In Madhya Pradesh Bypolls, NOTA Comes Third In 2 Assembly Seats
NDTV
The number of NOTA votes polled points to Madhya Pradesh's bipolar polity that faces a straight fight between BJP and Congress.
The constituencies that recently went to bypolls in Madhya Pradesh had an unexpected runner-up. NOTA (None of The Above) was the third most-polled option in two Assembly constituencies while in one seat, it was the fourth most-voted alternative.
In the tribal-dominated Jobat constituency, where the BJP's Sulochana Rawat defeated Congress' Mahesh Patel by a margin of 6,104 votes, 5,603 votes were cast on NOTA.
In the Prithvipur constituency, NOTA finished at the third spot with 1,741 votes. In Raigaon, NOTA finished fourth with 1,436 votes while in Khandwa, it came in a distant fifth with 13,627 votes.
The results have set alarm bells ringing for both the ruling party and the Opposition.
