Highway blocked for 12 hours, stones pelted: Major protest by BJP leader Narottam Mishra's supporters over poll ticket
Supporters of BJP leader Narottam Mishra staged a violent 12-hour protest on a national highway after the party denied him a ticket for the Datia assembly bypoll. The protest resulted in injuries to police personnel and damage to property, leading to the use of teargas to disperse the crowd.
Why it matters
The incident underscores internal political tensions within the BJP and the potential for civil unrest during candidate selection processes in India.
Supporters of former Madhya Pradesh home minister and BJP leader Narottam Mishra held protests on Friday and Saturday over the ruling party’s decision to nominate Ashutosh Tiwari as its candidate for the upcoming Datia assembly bypoll, replacing Mishra, who had contested and lost the seat in 2023.Congress leader Rajendra Bharti had defeated Mishra, who was the state's home minister at the time, by more than 7,500 votes in the 2023 assembly elections.However, in April this year, a Delhi court sentenced Bharti to three years in prison in a cheating case, resulting in his disqualification as an MLA and leading to a byelection.
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