Assembly bypoll results: BJP leads in Datia and Manjalpur; Prashant Kishorj ahead in Bankipur
- Hours before vote counting began on Sunday, the Indian National Congress suspended former Datia MLA Rajendra Bharti from the party's primary membership.
- Bharti's suspension followed accusations from Congress candidate Kunwar Ghanshyam Singh that Bharti worked with the Bharatiya Janata Party to sabotage his campaign, necessitated by Bharti's April disqualification.
- Rejecting the accusations, Bharti alleged a "conspiracy" and accused Singh of colluding with senior BJP leader Narottam Mishra, whom he defeated by over 7,700 votes in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections.
- Harish Chaudhary, Congress general secretary in-charge of Madhya Pradesh, confirmed the suspension with approval from AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge as the constituency awaits July 30 by-election results.
- Political observers in Datia suggest both major parties faced internal sabotage during the contest; despite suspension, Bharti vowed to show his strength in the next Madhya Pradesh assembly elections.
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aninews.inAssembly bypoll results: BJP leads in Datia and Manjalpur; Prashant Kishorj ahead in Bankipur
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