-The Indian Express The number of Muslim MLAs in the madhya pradesh and Chhattisgarh Assemblies are now two and one, up from one and none respectively in the 2013 Houses. Bhopal, Hyderabad, Jaipur, New Delhi, Raipur: The number of Muslim MLAs in madhya pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh jumped from three after the 2013 elections to 11 Tuesday as the Congress swept the BJP out of power in the three heartland states....
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Assembly elections results in MP, Rajasthan show upper castes still dominate heartland -Gilles Verniers
-Hindustan Times Data analysis of assembly elections results shows that Rajputs increased dominance in madhya pradesh and Rajasthan, Brahmins lost share; OBCs take up large chunk of BJP, Cong MLAs. Congress victories over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the key Hindi belt states of madhya pradesh and Rajasthan are the biggest political upset since the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. A caste-wise breakup of newly elected MLAs shows that the change in...
More »Oilseeds, pulses procurement progressing at a snail's pace -Madhvi Sally
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: The prime minister’s pet scheme to ensure higher income for farmers through robust procurement in coordination with states is moving at a snail’s pace, with just about 11% of the target achieved in the first two months, officials said. Food Corporation of India (FCI) and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (Nafed), which have a target to procure 33 lakh tonne of oilseeds and pulses...
More »Marginal & small holdings saw increased fragmentation & contracted size between 2010-11 and 2015-16, indicates latest Agriculture Census
Just a few days ahead of the Kisan Mukti March in Delhi NCR, the provisional results of the Agriculture Census 2015-16 became available in the public domain. The report, among other things, highlights the long-term problems affecting Indian agriculture including fragmentation of land holdings (particularly the marginal and small ones) and shrinking average size of farm land. The provisional results of the latest Agriculture Census reveal that at the national level...
More »Loan waiver promise tipped the scales in favour of Congress in madhya pradesh
-PTI BHOPAL: 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. In the wake of Rahul Gandhi's populist promise made during campaigning for the November 28 polls, cultivators did not sell their paddy produce and stocked them to reap the benefit of the promised...
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