MP polls: As anti-Incumbency fears loom, BJP looks at its caste equation

As the poll date comes closer, the BJP has to fire-fight on several fronts, including pacifying angry party workers and leaders

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is walking a tight rope in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh as it picks candidates for the assembly elections. If on the one hand, the party is attempting to ward off strong anti-incumbency sentiments, on the other, it is trying to pull off complicated, poll-friendly caste equations in choosing candidates.

Against this backdrop, BJP minister of state for horticulture and food processing Surya Prakash Meena’s decision not to contest this time around has predictably raised eyebrows inside and outside the party.

“I have voluntarily decided not to contest in the assembly elections. I intend to work for the