After his defeat within the byelection in Madhya Pradesh’s Vijaypur Meeting constituency, BJP state minister Ramniwas Rawat claimed Monday that “sure people felt threatened” by his induction into the BJP and that they labored towards him.
Congress candidate Mukesh Malhotra defeated Rawat within the bypoll, securing victory by a margin of seven,364 votes. Rawat, who was with the Congress, had moved in April to the BJP. With this, the Congress had misplaced essential affect within the area through the Lok Sabha elections earlier this 12 months. The BJP rewarded Rawat with the Forest ministry.
“Some individuals believed that their affect would diminish if I succeeded. They left no stone unturned to make sure my defeat. These people misled the general public and influenced core BJP members towards me,” Rawat mentioned.
“It’s not the general public, however a handful of people who couldn’t settle for my place. The general public gave me 93,000 votes. Only some resisted my rise, together with the prospect of me getting a ministerial place,” he mentioned.
Rawat emphasised his dedication to the BJP, saying, “I’ve totally built-in myself into the BJP and can proceed to observe its ideas and insurance policies. Misconceptions had been unfold, suggesting that if I received, I’d solely favour my individuals. That is fully unfaithful.”
His induction into the BJP and subsequent nomination had induced discontent amongst a number of social gathering leaders. Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who holds appreciable sway within the area, didn’t marketing campaign for Rawat.
The byelection outcomes reaffirmed Vijaypur as a standard Congress stronghold, moderately than Rawat’s private bastion, and the social gathering’s 12 legislators had actively campaigned within the constituency. The social gathering’s Lok Sabha candidate from Morena, Neetu Sikrawar, led an intensive marketing campaign, mobilising assets and staying within the space for over a month.
Rawat’s departure was attributed to dissatisfaction with Congress after Sikravar was introduced as its candidate for the Morena Lok Sabha seat.
