Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections | Lotus is our face in every election, says Piyush Goyal on BJP's CM face
The Hindu
BJP's Union Minister Piyush Goyal says 'lotus' is party's face in MP polls. Debate over CM face continues as Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Narendra Singh Tomar, Prahlad Patel, Faggan Singh Kulaste and Kailash Vijayvargiya are seen as contenders. Congress won 114 seats in 2018 polls, BJP 109. Nath govt collapsed after 15 months. BJP returned to power in March 2020 with Chouhan as CM.
Amid the debate over Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial face for the upcoming assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal has said the 'lotus' is his party's face in every election.
Political circles in Madhya Pradesh are abuzz with speculation about plans of the ruling BJP's central leadership after it fielded a number of stalwarts including Union Ministers as candidates for the MP Assembly polls.
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Various statements made by BJP leaders also fuelled a debate over the party's chief ministerial face.
Asked about the BJP's chief ministerial face in Madhya Pradesh, Goyal, while talking to reporters in Neemuch on Sunday, said, “Lotus is our face in every election. Lotus is revered by all of us. We go among the people with lotus.”
"We all are workers and have a commitment to make India a developed country," he said.
“We are committed to bring joy and enthusiasm in the life of every Indian, to fulfill all their aspirations, to serve for a bright future, welfare of the poor and good governance,” the Union Minister said, and expressed confidence that his party will emerge victorious in the upcoming polls.
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