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Pradhan Next Odisha CM? Congress Fret After Datia Win

Pradhan Next Odisha CM? Congress Fret After Datia Win
Anita Katyal | Will Pradhan Be Next Odisha CM? Diggy, Nath Fret After Datia Win! · deccanchronicle.com

Lots of interesting things are happening in Indian politics.

A minister named Dharmendra Pradhan left his government job because students were upset about leaked exam papers.

Now many people are guessing that he might become the leader, called chief minister, of the state of Odisha.

He went back to Odisha and crowds welcomed him warmly, which made people think even more that he might get the job.

In the capital, another leader named Amit Shah wanted Parliament to talk about the student protests, but the Congress party said no and asked him to quit instead.

In another state, Madhya Pradesh, the Congress party won an important election in a town called Datia.

That win makes a younger Congress leader, Jitu Patwari, look very good.

Two older leaders, Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh, are worried because they want their sons to become big leaders too.

The story is really about how political parties choose their leaders and what happens after elections.

Key facts

CM Speculation Target
Dharmendra Pradhan tipped to replace Mohan Charan Majhi as Odisha chief minister
Resignation Context
Stepped down from Union Cabinet amid student protests over NEET exam paper leaks
NEET Debate Offer
Amit Shah offered to respond a day before the Monsoon Session ended; Congress rejected it and demanded his resignation
Jantar Mantar Police Action
Police action against student protesters on July 20 in New Delhi
Datia By-Election
Congress defeated the ruling BJP — first Madhya Pradesh Assembly bypoll win under Jitu Patwari
Jharkhand Protests
Student protesters lathi-charged by local police; the state is run by the JMM-Congress coalition
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion
New ministers list was released by K.C. Venugopal rather than the chief minister
Congress Sons in Politics
Jaivardhan Singh is a Madhya Pradesh Assembly member; Nakul Nath won Chhindwara in 2019 but lost the 2024 Lok Sabha election

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