Madhya Pradesh opens a three-day Rajyotsav in Bhopal for its 71st Foundation Day

1 November 2026

Madhya Pradesh marked its 71st Foundation Day on 1 November with the start of a three-day state festival, the Rajyotsav, at Lal Parade Ground in Bhopal, running until 3 November. The state was formed on 1 November 1956. This year's theme is 'State Moving Forward on the Path from Heritage to Development'. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav is opening the festival, which has an agriculture exhibition, a development gallery, a women's entrepreneurship pavilion and an indigenous food fair. Under the Bhagwan Shri Krishna Meritorious Student Scholarship, run by the Shri Krishna Pathey Trust of the Culture Department, 102 students get Rs 1 lakh each. Winners of the Kisan Kalyan Swabhiman Parv Quiz, held by Veer Bharat Nyas and the Agriculture Department, receive 55 tractors, 55 Bullet motorcycles and 55 electric scooters.