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  • In cliff-hanger, BJP may just touch half-way mark in MP assembly polls, says India TV-CNX opinion poll survey

    In cliff-hanger, BJP may just touch half-way mark in MP assembly polls, says India TV-CNX opinion poll survey

    Mumbai:  The ruling BJP may emerge as the single largest party and may just touch the half-way mark of 115 seats in the Madhya Pradesh assembly election to be held next month on November 17, says India TV-CNX opinion poll survey. Results of the survey were telecast today on the news channel.

    The opinion poll projections show, BJP may win 115 seats, compared to 109 seats it had won five years ago in the 230-member assembly. The main opposition party Congress may win 110 seats, compared to 114 seats it had won five years ago, says the survey. ‘Others’ including independents hold the key, and they are likely to win five seats. In the last elections, seven seats were won by independents and local parties.

    Vote share projections show, BJP may get 44.38 per cent, Congress may get 42.51 per cent, and ‘Others’ may get 13.11 pc. In the 2018 elections, BJP had got 41.02 pc, Congress had got 40.89 pc, and ‘Others’ had got 18.09 pc votes.

    REGION-WISE SEAT PROJECTIONS

    Region-wise, India TV-CNX poll projections show:  

    In Baghelkhand having 51 seats, BJP may win 31, Congress may win 19 and Others may win one seat.

    In Bhopal having 24 seats, BJP may win 16 seats leaving the remaining eight seats to Congress.

    In Chambal having 34 seats, Congress may win 22 seats, leaving 12 seats to BJP.

    In Mahakaushal having 47 seats, Congress may win 26 seats, BJP may win 19 seats, and Others may win two seats.

    In Malwa having 46 seats, BJP may win 25 seats, Congress may win 20 seats, and the remaining one seat may go to Others.

    In Nimar having 28 seats, Congress may win 15 seats, BJP may win 12 seats, and the remaining one seat may go to Others.

    PREFERENCE FOR CHIEF MINISTER

    The survey findings show Shivraj Singh Chauhan leading with 44.32 per cent respondents wishing him to continue as chief minister. Chauhan is closely followed by State Congress chief Kamal Nath with 38.58 per cent respondents showing their preference for him as the next CM. BJP leader and union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stands in third position with only 9.00 per cent, Congress leader Digvijay Singh with 1.52 pc, and ‘Others’ being preferred by 6.58 pc respondents.

    KEY FINDINGS

    •  A whopping 65.32 per cent respondents said, there should be a caste-based census in MP, while 20.63 pc were not in favour. 14.05 pc said, Can’t say.
    •  27.4 per cent respondents said, unemployment was the biggest issue in MP, while 21.05 pc said, Development is the biggest issue. 19.11 per cent said, Inflation was the biggest issue. 14.42 pc said, Hindutva was the biggest issue, while 7.23 pc said, Corruption was the biggest issue. 
    •  46.83 pc respondents rated Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s performance on a scale between 8 and 10, while 40.67 per cent rated him on a scale between 0 and 4.  12.5 per cent rated his performance on a scale between 5 and 7. 
    •  37 per cent respondents said, they were fully satisfied with the work done by their MLA in the last five years, while 32.12 per cent said they were fully dissatisfied. 
    •  Asked which government performed better in MP, 42.43 pc said BJP government, while 37.02 per cent said Congress government.
    •  On a question asked from women voters only, 47.3 per cent women said, Chouhan’s Ladli Behna Yojana will have an impact on the election, while 36.5 per cent said ‘No’.
    •  Asked which party’s welfare scheme (guarantees) was good, 43.62 per cent opted for BJP while 42.15 pc opted for Congress. 
    •  44.75 per cent voters said they were dissatisfied with the state government’s handling of Covid pandemic crisis, while 35.61 per cent voters said, they were satisfied. 
    •  A whopping 53.25 per cent respondents said, BJP’s decision to field central ministers and MPs in election will give advantage to the party, while 37.18 per cent said, No.

    The opinion poll survey was carried out by CNX among 11,500 respondents (5,758 males and 5,742 females) across 115 randomly selected constituencies. The respondents were selected randomly for a sample population encompassing diverse professions, including cobblers, tailors, barbers, daily wage labourers, petty shopkeepers, migrant labourers, registered medical practitioners, auto and taxi drivers, real estate dealers, among others. The age group ranged from 18 to 60 years old.

  • News18’s ‘Rising Madhya Pradesh’ summit in Bhopal top union and state leaders to attend

    News18’s ‘Rising Madhya Pradesh’ summit in Bhopal top union and state leaders to attend

    Mumbai: News18 Network is set to organise its leadership summit – ‘Rising Madhya Pradesh’ in Bhopal on 23 September 2023.

