In Madhya Pradesh, the tussle between the mayoral candidates of the municipal corporation has started after the announcement of candidates by BJP and Congress. BJP has surprised everyone this time by not giving tickets to the known faces.
Vibha Patel is once again the candidate of mayor from Congress in Bhopal. Once she was defeated by Krishna Gaur. Malti Rai, who has been a councillor, will be contesting against Vibha Patel, who is the mayor's candidate of BJP.
During the finalisation of BJP candidate, the name of MLA Krishna Gaur also came up as the mayoral candidate, but due to being an MLA, the consensus could not be reached. This time BJP has given a big chance to Malti Rai at councillor level.
She was the councilor of Ashoka Garden from 2004 to 2009. At the same time, she was also the zone president. She is said to be close to the CM as well as Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang.
Municipal corporation elections in Madhya Pradesh will be held in two phases. The first phase will be held on July 6 and the second phase on July 13. Votes will cast votes from 7 am to 5 pm. The results of the first phase of counting will be declared by July 17 and the results of the second phase will be out on July 18. It is noteworthy that elections are being held in 347 urban bodies in the state. It has 16 Municipal Corporations, 76 Nagar Palika Parishads and 255 Nagar Parishads.
