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Kamal Nath uses cell phone flash light to vote after power fails in centre

A large number of employees and officials of the energy department has been suspended in the last couple of days

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Powerless Kamal Nath

Frequent power cuts have become a major election issue in Madhya Pradesh. On Monday, when Chief Minister Kamal Nath and his family reached a polling booth in Chhindwara to cast their votes, they were met with another outage. Nath was with his wife, Alka Nath, and daughter-in-law, Priya Nath in a booth in Shikarpur village (Saunsar Assembly area). Left with no choice, the family used mobile phone flash lights to go through the process. Nath had faced frequent power cuts during campaigning and had alleged conspiracy. A large number of employees and officials of the energy