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Five key states in India, namely Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Mizoram, are going to polls this year ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The Madhya Pradesh assembly elections will be a crucial test for Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is seeking a record fifth term. The tenure of the five state governments will end in January 2024. ....
BJP today announced the Shivraj will contest from his home turf Budhani. State s Home Minister Narottam Mishra to contest from Datia, Gopal Bhargava has been fielded from Rehli, Vishwas Sarang from Narela and Tulsiram Silavat to contest from Sanwer. This comes amid rumours that BJP may replace Shivraj as the chief ministerial face with other strong leaders in the state. ....
The BJP has declared 79 candidates till now, including Union ministers Narendra Tomar, Prahlad Patel and party general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya. These three leaders are seen as possible contenders for the chief minister s post. Nayak also claimed that the BJP s central leaders are not even "taking Chouhan s name" in the run-up to the polls. ....
When asked about Congress alleging BJP's nervousness over fielding of central leaders in its second list, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the public would decide within 60 days who panicked and who didn't panic. ....
The leaders who joined the congress party include Bodh Singh Bhagat from Balaghat, Dilip Singh from Rewa, Rajesh Patel and Sumit Choubey from Budni and Prabhat Joshi, Dr Bhim Singh Patel and Chandrashekhar Patel from Vidisha along with their supporters. ....