BJP’s list for Madhya Pradesh shows ‘lack of confidence’ in CM Chouhan, says Congress
The HinduA day after the BJP sprang a surprise by fielding Union Ministers and MPs as candidates for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, the Congress on Tuesday claimed that the move showed “lack of confidence” in Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. In a statement posted on X, All India Congress Committee in-charge of Madhya Pradesh Randeep Surjewala said that by fielding seven MPs, including three Union Ministers and a national general secretary besides the Chief Minister, the BJP had shown how “scared” it was of the Congress. “It is clear how the fear of Congress haunts the BJP,” Mr. Surjewala said, adding that the personalities of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, former president Rahul Gandhi, and Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath, and the “anger of the brave people” of the State had caused the BJP to panic. The AICC general secretary alleged that the BJP’s central leadership was aware that the State leadership had brought Madhya Pradesh to “the brink of disaster”.