This appealed so much to the voters that they also decided that kamal nath had to lose this election. people alsosaid that this time they will defeat kamal nath, even next time they will win him again and make him the mp ofChhindwara. kashinath Sharma, a senior journalist from Madhya Pradesh, who was keeping a close eye on KamalNath’s election at that time, says that as the date of voting in Chhindwara was approaching, Kamal Nath’s ground inthe electoral field started slipping. The camps of strongmen from both sides, congress and bjp, had also set up inChhindwara. The government was continuously receiving reports from the intelligence that there could be large-scale violence and disturbances on the day of voting.Patwa had harassed kamal nath in ChhindwaraKashinath says that on the advice of the then ADG Intelligence AN Singh, four-wheelers were banned from plying onthe roads across the district on the day of voting. What happened because of this was that he remained stuckwherever he was. bjp veteran Patwa completely turned the atmosphere in his favor in Chhindwara with his partycadre, leadership skills, election management and oratory skills. When the result was announced, it was no less thana shock for Kamal Nath. 73 year old Patwa defeated kamal nath by more than 38 thousand votes. However, in the1998 general elections, kamal nath avenged his defeat by defeating Sundar Lal Patwa by a huge margin. After this,Kamal Nath's grip on Chhindwara never loosened. The only defeat in his life forced kamal nath to introspect. Hetoured continuously and met people and found out the reason for his defeat.
