 2018, 01:59 PM IST
While BJP leaders have taken the occasion to target the Madhya Pradesh CM designate Kamal Nath on the day of the swearing-in ceremony, Congress urged all the parties not to politicise the issue.
Congress CMs' swearing-in: Bhupesh Baghel takes oath as Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
India | Dec 17, 2018, 06:48 PM IST
BSP chief Mayawati, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav have skipped the oath-taking ceremony in Jaipur
Kamal Nath in MP, Baghel in Chhattisgarh, Gehlot in Rajasthan to be sworn in as Congress CMs today; Rahul to attend
India | Dec 17, 2018, 06:24 AM IST
After stunning victory of Congress in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, chief ministers of the three key states will be sworn in at different ceremonies in their respective states on Monday.

Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath to contest Assembly polls from one of 3 Chhindwara seats
Dec 15, 2018, 10:37 PM IST
The district comprises seven Assembly seats of which four are reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, making Mr Nath ineligible to contest from them.
'Rubbing salt into wounds of 1984 riots' victims'; Akalis slam Cong for naming Kamal Nath as MP CM
India | Dec 14, 2018, 11:54 PM IST
SAD MLA Bikram Singh Majithia raised the issue in the state Assembly a day after his party colleague Manjinder Singh Sirsa alleged in Delhi that Nath had a hand in the anti-Sikh riots.
Congress leaders Nath, Gehlot to be sworn-in as Chief Ministers on December 17; Rahul Gandhi to attend ceremony
Elections | Dec 14, 2018, 10:43 PM IST
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot as Rajasthan CM and Dy CM respectively in Jaipur at 10 am. He will also attend the oath ceremony of Kamal Nath as Madhya Pradesh CM at 1:30 pm on the same day.

Kamal Nath to take oath as MP CM on Dec 17, thanks Jyotiraditya Scindia for support
Dec 14, 2018, 12:02 PM IST
Congress president Rahul Gandhi put a stamp on Kamal Nath's name as Madhya Pradesh CM after hours of hectic parleys.
Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath to be new CM as Cong opts for experience in run-up to 2019
Dec 14, 2018, 12:17 AM IST
Congress party president Rahul Gandhi is likely to announce the names of chief ministers in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh on Friday.
Kamal Nath: Know the new Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Elections | Dec 13, 2018, 11:52 PM IST
The announcement was made following the meeting of Congress legislature party in Bhopal.

Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath likely to be new CM, Congress MLAs authorise Rahul Gandhi to take final call
Dec 12, 2018, 11:59 PM IST
Jyotiraditya Scindia, who was also considered to be in the race for CM's post, proposed name of Kamal Nath for the chief ministerial post, sources told IndiaTV.
Assembly election results: Congress falls 2 short of majority mark in MP, all eyes on Governor Anandiben
Dec 12, 2018, 09:03 AM IST
Shivraj Singh Chouhan has won from his traditional Budhni seat by a margin of 58,999 votes, defeating former Union minister and senior Congress leader Arun Yadav.
Madhya Pradesh elections 2018: Who is Kamal Nath
Dec 04, 2018, 04:16 PM IST
In May 2018, to lead the party in the upcoming assembly election, he was elected as the president of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee.

Exclusive | Rahul Gandhi will decide on CM after poll results, Kamal Nath tells India TV
Nov 21, 2018, 11:47 PM IST
Replying to a question on unfulfilled promises of the Madhya Pradesh government, he said the government had failed to provide jobs to youth, relief from debt to farmers and security to women.
Madhya Pradesh Polls: Viral video shows Kamal Nath seeking 90% Muslim votes, BJP files complaint
Nov 21, 2018, 11:45 PM IST
The video purportedly shows Nath asking workers to take out the figures from last elections and do a "postmortem" as to why the polling percentage was only 50-60 per cent in the Muslim majority booths.
Rahul Gandhi will decide who will be the CM of Madhya Pradesh, says Kamal Nath
Politics | Nov 21, 2018, 08:19 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi will decide who will be the CM of Madhya Pradesh, says Kamal Nath

MP Elections : Video of state Cong president Kamal Nath warning Muslims against RSS goes viral
Nov 14, 2018, 11:58 PM IST
In the video, Kamal Nath asks Muslims to be quiet till the completion of assembly elections, adding “RSS will be sorted out after the polls”.
Vyapam Scam: Court orders FIR against Digvijay Singh, Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia
News | Sep 27, 2018, 08:04 AM IST
Vyapam Scam: Court orders FIR against Digvijay Singh, Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia
Black flag shown to Congress leader Kamalnath during his 'Jan Akrosh' rally in Morena
News | Sep 12, 2018, 11:06 AM IST
Black flag shown to Congress leader Kamalnath during his 'Jan Akrosh' rally in Morena
Shivraj Singh Chouhan hits back at Congress leader over his 'madaari' remark
Politics | Aug 05, 2018, 08:30 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan hit out at state Congress chief Kamal Nath for calling him a 'madaari'.
Kamal Nath writes 'open letter' to Lord Shiva, seeks blessings to oust BJP govt from Madhya Pradesh
National | Jul 15, 2018, 07:20 AM IST
In the letter, released to the media, Nath urged Lord Mahakaleshwar, a form of Lord Shiva, to bless the people of Madhya Pradesh so that they vote out the BJP and end the nearly 15-year-old "misrule" of the saffron party.