The BJP and the Congress are fighting essentially a two-horse race in the eight remaining seats of Madhya Pradesh, which will go to the polls in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election on May 13, as Indore constituency throws up a unique proposition with the Opposition party urging the electorate to opt for none of the above (NOTA) after its official candidate withdrew his nomination.
The eight seats are Dewas (SC), Ujjain (SC), Ratlam (ST), Khargone (ST), Dhar (ST), Indore, Mandsaur and Khandwa. Twenty-one seats out of the State’s total 29 have already completed voting in the first three phases. At present, all the eight seats that fall under the Malwa-Nimar region are held by the BJP.
The Congress has uniquely focused its campaign in Indore Lok Sabha segment for NOTA as the party’s official candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his nomination.
