FIFTH CANDIDATE LIST FOR MADHYA PRADESH TO BE 'MOST EXPLOSIVE YET': BJP LEADERS

The Bharatiya Janata Party's fifth list of candidates for next month's Madhya Pradesh Assembly election could be its most "explosive", party sources said on Thursday. When asked about the list, Home Minister Narottam Mishra declared, "List dhamakedar hi hogi. Aage dhamake hi dhamake hone wale hain, Diwali ka tyohar aane wala hai, (List will be explosive... expect fireworks... Diwali is ahead)."

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The ruling party on Monday ended the suspense over the electoral fate of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, as well as 24 of his ministers, and 57 sitting lawmakers, all of whom were named in the fourth list. So far, the party has named 136 candidates. The Assembly has 230 seats, meaning the BJP has 94 more decisions to make. Many will be made at Sunday's meeting of the Central Election Committee. Sources in the party's state unit have said 25 to 30 MLAs might be dropped following negative feedback. The list is likely due during the Navratri season, which begins Sunday.