Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): BJP released the list of candidates for 13 municipal corporations. Seven women candidates have been given the tickets.
After much deliberations, the party went in favour of Malti Rai for Bhopal mayoral post. To add, Rai who has lost twice as a corporator was not seen as a very strong canddiate against Congress' Vibha Patel, the candidate from Bhopal. However the party organisation ultimately went in her favour.
BJP state leadership has decided the name of Dr Jitendra Jamdar for the candidate for the post of Mayor of Municipal Corporation, Jabalpur.
Dr Jitendra Jamdar has studied M.S. Orthopedic.
At present, he is the Vice President of Madhya Pradesh Jan Abhiyan Parishad and Minister of State. He also has an experience in the work of Municipal Corporation. Along with the BJP leaders, he has a good hold among the youth and the public.
Party sources say that apart from being active in the party, he is also adept at giving tough competition to Congress candidate Jagat Bahadur Annu.
However, suspense continues regarding Ratlam, Gwalior and Indore.
Ahead of the Presidential election next month, the BJP has strengthened its numbers in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly as two MLAs from other parties and an independent legislator joined the ruling party on Tuesday.
MP BJP president V D Sharma told reporters that Bahujan Samaj Party's Sanjeev Singh Kushwaha (MLA from Bhind), Samajwadi Party's Rajesh Kumar Shukla (representing Bijawar seat) and independent MLA Vikram Singh Rana (from Susner) joined the BJP in the presence of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Chouhan and Sharma welcomed them into the BJP.
With the induction of these three MLAs, the BJP's strength in the 230-member state Assembly has gone up to 130, while the opposition Congress has 96 MLAs, BSP-one, and there are also three independents.
Now, the Samajwadi Party (SP) has no legislator in Madhya Pradesh.
