Damoh bye-election raises political temperatures in Madhya Pradesh

BHOPAL: With the upcoming bypolls for the Damoh Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh, the political temperatures are slowly rising. Both the BJP and the Congress are leaving no stone unturned to win the bypolls and have also stepped up their efforts to poach candidates to dent each other's political fortunes.

The Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government in the state is completely in command as the results of the bypolls on the Damoh Assembly constituency would not create much of an impact on it. But politically this bypoll holds a lot of significance.

Rahul Lodhi, who recently left the Congress and joined the BJP has been nominated by the saffron party in the upcoming bypolls. Former minister Jayant Malaiya, known as a long-time BJP leader and his family are reportedly not happy with this decision, as Lodhi had defeated Malaiya in the last Assembly elections.

After the success in the previous Assembly elections in Damoh and with Lodhi joining the BJP, the Congress is hoping that in the upcoming by-elections, too, they would get the same support of the people. That is why the party has nominated Ajay Tandon as its candidate. Apart from this, the Congress is hoping to benefit from the discord within the BJP due to Jayant Malaiya not being chosen a candidate this time.

Voting for the by-elections will be held on April 17, so preparations have been stepped up by both the BJP and the Congress. Chief Minister Chouhan and BJP State unit President Vishnu Datt Sharma have visited Damoh to campaign for the BJP. (IANS)

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