Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections: Days before polls, BJP expels 53 undisciplined ‘Netas’

Days ahead of Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expelled 53 undisciplined candidates.

The expelled candidates include former union minister Sartaj Singh, ex-minister Ramkrishna Kusmaria and Bhind MLA Narendra Kushwaha. The other candidates who were expelled by the BJP were Lata Mehsaki, Dheeraj Pateria, ex-Gwalior Mayor Samiksha Gupta and Raj Kumar Yadav.

The following development comes to light a week after Sartaj Singh had joined Congress after BJP had denied him a ticket from Seoni-Malwa constituency. Apart from Sartaj Singh, the other expelled candidate, Ramkrishna Kusmaria had recently announced that he will be contesting the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2018 as an independent candidate.

Just like Ramkrishna Kusmaria, Samiksha Gupta has also announced that she will be contesting the November 28 elections as an independent candidate.

It is to be noted both the parties, BJP and Congress have been facing rebellion with the party after they denied tickets to their leaders for the constituencies that had asked for. Importantly, in the 230-member assembly, the expelled rebel leaders might prove to be the decisive factor in some of the seats.

The elections for 230-member Madhya Pradesh assembly will be held in the single phase on 28th of this month. The results will be declared on December 11.

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