In a notable departure from the party’s internal reforms and its May 2022 Udaipur declaration, the Madhya Pradesh Congress has chosen to grant multiple election tickets to members of prominent families for the upcoming November 7 elections. This move is in stark contrast to the party’s previously emphasized “one family, one ticket” formula.
Remarkably, the families of opposition leader Govind Singh and Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh have managed to secure three tickets each. Govind Singh, in conjunction with his relative Chanda Rani Gaur and nephew Rahul Singh Bhadoriya, is poised to contest the elections.
Similarly, Digvijaya Singh’s family has also secured multiple tickets, with his son, Jaivardhan Singh, and brother, Laxman Singh, alongside his nephew Priyavrat Singh, all standing as candidates. Notably, the late former chief minister Arjun Singh’s family is not to be left behind, as his son Ajay Singh and brother-in-law Rajendra Singh have also received nominations. Sena Patel and his brother-in-law Mukesh Patel will be running as Congress candidates.
Furthermore, the Congress nominee list includes Deepak Pintu Joshi, the son of former Congress lawmaker Manish Joshi, and Vikrant Bhuria, the son of former Union minister Kantilal Bhuria. Among the party’s candidates are Reena Baurasi Setiya, the daughter of Prem Chand Guddu, Atif Aqueel (son of lawmaker Arif Aqueel), and Sachin Yadav (son of the late former minister Subhash Yadav).
On a different note, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, during a rally in Mulugu, Telangana, expressed her criticism of the KCR government, highlighting that three ministers in the state government hail from the Chief Minister’s family and drawing attention to the issue of nepotism within the government.
