MP Election: Congress equates Kamal Nath-Digvijaya Singh with Jai-Veeru in Sholay, BJP gives analogy a twist

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drawing the same Jai-Veeru analogy, but with a twist. The party said Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh "jail escapees" and deceitful — as were the characters of Dharmendra and Bachchan in the movie. "These were the movie characters who escaped from jail.

The same is the condition of Mr Bantadhar (as BJP calls Digvijaya Singh) and Corruptionnath (Nath dubbed by BJP) in Madhya Pradesh. They have looted Congress workers. They looted the general public whenever they got an opportunity.

No one was spared from these two," state BJP spokesman Pankaj Chaturvedi was quoted by news agency PTI as saying. ALSO READ: MP polls: After ‘Kapda Phaad’ party, Shivraj Chouhan calls Congress ‘Ticket Badal’ party Earlier this month, a video of Kamal Nath emerged in which he purportedly asked his party men to “tear" clothes of Digvijaya Singh over the denial of a ticket to a leader from Shivpuri, PTI reported. The incident fuelled talks of a rift in the party over the selection of candidates.

However, the former chief ministers sought to make light of the episode and put up a united face. On Saturday, Surjewala also dismissed reports of rift between Congress members and said Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh and all other party members are working together for the development of Madhya Pradesh. The BJP had on Friday again alleged that Digvijaya Singh has distanced himself from the campaigning following the “dispute" over ticket distribution.

As BJP latched on to the video to target Congress, Nath had clarified that the relations between Singh and him were not merely political. Madhya Pradesh has 230 Assembly constituencies and all seats will be polling on November 17. The Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 Result will be declared on December