55 Candidates Compete For Four Seats In Crucial Madhya Pradesh Bypolls
NDTV
Although the elections will have no bearing on the stability of the government, it is being seen as crucial for Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan with the BJP reshuffling chief ministers in several states.
With 55 candidates fighting over one Lok Sabha and three Assembly seats in the upcoming Madhya Pradesh bypolls, the main contest will be between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress.
Although the elections will have no bearing on the stability of the government, it is being seen as crucial for Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan with the BJP reshuffling chief ministers in several states. The party has deputed 12 ministers and 40 MLAs to campaign for the bypolls.
In his 31-year electoral career, Shivraj Singh Chouhan was, for the first time, heard saying, "I'm out with a stick. I won't spare anyone who indulges in wrongdoings." He even suspended quite a few officers from the stage during campaigning.
The bypolls were necessitated as seats fell vacant due to the deaths of the MLAs and MP. Sympathy will play a major role in the bypolls apart from the serious issues being raised by the Congress like inflation, corruption, and the governance of Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
