Ahead of the assembly election in Madhya Pradesh, BJP chief Amit Shah has fielded Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as party’s election in-charge for the state. BJP along with Dharmendra Pradhan also declared Prakash Javadekar for Rajasthan and JP Nadda for Telangana as party election in-charges for the respective states. Earlier, these Union Ministers have handled assembly election for the BJP and considering that experience, the party decided to field them in poll-bound states, a BJP spokesperson said on Thursday. Also, Sambit Patra will be in Madhya Pradesh to deal with media.
As sources claimed that, Union minister will involve in every action of state unit and would directly report to Amit Shah. Also, there is a buzz around political circles of Madhya Pradesh that Pradhan will also play a vital role in damage control pertaining to upper-caste resentment towards state government.
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As per the reports, after the inclusion of Pradhan in state affairs, Shivraj will take a back seat in party matters and chief minister will be focusing on campaigning for the upcoming polls. Pradhan is considered as a close aide of Amit Shah and Union Minister can also project a new a team in Madhya Pradesh, sources claimed.
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