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Madhya Pradesh polls: BJP is confident, Congress appears rejuvenated

Herculean efforts of Shivraj Singh Chouhan and RSS support may turn out to be decisive in MP. BJP appears on a par with Congress

Shivraj Singh Chouhan has dubbed Congress’ state unit chief Kamal Nath ‘udyogpati’
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan has dubbed Congress’ state unit chief Kamal Nath ‘udyogpati’

Sandeep Kumar
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’, which started on July 14, ended abruptly without covering all 230 assembly constituencies in the state that is going to the polls on November 28. It failed to cover areas in the Gwalior-Chambal region, where the Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have a strong presence. 

Chouhan cut short his yatra after the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) in a confidential report stated that workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the grassroots were unhappy with their leaders. According to party sources, the RSS also suggested the party drop