India's only state Happiness Minister loses in Madhya Pradesh
India's only state Happiness Minister Lal Singh Arya lost his Gohad seat to Congress candidate Ranvir Jatav by a margin of 23,989 votes. The BJP leader was the first minister of Madhya Pradesh's Happiness Department, modelled on the national happiness index used by Bhutan. Arya was arrested in 2017 over his alleged role in the murder of a Congress leader.