Madhya Pradesh Mayor Election

On the day of polling in the high-profile Chhindwara Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, the city's mayor Vikram Ahake, who recently joined the BJP, urged people to vote for Congress' Nakul Nath.

In another setback to the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, its leader and Chhindwara mayor joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh on Monday morning.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday announced the candidature of its Madhya Pradesh unit president and Singrauli mayor Rani Agrawal from the Singrauli seat for the assembly elections scheduled next month.

In 2014, the BJP swept the mayoral elections in Madhya Pradesh by scoring all 16 seats.

Of the 11 civic bodies in Madhya Pradesh where mayoral elections were held recently, the BJP has so far emerged victorious in Burhanpur, Satna, Khandwa, and Sagar, while the AAP opened its account by winning in Singrauli.

"Click pictures of all those houses which have Congress flags. Deprive them of all services," a BJP leader is heard telling a crowd in a widely shared video from Madhya Pradesh. As the video went viral on social media, the BJP leader, Prahlad Patel,

Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangu Bhai Patel on Thursday gave his consent to an ordinance sent by the state government proposing direct election of mayors in municipal corporations, a senior minister said.

The ruling BJP demanded an apology from Congress leader and Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday for his alleged offensive remark against the woman mayor of Indore in Madhya Pradesh.

Former Gwalior mayor and BJP leader Sameeksha Gupta announced Tuesday that she has quit the party and will be contesting the November 28 Assembly election in Madhya Pradesh.

On the day of polling in the high-profile Chhindwara Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, the city's mayor Vikram Ahake, who recently joined the BJP, urged people to vote for Congress' Nakul Nath.

In another setback to the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, its leader and Chhindwara mayor joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh on Monday morning.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday announced the candidature of its Madhya Pradesh unit president and Singrauli mayor Rani Agrawal from the Singrauli seat for the assembly elections scheduled next month.

In 2014, the BJP swept the mayoral elections in Madhya Pradesh by scoring all 16 seats.

Of the 11 civic bodies in Madhya Pradesh where mayoral elections were held recently, the BJP has so far emerged victorious in Burhanpur, Satna, Khandwa, and Sagar, while the AAP opened its account by winning in Singrauli.

"Click pictures of all those houses which have Congress flags. Deprive them of all services," a BJP leader is heard telling a crowd in a widely shared video from Madhya Pradesh. As the video went viral on social media, the BJP leader, Prahlad Patel,

Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangu Bhai Patel on Thursday gave his consent to an ordinance sent by the state government proposing direct election of mayors in municipal corporations, a senior minister said.

The ruling BJP demanded an apology from Congress leader and Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday for his alleged offensive remark against the woman mayor of Indore in Madhya Pradesh.

Former Gwalior mayor and BJP leader Sameeksha Gupta announced Tuesday that she has quit the party and will be contesting the November 28 Assembly election in Madhya Pradesh.