At the Congress Central Election Committee meeting in Delhi, the issue of Madhya Pradesh's final 18 Lok Sabha seats was considered. According to sources, the meeting resolved that State Congress President Jitu Patwari and Opposition Leader Umang Singhar will not run for office.
Digvijay Singh can run for office from Rajgarh, according to press reports citing sources. Simultaneously, Arun Yadav, a former Union Minister, may be fielded from Guna to challenge Scindia. There are also rumors that Indore will be deciding on Akshay Kanti Bomb's name. Kantilal Bhuria is eligible to run from the Ratlam seat. Congress, however, has not yet revealed a name.
Let us inform you that Madhya Pradesh will host polling on April 19th for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Voting is scheduled to take place in six Lok Sabha seats in the first round: Sidhi, Shahdol, Mandla, Jabalpur, Balaghat, and Chhindwara. Of these, the Chhindwara, Sidhi, and Mandla seats are held by candidates fielded by the Congress.
So yet, just 10 of the 29 state seats have declared candidacy for Congress.
There are hints from Jitu Patwari that prominent figures will run in the elections.
Following the meeting, State Congress President Jitu Patwari declared: "All of the prominent leaders who stand a chance to win will run." Everyone will be able to accept the party's decision. Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, the State Congress's in-charge, stated that talks have taken place over every Madhya Pradesh seat. Soon, names will be announced.
Jitu Patwari's decision not to run for office:
According to sources, Jitu Patwari, the chief of the PCC, stated that he was not in favour of standing for Lok Sabha, citing his commitment to party work and campaigning across the entire state. Following this, it was agreed that Umang Singhar, the leader of the opposition, and PCC Chief Jitu Patwari would not run for the Lok Sabha.
In Jabalpur, Dinesh's name has practically been determined. Sources claim that Dinesh Yadav's candidacy for the Jabalpur Lok Sabha seat is virtually certain. Sanjay Sharma, the former Member of Legislative from Hoshangabad, has a completed name. It is possible to nominate Dilip Singh Gurjar for Mandsaur. The names of Phundelal Singh Marco from Shahdol, Chandrabhushan Singh Guddu Raja from Sagar, Neelam Abhay Mishra from Rewa, and Arun Srivastava from Bhopal are regarded as final.
Vidisha: Prior to this, CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan proposed the candidacy of Silvani MLA for the Vidisha seat; however, Pratapbhanu, a former MP, was brought up in the CEC. Then, from the Vidisha seat, the names of former Wing Commander Anuma Acharya and Pratapbhanu Sharma were added.
Gwalior: Mitendra, the late Darshan Singh's son and former Congress district president, has been added to the list of candidates for the Gwalior seat. The high command will also decide on the names of two former MLAs, Neetu Sikarwar and Praveen Pathak, in addition to Mitendra.
PCC Chief Jitu Patwari has selected Pankaj Upadhyay, an MLA from Jaura, for the Morena seat. Concurrently, a number of party leaders are discussing the possibility of fielding OBC leaders like Neetu Sikarwar. The top command must now make a definitive choice on this. In addition, Damoh and Balaghat have not reached a consensus either.
Khajuraho: The Congress has given the SP the seat.
The second list for the Lok Sabha elections has been made public by the Congress. In this, contenders for ten Madhya Pradesh seats have been announced. Phool Singh Baraiya from Bhind and Nakulnath from Chhindwara will compete. Eight of the ten seats have seen the emergence of new contenders. Only the seats in Chhindwara and Betul have seen repeated candidates. The original Congress list for Madhya Pradesh does not contain the name of a single female contender.