Datia, July 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday approached the Election Commission (EC) against Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari over his remarks during campaigning for the Datia Assembly bypoll, seeking action against him and a ban on his campaign in the constituency. The complaint relates to Patwari’s allegations that the BJP had brought Rs 50 crore to Datia to influence voters, planned to distribute Rs 5,000 per vote and was preparing to capture polling booths…
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Datia, July 25 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday said the July 30 Datia Assembly bypoll is a fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s development agenda and the Congress’ “politics of lies and misinformation”. Campaigning for BJP candidate Ashutosh Tiwari at public meetings in Udgua and Uparayn under Datia Assembly constituency, Yadav said the bypoll was not just about electing an MLA but about taking forward the development of the constituency.“The D…
Datia, July 24 (IANS) The BJP accused Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari of threatening the election machinery on Friday after he (Patwari) said that “thik kar dunga” (I will deal with you) to the police and administrative officials if they acted against Congress workers, triggering a political row. The remark was made during Patwari’s campaign rally in Datia on Thursday. The controversy erupted after a video of his speech surfaced on social media, days before polling for the J…
Datia, July 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday stepped up its campaign for the Datia Assembly bye-election by rolling out a booth-level outreach plan and flagging off 15 campaign vehicles, as the party sought to strengthen its organisational presence ahead of polling on July 30.The campaign vehicles were flagged off by BJP’s Madhya Pradesh incharge Mahendra Singh from the party’s election office in Datia.Addressing party workers, Singh said, “The enthusiasm among people acro…
Datia (Madhya Pradesh), July 18 (IANS) The Datia Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh has evolved into a high-stakes political contest for both the BJP and the Congress, with 22 candidates remaining in the fray after the withdrawal of nominations. While the electoral battle is essentially a straight fight between the BJP and the Congress, the candidature of transgender leader Sanjana Singh Kinnar has added a fresh social and political dimension to the campaign.The ruling BJP has fielded Ashuto…
Datia (Madhya Pradesh), July 16 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Home Minister and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narottam Mishra on Thursday stepped into the Datia Assembly by-election campaign with a call for organisational unity, asserting that the political contest was a battle for the party and not for its candidate Ashutosh Tiwari, amid reports of discontent among a section of local workers over the party’s candidature choice. “This election is not about Ashutosh. It is about the …
Datia (Madhya Pradesh), July 13 (IANS) BJP candidate Ashutosh Tiwari and Congress nominee Ghanshyam Singh filed their nomination papers on Monday for the Datia Assembly by-election, with both parties holding separate roadshows and showcasing their political strength ahead of the July 30 poll.Tiwari filed his nomination in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal, former Home Minister Narottam Mishra and several senior BJP leaders, signalling the ruling pa…
Datia, July 13 (IANS) Congress candidate and former MLA Ghanshyam Singh filed his nomination for the Datia Assembly bypoll on Monday, with senior party leaders rallying behind him and asserting that resentment within the BJP over the denial of a ticket to former minister Narottam Mishra would benefit the opposition.Senior Congress leaders, including Madhya Pradesh party chief Jitu Patwari, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Umang Singhar, former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh and former MLA Rajendra Bha…
Bhopal, July 11 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday announced former MLA Ghanshyam Singh as its candidate for the Datia Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh, setting up a direct contest with the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Ashutosh Tiwari in a politically significant bypoll. The by-election has attracted attention after the BJP denied a ticket to senior leader and former state Home Minister Narottam Mishra, replacing him with Tiwari. The decision triggered protests by Mishra’s supporters, expos…