New Delhi, March 21 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted rainfall across several states on Thursday due to upper-air cyclonic circulation lies over southwest Madhya Pradesh and its surrounding areas, with a trough extending from this cyclonic circulation.

"Scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds, is likely over Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Odisha from 20th to 22nd March.

Isolated to scattered light to moderate rainfall, along with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds, is expected over West Madhya Pradesh on 20th and 21st March, and over East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, and Chhattisgarh from 20th to 22nd March, with conditions aba...