Congress Wins Datia By-Election in Madhya Pradesh, Raising Questions for BJP

The Congress has given a big blow to the BJP in the by-election held in Datia Assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh. After the voting on July 30, the results came on Monday (August 3). Congress's Ghanshyam Singh defeated BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari by 6,056 votes. This seat was vacant after the cancellation of Rajendra Bharti's membership. After the results came out, questions have now been raised about the BJP's strategy, candidate selection and local organization. At the same time, after the defeat of Congress in Datia by-election, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has reacted. He said that the BJP respects the verdict of the people and will contest the upcoming elections with more strength. In Datia by-election, Ghanshyam Singh maintained the lead from the beginning and maintained it till the end of counting. He won by defeating BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari by 6,056 votes. With this victory, Congress retained the seat that it had occupied earlier. The contest in Datia seat was also special because it has been a stronghold of the BJP for a long time.