New Delhi: As Madhya Pradesh is gearing up for assembly polls in November this year, both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are going all out to engage with voters in the state.
BJP president Amit Shah and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi were both in Madhya Pradesh today to campaign for the upcoming assembly elections. While Amit Shah will visit Satna, Rewa, Dhindori and Jabalpur, Rahul Gandhi will address public meetings and road shows in Datiya, Dabra and Gwalior.
Here are the highlights of their election campaign in Madhya Pradesh today:
Oct 15, 2018 19:44 (IST)
BJP President Amit Shah in Jabalpur says, "Rahul baba says Congress will form the government in MadhyaPradesh, I want to tell him that he has every right to dream but he should not daydream, that also with open eyes."
Oct 15, 2018 19:37 (IST)
"The Bharatiya Janata Party comprises over a crore workers and it wins the elections because of them. It's a matter of pride that the BJP is the world's largest party with over 11 crore members," BJP President Amit Shah says in Jabalpur.
Oct 15, 2018 18:31 (IST)
"The BJP has kept women at the centre of all welfare schemes. Ujjawla Yojna benefited around 60 lakh women in Madhya Pradesh. Maternal mortality rate has come down to less than 170 deaths, from 335 deaths per 1 lakh women," news agency ANI quoted Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Amit Shah as saying in Satna.
Oct 15, 2018 16:26 (IST)
Congress President Rahul Gandhi says: "Shivraj Chouhan government destroyed education in Madhya Pradesh with the Vyapam scam. Around 50 witnesses were murdered in this case. Everyone knows what happened in Vyapam Scam."
Oct 15, 2018 16:06 (IST)
Whether its ridding the roads of potholes or ensuring 24-hour electricity supply, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan has done unprecedented work in every sector, says Amit Shah.
Oct 15, 2018 13:52 (IST)
Amit Shah in Rewa dubbed the upcoming polls in Madhya Pradesh as an election to overthrow the Congress entirely from the state.
Oct 15, 2018 13:15 (IST)
In his address to women in Satna, party chief Amit Shah said that when a woman joins the BJP, an entire family becomes part of the ruling party.
Oct 15, 2018 13:11 (IST)
Addressing a public rally in Datia, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi owed India's progress in the last 70 years to farmers, small business, the young generation and women of the country. He said that PM Modi claiming that India made "no progress" till he came to power in 2014 is an "insult" to people who have contributed to the country's growth story.
Oct 15, 2018 12:42 (IST)
Meanwhile, BJP chief Amit Shah has arrived in Satna. He is addressing a meeting with women in the Madhya Pradesh town.
Oct 15, 2018 12:33 (IST)
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will visit the Pitambara Peeth temple in Datia in Madhya Pradesh. He will later address public meetings in both Datia and Gwalior as part of the Congress campaign ahead of Madhya Pradesh assembly polls.
Oct 15, 2018 12:30 (IST)
In Satna, Amit Shah will address a meeting with women under the Kamal Shakti programme. He will then head to Rewa to meet BJP workers. In Dhindori, Amit Shah will meet the SC/ST community from where the BJP chief will head to Jabalpur.