YEAR ENDER 2018 | MP Polls: Congress wrests power from BJP, ends its 15 years of rule
December 27, 2018 9:36 ISTHowever, the BJP is not ready to accept the defeat as a referendum on the Modi government.
However, the BJP is not ready to accept the defeat as a referendum on the Modi government.
India produces about 24 million tonnes of urea annually and imports about 5-6 million tonnes to meet the deficit.
"Tiger abhi zinda hai (The King is still alive)", Chouhan said in Bollywood style as Bharatiya Janata Party workers shouted slogans of Chouhan's return in five years.
Congress veteran Kamal Nath sworn in as 18th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on Monday. Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath of office to Kamal Nath at the Jamboree Maidan in Bhopal. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, former PM Manmohan Singh were present during the ceremony.
As pointed out by the report, Congress has maximum number of 56 MLAs with criminal antecedents, followed by the Bharatiya Janata Party which has 34 and then the Bahujan Samaj Party with two such lawmakers.
The announcement was made during the meeting of the newly-elected MLAs in Bhopal Thursday night
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.
Interacting with the media after the Congress staked claim to form the government in the state, Scindia hoped that the Congress tenure will not be marked with adversarial relations with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The BJP under Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, which had won 165 seats in 2013, was pushed down to 109 seats with 60 wins and leading in 49 seats.
The Congress is all set to form government in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, however, the party is yet to decide the CM for either of the two states.
According to the Election Commission, the final tally for the 230-seat Madhya Pradesh Assembly showed Congress with 114 seats, while the ruling BJP came close with 109.
"Even though we don't agree with many of Congress's policies we have agreed to support them in Madhya Pradesh and if need be in Rajasthan," Mayawati said.
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.
Suffering his worst defeat since coming to power in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted late in the night that he accepted the verdict with humility and would work with greater vigour for the people.
The Congress appeared set to wrest Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh from the BJP, which was trailing marginally in Madhya Pradesh in a cliffhanger.
Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on 28 November to elect members of the 230 constituencies in the state.
The results of the crucial assembly polls in five states, seen as a semi-final to next year's Lok Sabha elections, are set to be declared on December 11.
The main opposition party Congress may secure 86 to 92 seats, while the Bahujan Samaj Party may get four to eight seats, and 'Others' may get 8 to 10 seats.
In India, MP has the largest reserves of diamond and copper.
In 2014, after Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister, she was appointed the Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
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