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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

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election: 61% OBC voters to back BJP, predicts India TV-CNX Survey
Madhya Pradesh | Aug 18, 2023, 05:53 PM IST
At least 61 per cent Other Backward Classes (OBC) voters are likely to back the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, predicts India TV-CNX survey.
'82 per cent are Hindus in India': Kamal Nath on Dhirendra Shastri's Hindu Rashtra demand
Madhya Pradesh | Aug 18, 2023, 06:09 PM IST
The senior Congress leader made this remark while responding to media queries who mentioned that self-styled godman Bageshwar Dham's head priest Dhirendra Shastri keeps raising the demand of a 'Hindu Rashtra'.
Madhya Pradesh: Congress constitutes poll panels, Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh find place
Madhya Pradesh | Aug 18, 2023, 06:33 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh election: Former Union minister and tribal leader Kantilal Bhuria has been made the chairman.

Amit Shah, Kamal Nath to attend separate ST community events in MP's Indore today
News | Jul 30, 2023, 11:07 AM IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath are expected to attend separate gatherings of tribes in Indore on Sunday in a bid to win over Scheduled Tribes community for the assembly polls slated for later this year.
I am Hindu but not a fool: Kamal Nath ahead of Amit Shah's visit to poll-bound MP
Madhya Pradesh | Aug 18, 2023, 06:43 PM IST
According to a BJP functionary, at least 50,000 BJP party workers from the tribal-dominated Indore division are expected to attend 'Vijay Sankalp Sammelan' in Shah's presence.
India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: BJP ahead in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Congress gains marginally
Madhya Pradesh | Jul 31, 2023, 12:44 PM IST
India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are among key states for Congress and BJP as both engage in a direct fight and they are the perfect poll battlefield to show their electorate might.

Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath announces 'Krishak Nyay Yojana' ahead of Assembly polls | DETAILS
Madhya Pradesh | Aug 18, 2023, 06:48 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh news: “We have decided that we will bring ‘Krishak Nyay Yojana’ and the aim of this new scheme is to reduce the input cost of the farmers in the state. Under this scheme, we will continue the farmers’ loan waiver program which was stopped by the BJP," said Kamal Nath.
Kamal Nath's phone hacked, Rs 10 lakh sought from party leaders; How Congress workers caught accused
Madhya Pradesh | Jul 13, 2023, 12:02 AM IST
Kamal Nath's phone hacked, Rs 10 lakh each sought from 4 party members; 2 persons held
'Cheetahs, women, tribals not safe in Madhya Pradesh', Kamal Nath takes jibe at BJP government
Madhya Pradesh | Jul 12, 2023, 04:03 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh: Taking a jibe at the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh, Congress leader Kamal Nath said that only contractors and corrupts are protected in the state.

To 'marry' or not is entirely Rahul Gandhi's decision: Congress leader Kamal Nath
Madhya Pradesh | Jun 24, 2023, 02:05 PM IST
Kamal Nath on Rahul Gandhi marriage: Joining the bandwagon, veteran politician and Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath today (June 24) said though several people have advised Rahul Gandhi to get married, it is a personal issue.
'Wanted corruption Nath' posters featuring Congress leader Kamal Nath surface in Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh | Jun 23, 2023, 01:35 PM IST
Assembly election is due in Madhya Pradesh this year. Ahead of elections, the political parties often engaged in such poster wars to defame opponents.
Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, May 31, 2023
India | May 31, 2023, 08:41 PM IST
India's number one and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat- Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections. Since its inception, the show is redefining India’s super-prime time and is numerically far ahead of its contemporaries.

MP minister sends 'The Kerala Story' movie tickets to these two Congress leaders
India | May 08, 2023, 07:43 PM IST
"I have bought two tickets to send to Congress leaders and former Chief Ministers Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath. Those who have dubbed Zakir Naik as a peace ambassador must watch this movie," Madhya Pradesh minister said.
Death threat to Rahul Gandhi, Kamal Nath: Police arrest accused man after six-months
Madhya Pradesh | Apr 27, 2023, 07:24 PM IST
The threat letter was received when the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi entered Indore on November 27 last year.
Rajasthan: Kamal Nath to play 'peacemaker' as Congress stumbles
India | Apr 14, 2023, 01:49 PM IST
Sachin Pilot VS Vasundhara Raje: Kamal Nath along with K C Venugopal has stepped into the row in Rajasthan to play 'troubleshooter' as Sachin Pilot's one-day fast has hit hard Congress and Ashok Gehlot government.

Madhya Pradesh Budget 2023: Congress stages walkout from Assembly over LPG price hike | DETAILS
Madhya Pradesh | Mar 01, 2023, 12:54 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh Budget 2023: Congress members including former ministers- Tarun Bhanot, Vijay Laxmi Sadho and Jitu Patwari created ruckus in the House over the LPG price hike issue the moment state Finance Minister Jagdish Devda started reading out the budget proposals.
Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath openly threatens police officials, government employees
News | Jan 21, 2023, 03:13 PM IST
Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and senior Congress leader Kamal Nath openly threatened police officials and other state personnel.
Is Rahul Gandhi going to be the Opposition's prime ministerial face in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections?
News | Dec 31, 2022, 10:05 PM IST
In a major update, senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Friday revealed that Rahul Gandhi will be the Opposition's Prime Minister candidate for the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
Rahul Gandhi to be Opposition's prime ministerial face in 2024 Lok Sabha elections: Kamal Nath
India | Dec 31, 2022, 06:22 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi as PM face: Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath also heaped praises on Gandhi for leading the Bharat Jodo Yatra, saying "he is not doing politics for power but for the betterment of the common people of the country."
Kamal Nath's open challenge to BJP, RSS, VHP to discuss religion and spirituality with Rahul Gandhi
India | Dec 04, 2022, 04:39 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath asked the BJP, RSS and VHP leaders to have a discourse on religion and spirituality with Rahul Gandhi, claiming it will prove he has more knowledge about these subjects than them.