2024-05-13 18:33:30
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav suddenly reached Raj Bhavan on Sunday night to meet Governor Mangubhai Patel. It is not common for the CM to meet the Governor on the night before the last phase of voting in the state. While the Raj Bhavan and the administration are calling this meeting a courtesy call, it was a special meeting. Sources associated with the government told Navbharat Times.com that the meaning of this meeting can be understood from different points of view.
Voting for the Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh ends today. Recently, Amit Shah had said in a strict tone in Bhopal that the MLAs and ministers of the area where voting was low would be responsible for that. Now the multiplication on voting percentage will start. The reasons for falling voting percentage were also discussed during the meeting.
cabinet expansion
Since the era of code of conduct is going on. In any case, the code of conduct does not seem to be ending before June 10. In such a situation, there was a discussion about possible cabinet expansion in Madhya Pradesh in future, it does not seem relevant.
voting in tribal areas
The 8 Lok Sabha seats where voting is taking place today include Ratlam, Dhar, Khargone, Dewas, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Indore, Khandwa. Of these, voters from tribal category are in majority in Ratlam, Dhar, Khargone. The Governor himself comes from the tribal community. In such a situation, the Chief Minister must have done special brainstorming with the Governor for today’s voting. At the same time, Ratlam seat is connected to the border of Gujarat, the Governor himself is also a resident of Gujarat. Meetings like this are not common.
Maximum number of candidates in Indore and least number of candidates in Khargone, details of voting on 8 Lok Sabha seats in the fourth phase on May 13.
What did the government say? After the meeting, a statement has come from the government that Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav has informed the Governor about drinking water management, crop procurement etc. in the state.