The air over lK Advani contesting elections from Bhopal was cleared with the saffron announcing his candidature from Gandhinagar, but the supporters of the veteran leader from the State capital are still hopeful of him seeing to contest from here.
Amidst speculations of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader lal Krishna Advani's possibility of contesting elections from the prestigious Bhopal lok Sabha Seat, political activities took a new turn as Advani's supporters pasted his posters in some places in the State capital on Wednesday. Although media reports said the BJP patriarch is the front runner for the candidature from Bhopal constituency considered to be BJP's bastion but party sources are yet to confirm it.
The name of candidates for the remaining five seats Bhopal, Balaghat, Khajuraho, Sagar and Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh are yet to be announced by the. The party had already declared 24 candidates for the 29 lok Sabha seats in the State. BJP's Bhopal District President Alok Sharma, who is also one of the contenders for the ticket from Bhopal seat, said some enthusiastic party workers pasted posters after Advani's name came as the probable candidate from Bhopal.
However, no official confirmation was received in this regard. Former Chief Minister Kailash Joshi won from the Bhopal lok Sabha seat in 2004 and 2009 elections but this time Joshi decided not to contest elections.