Bhopal, July 11 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday announced former MLA Ghanshyam Singh as its candidate for the Datia Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh, setting up a direct contest with the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Ashutosh Tiwari in a politically significant bypoll. The by-election has attracted attention after the BJP denied a ticket to senior leader and former state Home Minister Narottam Mishra, replacing him with Tiwari. The decision triggered protests by Mishra’s supporters, expos…
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Indore/Datia, July 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday ruled out any change in its candidate for the Datia Assembly by-election, with senior party leader and Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya asserting that the former Home Minister Narottam Mishra would campaign for the party’s official nominee, Ashutosh Tiwari. His remarks came amid continuing unrest in Datia following the BJP’s decision to deny a ticket to Mishra.As the ruling BJP sought to proje…
Datia (Madhya Pradesh), July 11 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Saturday appealed to his supporters to respect the BJP’s decision on the Datia Assembly bye-election candidate and refrain from violence, saying roads should not be blocked and protests must remain peaceful. His appeal came hours after eight police personnel were injured as BJP workers clashed with cops and blocked the Gwalior-Jhansi highway.“I had stated this in detail yesterday, and I reiterate toda…
Datia (Madhya Pradesh), July 11 (IANS) Eight police personnel, including the Superintendent of Police (SP) and a Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDOP), were injured after BJP workers protesting the party’s choice of candidate for the Datia Assembly by-election clashed with police and pelted stones in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. The violence erupted during a protest against the BJP’s decision to field Ashutosh Tiwari instead of former Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra f…
Bhopal, July 10 (IANS) Ashutosh Tiwari, the newly nominated BJP candidate for the Datia Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh, on Friday said that the party had once again demonstrated its faith in dedicated workers and that he would strive to justify the confidence reposed in him. Speaking to IANS soon after the announcement of his candidature, Tiwari said, “I am grateful to the party’s central and state leadership for giving me this responsibility. The BJP has always respected its dedicated w…
Bhopal/New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced its candidates for the upcoming Assembly by-elections in Madhya Pradesh and Bihar, marking a significant step in its electoral preparations. In a press release issued from the party’s central office in New Delhi on July 10, 2026, the BJP’s Central Election Committee confirmed the names of two candidates who will contest in these crucial constituencies.For Madhya Pradesh, the party has approved the candidature of …