The last two days were left for the Madhya Pradesh assembly poll, which is slated to be held in a single phase on 17 November, 2023. So before the election, a tug-of-war-like situation was observed between the candidates of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress in all eight seats of Jabalpur district. As of now, a tough fight was seen in some seats of the district in which the margin of victory and defeat may once again emerge as marginal.
Close contest-like situations were observed between the BJP and Congress on three out of four urban seats, while all four seats in rural areas also seemed to be moving towards a similar situation. The most interesting contest is taking place in the east, west, and north seats of Jabalpur. Jabalpur’s west seat is on the priority list of the BJP, which is why the BJP has fielded four-time incumbent MP Rakesh Singh against the Tarun Bhanot sitting MLA from Congress. On the other side, the contest in Jabalpur can’t seat seems to be one-sided.
However, the increasing morale of rebels in Sihora, Bargi, Patan, and Panagar has worried both the BJP and Congress. In the last election results, BSP in the East Assembly, Gongpa in Bargi, and Sihora were seen to be struggling around NOTA, but conditions were not created to make any impact. But this time, the possible increasing number of rebels has forced them to think about the power of small parties to cut votes.
East AssemblyIn the East Assembly constituency, previous rivals Lakhan Ghanghoria of the Congress and Anchal Sonkar of the BJP are face-to-face. Apart from these, BSP candidate Bal Kishan Choudhary has filed a nomination. Although the contest is only between Lakhan Ghanghoria and Anchal Sonkar.
West Assembly: In the West Seat, Congress’s Tarun Bhanot will face Rakesh Singh, a four-time MP from the Jabalpur Lok Sabha seat. This seat has become the talk of the town since the BJP named Rakesh Singh to contest. Tarun has to show his supremacy, while on the other hand, Rakesh Singh’s political reputation is at stake. Dinesh Kumar Kushwaha from the BSP and independent Ranu Chaudhary are also in the fray. Whereas the presence of Brajesh Pathak as the Brahmin face of the Sarvdharma Party has made it clear that his aim is to divide the Brahmin votes.