Discontent is prevailing among the BJP leaders in the Sagar parliamentary constituency against the party nominee.
The party nominee lakshminarayan Yadav has changed party affiliation several times and was made the nominee at the last stage.Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee Vice-President and former legislator Govind Rajput is pitted against the BJP's lakshminarayan Yadav in Sagar.
Those claiming party ticket from this constituency included Transport Minister Bhupendra Singh Thakur's wife, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargava's son, Madhya Pradesh Finance Development Corporation ex-chairperson Sudha Jain and State Mahila Morcha President lata Wankhede.
After the candidate was announced, three-time MlA Jain resigned from the post of the constituency's guardian.Incidentally, a parliamentary convention is scheduled on Thursday and Jain's name is printed as guardian on invitation cards.However, on this, she said, “Continuing to occupy the guardian's post would entail devoting more time. Hence I put in my papers. The Jain community expressed annoyance over my not being made the nominee.”
A section of the BJP labels allege that Yadav is a saboteur, who conducted anti-party activities in some constituencies during the Vidhan Sabha election.Candidates complained in writing to the high command. However, the Disciplinary Committee initiated no action.
Those dedicated to the party are incensed over the nomination of septuagenarian Yadav who was a member of half-a-dozen parties at different times and bit the dust in many elections.However, the party organisation, at several fronts making all out efforts to pacify the discontent, so that the local leaders and workers work for the victory of party nominee.