Madhya Pradesh Election: Congress Gets Victory at Tribal Belt Jhabua 

Bhopal: Victory in by-elections in the tribal belt of Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh and Chitrakote in Chhattisgarh has given the Congress some reason to cheer after the humiliating show in the Lok Sabha election. Kantilal Bhuria of Congress won the Jhabua ST seat defeating Bhanu Bhuria of BJP by over 27,000 votes and Rajman Benzam won the by-poll from the Naxal-affected Chitrakote constituency, reserved ST seat by 17,862 votes against Lachhuram Kashyap of the BJP. Jhabua exposed the cracks in both the Congress and the BJP.

The Jyotiraditya Scindia faction which has been at odds with Kantilal Bhuria wanted a previous MLA Xavier Meda to be fielded at Jhabua. Former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh and Chief Minister Kamal Nath, however, insisted on Kantilal who had just lost the Lok Sabha elections to G.S. Damor in May. Damor had also defeated Kantilal Bhuria’s son Vikrant in the Assembly elections in November last. Considering that it was strange that Congress should have insisted on Bhuria senior. The ruling Congress’ victory in Chitrakote Assembly by-poll in Chhattisgarh on Thursday, came less than a month after the Dantewada result. (IANS)

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