Madhya Pradesh Power Crisis

The historic city of Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh has gained global attention by becoming India's first solar-powered city. But one year later, the city's ambitious solar dream seems to be fading into darkness.

A power outage, coupled with heavy rain, over the last two days has left Madhya Pradesh's capital in the dark.

Congress leader Kamal Nath has slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments at the Centre and in Madhya Pradesh over the "power crisis" in the state and accused the party of taking the issue lightly.

In an embarrassment for the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh, a power outage affected Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's speech during an event here on Thursday, prompting him to admit that there was "coal crisis" in the state.

A coal-fired unit of Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Limited (MPPGCL) broke down on the eve of Dussehra, compounding problems for the state where thermal plants are reportedly facing a fuel shortage, a senior official said today.

With many of Madhya Pradesh's power units not functioning at all and the rest operating at only 30 per cent capacity, the Shivraj Singh Chouhan administration is facing blowback from acute power cuts. The government denies there's a crisis at all.

The single-member cabinet of Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Madhya Pradesh was expanded on Tuesday nearly a month after he was sworn in as Chief Minister of the state. Mr Chouhan had taken oath for the top post for the fourth time, bringing the BJP back the power after the Congress government of Kamal Nath fell on losing its majority.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath today said he was in "secret talks" with rebel Congress MLAs who threaten his government's survival and was confident of retaining his majority. "If they were brainwashed, they would not have called me," Kamal Nath told NDTV, ruling out the possibility of his predecessor Shivraj Singh Chouhan returning to po...

The BJP is destroying democracy by muzzling power, the Congress claimed in the Supreme Court today as the two heavyweights of Indian politics locked horns over the Madhya Pradesh government crisis

The Kamal Nath-led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh scored a 10-day reprieve today as the assembly session was adjourned without any trust vote until March 26 over coronavirus, after a one-minute address by Governor Lalji Tandon. The opposition BJP, which is confident it now has the majority to take power, paraded 106 MLAs before the Governor ...

Jyotiraditya Scindia, once among Rahul Gandhi's closest aides, joined the BJP on Wednesday, ending his 18-year association with the Congress, the party of his father. He will be one of the two BJP Rajya Sabha candidates from Madhya Pradesh. His exit along with 21 Madhya Pradesh MLAs endangers the Congress in a major state where it had come to power...

Madhya Pradesh crisis took a dramatic turn late Tuesday evening after reports of differences within the state wing of the BJP, even as the party is poised to topple the 15-month-old Congress government

Jyotiraditya Scindia, whose exit has left the Congress on the verge of losing power in Madhya Pradesh, will join the BJP around 2 pm today, sources have told NDTV. He was supposed to join earlier today, but sources say the period between 12.30 pm and 2 pm was "inauspicious" for the event. For his crossover, which has endangered the Kamal Nath gover...

Both Congress and the BJP are scrambling to guard their flock as the tussle over power in Madhya Pradesh rolled towards a show of strength in assembly. In a day of dramatic developments, Jyotiraditya Scindia exited the Congress and 21 MLAs supporting him sent in their resignation. Several leaders claimed that another five could resign soon.

The Congress in Madhya Pradesh is in deep trouble after 17 MLAs loyal to Jyotiraditya Scindia were flown to BJP-ruled Karnataka on Monday. Mr Scindia also resigned from the Congress. A total of 21 MLAs have sent resignation letters to the Raj Bhavan, sources have said.

The historic city of Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh has gained global attention by becoming India's first solar-powered city. But one year later, the city's ambitious solar dream seems to be fading into darkness.

A power outage, coupled with heavy rain, over the last two days has left Madhya Pradesh's capital in the dark.

Congress leader Kamal Nath has slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments at the Centre and in Madhya Pradesh over the "power crisis" in the state and accused the party of taking the issue lightly.

In an embarrassment for the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh, a power outage affected Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's speech during an event here on Thursday, prompting him to admit that there was "coal crisis" in the state.

A coal-fired unit of Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Limited (MPPGCL) broke down on the eve of Dussehra, compounding problems for the state where thermal plants are reportedly facing a fuel shortage, a senior official said today.

With many of Madhya Pradesh's power units not functioning at all and the rest operating at only 30 per cent capacity, the Shivraj Singh Chouhan administration is facing blowback from acute power cuts. The government denies there's a crisis at all.

The single-member cabinet of Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Madhya Pradesh was expanded on Tuesday nearly a month after he was sworn in as Chief Minister of the state. Mr Chouhan had taken oath for the top post for the fourth time, bringing the BJP back the power after the Congress government of Kamal Nath fell on losing its majority.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath today said he was in "secret talks" with rebel Congress MLAs who threaten his government's survival and was confident of retaining his majority. "If they were brainwashed, they would not have called me," Kamal Nath told NDTV, ruling out the possibility of his predecessor Shivraj Singh Chouhan returning to po...

The BJP is destroying democracy by muzzling power, the Congress claimed in the Supreme Court today as the two heavyweights of Indian politics locked horns over the Madhya Pradesh government crisis

The Kamal Nath-led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh scored a 10-day reprieve today as the assembly session was adjourned without any trust vote until March 26 over coronavirus, after a one-minute address by Governor Lalji Tandon. The opposition BJP, which is confident it now has the majority to take power, paraded 106 MLAs before the Governor ...

Jyotiraditya Scindia, once among Rahul Gandhi's closest aides, joined the BJP on Wednesday, ending his 18-year association with the Congress, the party of his father. He will be one of the two BJP Rajya Sabha candidates from Madhya Pradesh. His exit along with 21 Madhya Pradesh MLAs endangers the Congress in a major state where it had come to power...

Madhya Pradesh crisis took a dramatic turn late Tuesday evening after reports of differences within the state wing of the BJP, even as the party is poised to topple the 15-month-old Congress government

Jyotiraditya Scindia, whose exit has left the Congress on the verge of losing power in Madhya Pradesh, will join the BJP around 2 pm today, sources have told NDTV. He was supposed to join earlier today, but sources say the period between 12.30 pm and 2 pm was "inauspicious" for the event. For his crossover, which has endangered the Kamal Nath gover...

Both Congress and the BJP are scrambling to guard their flock as the tussle over power in Madhya Pradesh rolled towards a show of strength in assembly. In a day of dramatic developments, Jyotiraditya Scindia exited the Congress and 21 MLAs supporting him sent in their resignation. Several leaders claimed that another five could resign soon.

The Congress in Madhya Pradesh is in deep trouble after 17 MLAs loyal to Jyotiraditya Scindia were flown to BJP-ruled Karnataka on Monday. Mr Scindia also resigned from the Congress. A total of 21 MLAs have sent resignation letters to the Raj Bhavan, sources have said.