Madhya Pradesh is gearing for a fierce battle next month as the Congress is gearing up to fight the ruling BJP in a high-stake contest. The BJP has so far refrained from projecting Madhya Pradesh’s longest-serving Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the party’s face to avoid the “fatigue factor”.
The politics in the state have been dominated by the BJP, while Congress is the main contender. Others like the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party is also looking forward to contest the elections.
MADHYA PRADESH ELECTION 2023
Madhya Pradesh will have single-phase polling on November 17 with the counting of votes set for December 3 along with other states.
MADHYA PRADESH ELECTION 2023 POLLING AND RESULT DATES
Madhya Pradesh Election 2023 Polling Date: November 17
Madhya Pradesh Election 2023 Result Date: December 3
MADHYA PRADESH ELECTION TIMELINE
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: October 21, 2023 (Saturday)
Last Date of Making Nominations: October 30, 2023 (Monday)
Date for Scrutiny of nominations: October 31, 2023 (Tuesday)
Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidatures: November 2, 2023 (Thursday)
Date of Poll: November 17, 2023 (Friday)
Date of Counting: December 3, 2023 (Sunday)
Date before which election shall be Completed: December 5, 2023 (Tuesday)
MADHYA PRADESH ELECTION KEY ISSUES 2023: WHAT MATTERS TO VOTERS?
The BJP government, which has been ruling the state for almost four terms, is facing the challenge of overcoming anti-incumbency after a long stint in power since 2003. There are several other issues including corruption, crimes against women and Dalits, unemployment and fate of Scindia supporters which may work against the ruling Shivraj Singh government.
The Shivraj government is accused of corruption in Vyapam recruitment and admission scam. Three loyalists of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia have been denied tickets by the BJP, sparking anger among their supporters. The Congress has been trying to take advantage of this factionalism- mostly between loyalists of Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and BJP veterans- and weaning away its leaders.
On the other hand, the Congress faces infighting between the blocs of CM-face Kamal Nath and Digvijay Singh. However, things wouldn’t be easy for the Congress as Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been popular among a large section of voters for his welfare schemes.
MADHYA PRADESH 2018 RESULTS
Congress- 114
BJP- 109
BSP- 2
Others- 5
MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES AND ALLIANCES
The politics in Madhya Pradesh rotates around two major political parties: the BJP and Congress. Other parties including the BSP and AAP are also contesting the upcoming polls.
The BJP has so far declared candidates for 228 out of the total 230 seats, while the Congress has declared names of 229 candidates for the assembly elections scheduled for November 17.
KEY CONTESTS AND BATTLEGROUND CONSTITUENCIES
Some of the prominent seats in Madhya Pradesh assembly elections are:
- Budhni: Represented by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan since 2006, when he won it in a bypoll for the first time.
- Chhindwara: Nine-time Congress MP Kamal Nath won his maiden assembly election from his home turf Chhindwara in a bypoll in May 2019 after becoming CM in December 2018.
- Dimni: With the BJP fielding Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar from Dimni assembly constituency in Morena district, the election to this seat becomes more interesting as Tomar is seen as a strong contender for the chief minister’s post.
- Narsinghpur: The BJP has fielded strong OBC leader and Union minister Prahlad Singh Patel from the Narsinghpur assembly constituency in the Narsinghpur district.
- Indore-1: The BJP has fielded its senior leader and national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya from Indore-1 seat, The constituency is currently represented by Congress’ Sanjay Shukla, who won the 2018 polls by a margin of over 8,000 votes.
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