Congress president Rahul Gandhi's promise of a farm loan waiver, if his party is voted to power in Madhya Pradesh, seems to have helped it reap a rich harvest of votes and end 15-year-long wait for power.

Promise of loan waiver tipped scales in Congress's favour in MP

Various exit polls had predicted a close fight in Madhya Pradesh assembly elections. MP was the cynosure of all eyes, mainly because of its size (230 seats). Another reason was the stature Shivraj Singh Chouhan had gained over the years through his disarming style of functioning and his well-crafted low profile.

Assembly election results 2018: Fight in MP shows why Shivraj Singh Chouhan is still in the reckoning

Ahead of the assembly election results on December 11th, the exit poll results for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh predict a tight finish between the Congress and the BJP.

What exit polls say in 5 state elections

The winter chill has not yet peaked in Bhopal but the politicians belonging to the two major claimants for power in Madhya Pradesh – the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress – are feeling the shivers down their spine, with December 11, the day for counting of votes, just round the corner.

Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections 2018: Poll results fairly unpredictable

Voting over in Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram

Incumbent Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, accompanied by wife Sadhna Singh and his sons Kartikey and Kunal, cast their votes at a polling station in Budhni while expressing confidence in the party's victory in the ongoing assembly polls.

'Abki baar 200 paar': Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan confident of victory in Assembly polls

On the eve of Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, the longest-serving chief minister of the state is unfazed by talk of anti-incumbency. In an interview to PTI on Tuesday, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said pro-incumbency and not ant-incumbency, is at play in the central Indian state.

Pro-incumbency at work in Madhya Pradesh, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of betraying the people, claiming that he had not fulfilled promises of providing two crore jobs every year and "depositing" Rs 15 lakh in their bank accounts.

Watch: Rahul Gandhi says Modi is weak, talks with hatred wherever he goes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday hit out at the Congress Saturday, days after its leader Raj Babbar compared the rupee's slide with the age of his mother, saying those who did not have issues to talk about, resort to abusing someone else's mother.

Modi targets Congress, says coffers of banks were emptied for rich during 'madam's' govt

The Election Commission has set up over 11,000 new polling booths in Madhya Pradesh, the maximum among the five states having assembly polls, as part of its efforts to ensure a high voter turnout during the elections slated next week, the state's chief electoral officer said on Thursday.

MP to have over 11,000 fresh polling booths; max among poll-bound states

Former prime minister and Congress leader Manmohan Singh on Wednesday attacked the BJP-led Modi government over Rafale deal and said that the government's refusal to set up a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) investigation means there is something murky about the deal.

Dal mein kuch kaala hai: Manmohan Singh on Rafale deal

Congress stalwart from Rajasthan and former state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said Sunday he did not hold any position in priority and will abide by the decision the party high command takes on the issue of CM post.

Madhya Pradesh polls: Will go by Rahul Gandhi's decision on CM, says Ashok Gehlot 

The potential of a third force emerging in Madhya Pradesh as a result of the widespread anger and rage, especially among the officers, employees and the youth belonging to the unreserved category, who are feeling the brunt and suffering due to the caste-based system of reservation in jobs, educational institutions and promotion, has got frittered away by the narrow political ambitions some people who recently joined Sapaks Samaj.

Assembly elections: Third force remains a mirage - BJP and Congress main contenders in MP

The Congress has said in its election manifesto that, should it come to power in Madhya Pradesh, RSS shakhas will not be allowed to be held in government buildings and on the premises.

MP elections: Cong says no RSS shakhas in govt buildings but manifesto heavy in Hindutva content

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's brother-in-law Sanjay Singh Masani who deserted the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and joined the Congress the other day was declared the party candidate for the Waraseoni constituency on Wednesday.

Assembly elections 2018: Ticket tangle and third force in Madhya Pradesh

A case has been registered against Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) candidate Narayan Tripathi on Tuesday for alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct in the poll-bound state of Madhya Pradesh.

MP Polls: BJP candidate carries coins in metal pot, case registered

The Congress has issued its third list of 13 candidates for the November 28 assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, which mainly comprises new faces. The party has dropped Pandhurna Member of Legislative Assembly or MLA Jatan Uikey and replaced him with Neelesh Uikey.

New faces dominate Congress' third list of candidates for Madhya Pradesh

A member of the transgender community filed nomination papers as an independent candidate from Indore 2 Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. "Social and economic condition of street vendors, labourers and domestic servants in this constituency is worrisome.

Madhya Pradesh polls: Transgender candidate files nomination from Indore

The BJP Thursday released its first list of 177 candidates for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, fielding Chief Minister Shivraj Chauhan from the Budhni seat. The list was released by the party's secretary election committee and Union minister J P Nadda Friday.

BJP releases first list of candidates for Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls