BJP announced its second list of candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, the Congress on Tuesday said no matter who it fields, the people of the state have decided to oust those who had formed the government through the back door. The opposition party said that with the announcement of the list, it seems results have been declared even before the polls.
The BJP on Monday released its second list of 39 candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls.
It fielded Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Prahlad Singh Patel and Phaggan Singh Kulaste and four other party MPs for the elections.
Besides the ministers, the MPs fielded are Rakesh Singh, Ganesh Singh, Riti Pathak and Uday Pratap Singh — all from Lok Sabha.
Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters, Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera also slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks in rallies in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan on Monday.
He said the Congress regards him as its «star campaigner» as was the case in Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka.
«Wherever he went from Himachal to Karnataka, it benefited the Congress. Therefore, we regard him as the star campaigner.
»However, we don't like to use the term star campaigner as he lies a lot.