Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh meet Sonia Gandhi

The Congress leaders discussed the party’s road map to contest the 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly elections.

Published on: Apr 20, 2022, 01:06:24 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath and Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh met party chief Sonia Gandhi in presence of political strategist Prashant Kishor in New Delhi on Tuesday and discussed the road map to contest the 2023 MP assembly elections, leaders familiar with the matter said.

Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath held a meeting with party cheif Sonia Gandhi for about an hour. (File Photo)

According to a senior Congress leader, in the meeting, which lasted for about an hour, discussions were also held on the recent surveys conducted in MP about the performance of MLAs.

In an internal survey, of the 88 Congress MLAs in MP, only 16 MLAs were found to be in good position to win the election while 27 MLAs were stated to be in a very poor electoral position.

“Kamal Nath ji asked 27 MLAs and 45 others to improve their constituency work or they will not get ticket in 2023,” said a senior party leader privy to the developments. In the detailed survey, he said, it was found that some MLAs were concentrating on national politics than local politics and a few others were not visiting their constituencies.

Similarly, a survey was also conducted on 75 seats, where the Congress has lost four times consecutively, to analyse the reasons for the defeat. The party top leadership will decide on candidates on the basis of local caste configuration, public image of the candidate and also understanding of the candidate about the region, said another leader who is familiar with the matter.

MP Congress media in-charge Narendra Saluja said, “In the meeting, the discussions were held about current issues, political situation, the communal incidents happening in different parts of the country including MP, internal surveys and other activities of the party.”

Earlier on Monday, the Congress held key meetings with several top leaders at Sonia Gandhi’s residence in presence of Kishor to deliberate on the party’s strategy for the upcoming polls amid rumours that Kishor may join the party.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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