Day before bypoll result, Congress suspends ex-Datia MLA Rajendra Bharti
The Congress party has suspended former Datia MLA Rajendra Bharti just one day before the by-election results are announced. The suspension follows internal accusations of sabotage and collusion with the BJP, highlighting deep-seated factionalism within the local party unit.
Why it matters
Internal party discipline and accusations of collusion can significantly impact electoral outcomes and party cohesion in local assembly seats.
A day before the result of the recently held by-election to Madhya Pradesh’s Datia Assembly seat , the Congress suspended former MLA Rajendra Bharti — whose disqualification necessitated the bypoll — from the party’s primary membership.
The suspension comes days after the Congress candidate for the bypoll, Ghanshyam Singh, accused Mr. Bharti of trying to sabotage his campaign and colluding with the Bharatiya Janata Party. Mr. Bharti, however, alleged that Mr. Singh had been colluding with senior BJP leader and former State Home Minister Narottam Mishra, who was denied the ticket by the ruling party.
“With the approval of the president of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), Mallikarjun Kharge Ji , Rajendra Bharti, former MLA from Datia, is hereby suspended from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress with immediate effect,” Harish Chaudhary, Congress general secretary in-charge of Madhya Pradesh, said in a statement.
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