Overall, BJP is ahead in 21 of 28 seats that went to polls, according to the latest trends. In the Scindia stronghold of Gwalior-Chambal region, the BJP is leading in 10 of the 16 seats.
BJP cadres are said to be unhappy at having to support those they campaigned against in 2018, but party leaders, including CM Chouhan, are calling it ‘repaying the debt’.
16 of 28 seats up for grabs are in Jyotiraditya Scindia’s home turf of Gwalior-Chambal, and a few have notable Gurjar presence where Sachin Pilot could prove influential.
PM Modi will virtually inaugurate a 750 MW solar power project in Rewa on 10 July, which, BJP leaders say, will set the tone of development vs loot narrative of Kamal Nath.
Commission to depute 10 special observers and double paramilitary presence for Saturday’s by-elections, following allegations of the state machinery’s ‘bias’.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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