Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections LIVE - Indore sets up ‘smart’ booth to help beat the queue
Union minister Prahlad Patel, who is also in the fray, urged the people of madhya pradesh to practice their universal adult franchise and reach the goal of achieving 100% voting in the state. "I urge all the people of madhya pradesh to touch the goal of 100% voting...I request them to vote together for development...We will come to power for the fifth time with an absolute majority," he said, adding that his party will win this election with an absolute majority and form the government for the fifth time.
Congress workers clash clash in Indore's Rau assembly seat
On thursday night, activists from the congress and the bjp clashed in Indore's Rau assembly seat. The incident, according to police, occurred between supporters of bjp candidate and congress candidate Jitu Patwari. "On november 16, a fight erupted between the two groups. In this respect, a report was filed at the police station. "A person named Rohit Patwari has suffered head injuries, as has another person named Pushpendra Chauhan," a senior police officer added.
Key leaders from BJP-Congress in the fray
The bjp has fielded chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for the Budhni assembly seat. The congress candidate for this seat was actor vikram Mastal. Kamal Nath, the leader of the madhya pradesh congress Committee, is running in his home seat of Chhindwara. vivek Bunty Sahu is the bjp candidate for this seat. While former cm Digvijaya Singh is not running this time, his son Jaivardhan Singh is running from his 'family' bastion of Raghogarh. However, with jyotiraditya scindia joining the bjp, the race may get more difficult.