While the region houses four seats Guna, Gwalior, BhindSC and Morena-the last one, Morena, seems to be emerging as the hottest and toughest.
Spread across eight assembly segments in Morena and Sheopur districts bordering Rajasthan, Morena is famous for being the land of the sweet Gajak (sweet prepared with sesame and jaggery), the expanding Banmore Industrial Area, and the Kuno National Park (KNP), which is home to African cheetahs since September 2022.
The constituency, which houses around 20.04 lakh voters (10.70 lakh males, 9.34 lakh females and 24 third gender), has turned into a BJP citadel since 1996, with former Morena mayor Ashok Argal, infamous for being allegedly involved in the 2008 cash-for-votes scandal, winning the seat four times in a row between 1996 and 2004.
With the BSP too being a formidable player, the contest this time in Morena appears to be three-cornered, but as per political observers, the battle may ultimately boil down to the BJP and Congress. The BSP may largely play a spoiler for either of the two main parties.
Aiming to snatch the seat from the BJP, the Congress has fielded Satyapal Singh Neetu Sikarwar, the son of a BJP leader. The younger son of BJP veteran and two-time former BJP MLA from Morena Lok Sabha seat's Sumaoli assembly segment Gajraj Singh Sikarwar, the Congress candidate had won the seat in 2013 assembly polls on BJP ticket.
Neetu's elder brother Satish Sikawar, also a former BJP man who defected to the Congress in 2020, is the first-time Congress MLA from GwaliorEast seat, while Satish's wife Shobha Sikarwar is currently Congress' Gwalior mayor.
Bu hikaye The New Indian Express dergisinin May 02, 2024 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Giriş Yap
Bu hikaye The New Indian Express dergisinin May 02, 2024 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Giriş Yap
Kshatriya Stir In Gujarat Cost BJP Seats In UP & Raj
Rajkot BJP MP Rupala excluded from Modi cabinet after his remark during poll campaign
Mann Wades Into Kangana Slapgate Row
PUNJAB Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said that Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) woman constable Kulwinder Kaur, who allegedly slapped actor and BJP MP-elect Kangana Ranaut, might have been angry over the actor's previous statements on the farmers' stir.
Gold Rush: Ground Staff Join Transit Passengers In Gaming The System
₹25cr gold seized in 15 recent cases; Customs seeks support of AAI & airlines to curb menace
DMK Names Kanimozhi Parliamentary Party Leader
In a significant move, DMK president MK Stalin on Monday elevated the party's deputy general secretary and Thoothukudi MP, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, as the DMK parliamentary party leader.
40 MLAs Of Ajit, Shinde In Touch With Cong: LoP
CONGRESS MLA and leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar has claimed that 40 MLAs of CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and DCM Ajit Pawar-led NCP are eager for "ghar wapsi" (homecoming).
Restructuring Exercise: There Will Be No New Layoffs, Says Paytm
AS part of a restructuring initiative, many employees of One97 Communications, the parent company of Paytm, might lose jobs.
Priority Is To Stop Violence In Manipur, Says RSS Chief
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, in a stern message on Monday, reminded the Modi-led NDA dispensation that the law and order problem plaguing the eastern state of Manipur must be addressed on priority.
NIA May Take Over Probe Into Reasi Terror Attack As Search Ops Intensify
THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) swiftly responded to the scene of a horrific terror attack in Jammu & Kashmir's Reasi district, where a passenger bus was ambushed by terrorists on Sunday evening, resulting in the loss of nine lives and leaving 35 others injured.
Now, Sena Says It's Not Happy With MoS Post
A day after the Ajit Pawar-led NCP rejected a Minister of State (MOS) position in the Narendra Modi cabinet saying it wants a Cabinet post, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena said it was not happy with the MoS berth given to it.
SC/ST Startups Have Gone Up To 8.4k From 2k In 3 Years, Says TN
THE government on Monday said due to various steps taken, youth belonging to SC/ST communities have started turning into startup entrepreneurs.