Both the BJP and the Congress showed doors to many leaders who had already filed the nominations. The assembly elections are in full swing with Mizoram and Madhya Pradesh voting completed on the 7th and 17th of November respectively while Rajasthan and Telangana voting is to be held on the 23rd and 30th of November. In Chhattisgarh, the elections would be held in two phases out of which one phase is over.
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BJP, Congress Banish Rebel Leaders
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa who is in charge of the All-India Congress Committee Rajasthan cadre has taken stringent disciplinary actions against around 49 leaders of the grand old party. These leaders were stated not to be working as per the party guidelines. These 49 leaders were immediately expelled from the party for six years. Some of the well-known leaders comprise MLAs Joharilal Meena from the constituency of Rajgarh-Laxmangarh and former MLA Shrigopal Baheti from the constituency of Pushkar.
Some other expelled leaders include Sunil Parhar from the Siwana constituency, Habibur Rehman from Nagaur, Fateh Khan from the constituency of Sheo, Virendra Beniwal from the area of Lunkaransar, Khiladi Lal Bairwa from Baseri, Dr. Param Navdeep Singh from the constituency of Sangaria, Mahesh Mordia from the constituency of Dhod and Prahlad Narayan Bairwa. Randhawa has also cautioned the Congress workers who are in support of these notorious leaders in place of the party’s authorized candidates. He has given them two days to come and participate in the campaign of the party’s authorized candidate.
The BJP has also sacked Kailash Chandra Meghwal, the former speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. He was also a Union Minister of State in the Government of India and the former national vice president of the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party).
He was expecting a saffron ticket for the Shahpura Assembly segment failing which he declared himself as an independent candidate against the BJP’s official candidate, Lalaram Bairwa, which resulted in his immediate expulsion from the Saffron party. He was earlier suspended from the party’s primary membership after he hurled accusations of corruption at Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal.
Other leaders who were expelled by the BJP include Jitendra Meena, the ex-president of Scheduled Tribe Morcha (Rajasthan). He was expelled on the grounds of contesting against the party’s authorized candidate. Other suspended BJP leaders include Asha Meena from Sawai Madhopur and former MLA Bansidhar Bajiya along with 10 others from the Sikar constituency for their anti-party actions. This decision was taken after having several discussions with them to convince them to support the party’s official candidates.
Assembly Election 2023 Updates
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The Election Commission of India had announced dates for polling in five states namely Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Telangana. The voting process is completed in Mizoram and Madhya Pradesh while in Chhattisgarh it is to be done in two phases. December 3 has been announced as the date for counting the votes in the above five states.
In the Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the main fight is between the Congress and the BJP. In Madhya Pradesh, the BJP is fighting to retain its power while in Chhattisgarh, the Congress is battling to continue its dominance. According to the poll body officials, nearly 76% of voter turnout has been noted in Madhya Pradesh and around 55.31% voter turnout has been noted in Chhattisgarh in the second phase of polling. In Rajasthan, voting will be for all 200 seats on November 25 and a party that secures 101 seats will be invited to form the government.
