Bhopal:
The ripples created by the Datia byelection results are still making waves in Madhya Pradesh politics.
The Congress has rewarded a former BJP leader for his role in helping the party retain the politically significant Datia assembly seat in northern Madhya Pradesh, while senior BJP leader and former Chief Minister Uma Bharti has publicly called for a review of her party’s electoral strategy after the defeat.
Acting on the recommendation of AICC Madhya Pradesh in-charge Harish Chaudhary, Pradesh Congress Committee chief Jitu Patwari has appointed senior Datia leader Avadhesh Nayak as the General Secretary of the state Congress. The appointment is being seen as recognition of Nayak’s loyalty and organisational contribution in the Datia byelection, despite being denied the party ticket twice in less than three years.
Nayak, an influential Brahmin leader from Datia, had quit the BJP ahead of the 2023 Assembly elections after a prolonged fallout with then Home Minister and Datia MLA Dr Narottam Mishra. During the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government, Nayak had served as Vice-Chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Textbook Corporation.
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