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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Mehul Malpani

Digvijaya Singh has a long history with Rajgarh

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from his pocket borough of Rajgarh. His name was announced late on Saturday in the party’s fresh list of candidates, which included 11 more names for Madhya Pradesh.

Mr. Singh, however, confirmed his candidature hours before the party made the official announcement as he responded to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s comments on the speculations of the Congress veteran being fielded from his bastion.

Speaking to reporters in Rajgarh, Mr. Singh, 77, said, “I am ready to even contest against [Prime Minister] Narendra Modi or [former M.P. CM] Shivraj Singh Chouhan. But the party has asked me to contest from here [Rajgarh], so I will fight from here.”

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