The ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress have both announced their candidates for most seats in Madhya Pradesh’s upcoming Assembly election, but their campaigns are yet to take off fully as both parties continue to face heat from upset party leaders who have been denied tickets, and rebels looking to hurt their prospects in multiple seats.
The scale of the pressure on the parties can be seen in the fact that the Congress has replaced its candidates for seven seats so far, while the BJP is yet to field candidates for two seats — Vidisha and Guna — with just five days left to file nominations.
In what is shaping up as one of the tightest clashes in the State’s recent electoral history, both parties have different approaches, from their ground-level strategies and campaign pitches to projecting the face of the party.
