BHOPAL: Veteran Madhya Pradesh Congress leader and six-time Vijaypur MLA Ramniwas Rawat made a significant shift by joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday. His formal induction into the BJP took place in Sheopur, attended by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav. This move comes after Rawat's resignation from the Congress party, marking a new chapter in his political career.
Rawat, an experienced politician, had previously run for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Morena as a Congress candidate but lost to BJP's Narendra Singh Tomar. Rawat had hoped to contest the Morena seat again, but Congress chose Satyapal Singh Sikarwar for the ticket instead. This decision did not sit well with Rawat, leading to his discontent.A prominent OBC leader in Madhya Pradesh, Rawat had served as the working president of the state Congress. His dissatisfaction with the party escalated when he was overlooked for the role of Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, despite his extensive tenure as an MLA.
Rawat's decision to leave the Congress party follows another significant loss for the party in recent days, with Indore's Lok Sabha candidate Akshay Bam also joining the BJP. Rawat's entry into the BJP could open new opportunities, potentially including a cabinet position in the Mohan Yadav-led government. He previously served as a minister in the Digvijaya Singh administration and has been in the Opposition since the BJP's victory in 2003.
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