Madhya Pradesh Elections 2023: Not only BJP, but Congress to face INDIA allies in 92 out of 232 seats
partners of INDIA coalition in 92 out of the state's 230 Assembly constituencies. Of these 92 seats, 26 are those where the party will be electorally combating against not one but two INDIA allies: the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). In three others, the party will be facing the candidates of AAP, as well as the Janata Dal (United).
SP, JD(U) and AAP went ahead to declare their candidates as the seat-sharing talks with the Congress failed. Among the Congress' INDIA partners, the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP has fielded the maximum candidates, 70, followed by the SP which has issued tickets to 43 poll aspirants and 10 fielded by the JD(U), as per the figures available till October 29. Also Read: Omar Abdullah expresses concern over cracks in Opposition alliance, says ‘all is not well with INDIA’ Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! Out of the 92 constituencies, 9 are those where the Congress lost by narrow margins in the 2018 Assembly polls.
They include Gwalior South (margin of 121 votes), Jabalpur North (578 votes), Damoh (798), Rajnagar (732), Picchore (2,675 votes), Gunnour (1,984 votes), Prithvipur (4,620 votes) and Petlawad (5,000 votes). In 6 others of these 92 Assembly segments, the Congress had lost in the 2018 polls by a narrow margin. They include Chandla, where the party was defeated by 1,177 votes, Nagod (1,234 votes), Maihar (2,984 votes), Singarouli (3,726 votes), Jabera (3,485 votes) and Indore-5 (1,133 votes).
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