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BHOPAL: Political circles in Madhya Pradesh are abuzz with speculations that the BJP is planning a ‘mini Operation Lotus’ towards the Congress earlier than or throughout Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra within the state.
According to sources, 8-10 Congress MLAs, together with 4 Brahmin politicians from Bundelkhand and Malwa, and a veteran from central MP, are in contact with the BJP. While one in all them comes from a household with ties to the BJP, one other is a businessman-turned-politician who was earlier a BJP MLA.
Sources say that they’re mulling a change as they concern that they could possibly be among the many 25-30 Congress MLAs who could also be denied tickets within the Assembly polls subsequent 12 months as a result of lack of efficiency and declining reputation. As per sources, some Congress MLAs are in contact with BJP via mining baron-turned-MLA Sanjay Pathak, who was earlier within the Congress.
While sustaining that many Congress MLAs are in contact with BJP, state’s Urban Development Minister Bhupendra Singh performed down speculations that the occasion is planning to poach Congress leaders throughout Rahul’s Yatra in MP.
On the opposite hand, sources in Congress say that over 20 BJP MLAs, who concern being sidelined by the saffron occasion within the subsequent polls, are planning an exit. Most of them are loyalists of Jyotiraditya Scindia who concern getting dropped by BJP, moreover a number of from Mahakoshal, who’ve been near Kamal Nath for years.
As per a BJP chief, the occasion could not plan any defection from the Congress throughout the Yatra as it could set off a retaliatory transfer with the assistance of some disgruntled MLAs throughout the occasion.
State Congress president Kamal Nath additionally broached the difficulty on Monday, saying, “Many BJP MLAs, who are afraid of not being fielded in Assembly polls, are in touch with us. But we will give priority to our organisation.” Congress MLA from Bhitarwar (Gwalior) Lakhan Singh Yadav and Leader of Opposition Dr Govind Singh had earlier made related statements.
Responding to Nath’s remarks, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Tuesday stated, “Whenever he (Nath) has claimed that BJP MLAs are in contact with the Congress, his personal occasion has disintegrated. He is improper if he thinks that BJP is not going to give him a powerful reply if he makes an attempt any misadventure.”
BHOPAL: Political circles in Madhya Pradesh are abuzz with speculations that the BJP is planning a ‘mini Operation Lotus’ towards the Congress earlier than or throughout Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra within the state.
According to sources, 8-10 Congress MLAs, together with 4 Brahmin politicians from Bundelkhand and Malwa, and a veteran from central MP, are in contact with the BJP. While one in all them comes from a household with ties to the BJP, one other is a businessman-turned-politician who was earlier a BJP MLA.
Sources say that they’re mulling a change as they concern that they could possibly be among the many 25-30 Congress MLAs who could also be denied tickets within the Assembly polls subsequent 12 months as a result of lack of efficiency and declining reputation. As per sources, some Congress MLAs are in contact with BJP via mining baron-turned-MLA Sanjay Pathak, who was earlier within the Congress.
While sustaining that many Congress MLAs are in contact with BJP, state’s Urban Development Minister Bhupendra Singh performed down speculations that the occasion is planning to poach Congress leaders throughout Rahul’s Yatra in MP.
On the opposite hand, sources in Congress say that over 20 BJP MLAs, who concern being sidelined by the saffron occasion within the subsequent polls, are planning an exit. Most of them are loyalists of Jyotiraditya Scindia who concern getting dropped by BJP, moreover a number of from Mahakoshal, who’ve been near Kamal Nath for years.
As per a BJP chief, the occasion could not plan any defection from the Congress throughout the Yatra as it could set off a retaliatory transfer with the assistance of some disgruntled MLAs throughout the occasion.
State Congress president Kamal Nath additionally broached the difficulty on Monday, saying, “Many BJP MLAs, who are afraid of not being fielded in Assembly polls, are in touch with us. But we will give priority to our organisation.” Congress MLA from Bhitarwar (Gwalior) Lakhan Singh Yadav and Leader of Opposition Dr Govind Singh had earlier made related statements.
Responding to Nath’s remarks, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Tuesday stated, “Whenever he (Nath) has claimed that BJP MLAs are in contact with the Congress, his personal occasion has disintegrated. He is improper if he thinks that BJP is not going to give him a powerful reply if he makes an attempt any misadventure.”