However, Urdu newspapers do not have the same impact as before," says senior BJP leader and former MP Kailash Sarang. Rewa, Indore, Burhanpur, Bhopal, Betul, Khandwa and Sironj are some of the regions where Muslim votes can be a deciding factor.In Madhya Pradesh , there are less than 10 Urdu newspapers that matter. But elections are when the Urdu media becomes a talking point in the land of Begum Nawabs.This is when Urdu newspapers step beyond regular coverage of government departments like Hajj committee, Masajid committee and MP Waqf Board to talk of issues that concern the community. BHOPAL: Once the official language of Bhopal State , Urdu has witnessed such a downside that most of the Urdu-speaking population cannot read the language. "Once in a while, an article published in an Urdu newspaper and later replicated in other language newspapers can affect the electoral prospect of a candidate," remarks author and historian Rizwanuddin Ansari.
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