Congress Leads in Datia Assembly By-Election in Madhya Pradesh

The counting of votes for the by-election to Datia Assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh is underway. Congress candidate Ghanshyam Singh has established a comfortable lead after four rounds of counting. BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari has lagged behind after initially leading. The outcome of this election will not have any impact on the formation of the government in the state, but the defeat here will increase the BJP's anxiety. While the Congress's discord has already come out in the open. When the party terminated the membership of former MLA Rajendra Bharti, he accused the current candidate Ghanshyam Singh of contesting elections with the BJP. He also said that he will show his strength in the 2028 elections. The last assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh were held in 2023. During this time, the BJP won a landslide majority and formed the government. However, Mohan Yadav was made the CM instead of Shivraj Singh, who was the state's CA for two decades. Mohan Yadav will be tested in the 2028 elections. Congress came to power for a few months in 2018. Rajendra Bharti, the former home minister, was defeated in the 2023 assembly elections.