No anti-incumbency factor in Madhya Pradesh: Jaitley

He claimed that BJP would win in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Delhi

Arun Jaitley
Press Trust of India Bhopal
Last Updated : Nov 21 2013 | 3:42 PM IST
BJP today claimed that there is no anti-incumbency factor this time in Madhya Pradesh where the party is fighting the Assembly polls on the development plank.

"During the 2003 Assembly elections, there was a wave against the then Congress government but there is no such thing this time and BJP has a constructive agenda," Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley told reporters here.

The senior BJP leader said that during its 10-year rule, the party had manage to take Madhya Pradesh out of the category of BIMARU states and now it is on the road of development.

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Jaitley claimed that of the five states in which assembly polls are being held now, BJP would win in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Delhi.
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First Published: Nov 21 2013 | 3:32 PM IST

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