    The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chauhan will grace the event as the chief guest and will speak extensively on his vision for the state’s progress in the context of the upcoming elections in the state. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar will also be part of the event and will discuss pressing issues related to farmers.

    Top leaders and policymakers including the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Shri Bhupendra Singh, State Unit Chief of BJP – Madhya Pradesh, Shri Vishnu Dutt Sharma, Minister of Medical Education, Shri Vishwas Kailash Sarang, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel, Education Minister, Dr. Mohan Yadav, and opposition leader and former CM Shri Kamal Nath will be seen participating in the discussions at the summit.

    Furthermore, film actress Fatima Sana Shaikh and filmmaker Raaj Shaandilyaa will also join the line-up of notable speakers at the ‘Rising Madhya Pradesh summit.

    News18 has been at the forefront of driving the discourse on development across the country for many years. An integral part of this effort has been the thought leadership ‘RISING’ series organized in various states. This platform hosts the biggest names from governance, politics, and other strata of society in a substantive discussion on key challenges faced by a region and the roadmap for the future.

    News18’s ‘Rising Madhya Pradesh’ summit will aim to discuss key priorities of the state through an open and free dialogue with all stakeholders on the development of Madhya Pradesh.

    Tune in to ‘Rising Madhya Pradesh’ on News18 MP/CG on September 23 starting at 2 PM onwards. The same can be viewed online on the channel’s YouTube platform here:

    News18 MP Chhattisgarh

  • Google partners with Network18 on ‘In Conversation’

    Google partners with Network18 on ‘In Conversation’

    MUMBAI: Network18 and Google announced a joint initiative today to help connect prominent politicians with voters across the country. The partnership involves a series of Google Hangouts with politicians titled ‘In conversation”. First in the series will be Arun Jaitley, Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha, who will be addressing voters live via a hangout session on 25th March.

    The 2014 general elections have been acknowledged to be the first in the nation’s history that will be extensively discussed, debated and fought on social media platforms including Google Hangouts and YouTube. The hangout series will involve politicians such as West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee, Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan, NCP President Sharad Pawar, noted economist Jairam Ramesh and social activist Anna Hazare – discussing key topics and issues on the voters minds.

    Announcing the partnership, Rajan Anandan, VP and Managing Director, Google India, said, “India is a politically vibrant country and the 2014 general elections promises to be a landmark in the history of this nation – it marks the beginning of political parties and candidates embracing Internet to reach out to an educated and digitally savvy group of young and potential voters. We are very excited to partner with Network18 to provide our users with all the information they need and engage the leaders of the country on Google products.”

     
    Commenting on this, Ajay Chacko, COO, Network18 added “At Network18, as a leading editorial voice in the country, we have always focused on ideas and initiatives that encourage our citizens to participate and engage. ‘In Conversation’ is another milestone in this direction and it assumes greater significance given the 200 million+ fast-growing, highly aware digital audience that is shaping the agenda during these elections. We are happy to partner with google in this pioneering effort and are confident that this will serve our audiences well.”

     
    Speaking on the partnership, Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor in Chief, IBN18 Network, said, “Perhaps more than any other election in the past, these elections are about capturing the imagination of millions of both first-time as well as experienced voters. And it is evident that the frontier of this battle is online. ‘In Conversation’ is a landmark because it meshes the power of digital with the impact of a town hall’.

    Making full use of the power of social media and understanding the importance of getting real time feedback from the citizens of the country, Indian politicians have increasingly started using social media platforms like Google+ to reach out to the netizens. In 2012, Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, was the first Indian public figure to use Hangouts to reach out to his audience. A number of politicians including Arvind Kejriwal of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, HRD Minister Shashi Tharoor and others have used Google+ Hangouts to connect with Indian citizens.

    Don’t miss this special series beginning Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 10:00 PM on CNN-IBN and at 9:30 PM on IBN7.

     

  • India to protest Dow’s sponsorship of Olympics

    India to protest Dow’s sponsorship of Olympics

    MUMBAI: With the Dow Chemicals sponsorship of next year‘s London Olympics causing anger among Bhopal Gas tragedy victims, the Sports Ministry has asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to raise the issue with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

    In a letter addressed to IOA acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra, the Ministry has expressed concern about the company as an official worldwide Olympic partner.

    Media reports also state that Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan is urging the Government to boycott the event.
     
    Meanwhile academic Noam Chomsky is one of several people that include British MPs and former Olympians, who have written to London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (Locog) chairman Lord Sebastian Coe. They have asked him to drop Dow as a sponsor of the Olympics.

    Dow has done a ?7 million deal to sponsor a fabric wrap that will surround the Olympic stadium in East London.