Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has finally responded to the reports that he is being sidelined in the state by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Assembly election. The party has not yet announced Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s name as a candidate in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly election, triggering speculation that the incumbent chief minister was being deserted. Meanwhile, some big names such as Kailash Vijayvargiya have been fielded in the Assembly election.
Responding to the reports, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said all senior leaders in the BJP will contest the Assembly election. “This has ensured BJP’s big victory. All our senior leaders will contest…,” he said.
Meanwhile, NDTV has stated citing BJP leaders that reports of Shivraj Singh Chouhan being denied a ticket were “wrong” but, it said, “any big leader can become chief minister post-election“.
The party has announced the list for the Schedule Tribe (ST) reserved Amarwara assembly constituency in Chhindwara district. The BJP has fielded Monika Batti from the seat. She has recently joined the BJP after leaving the Gondwana Gantantra Party.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released its third list containing a single candidate for the forthcoming assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh.
BJP released its second list of 39 candidates for the forthcoming assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh which includes four party MPs (Member of Parliament) and three Union Ministers.
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Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Prahlad Singh Patel have been fielded from the Dimani and Narsinghpur constituencies respectively. Similarly, Union Minister Faggan Singh Kulaste will contest from the Niwas constituency.
BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and BJP MP Rakesh Singh have been fielded from Indore-1 and Jabalpur Paschim constituencies respectively.
Other notable candidates in the list included MPs Ganesh Mantri, Rakesh Singh and Reeti Pathak.
The BJP released its first list of candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections on August 17, revealing the names of 39 candidates.
The state is scheduled to go for the Assembly polls later this year. Through the polls, the state will elect legislators from 230 Assembly constituencies. (
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Updated: 26 Sep 2023, 05:45 PM IST