FP News Service
BHOPAL (Madhya Pradesh)
Mayor candidates of both the major political parties--BJP as well as Congress, filed their nomination on Friday.
BJP mayor candidate Malti Rai after a public meeting at Bhavani Chowk and Congress candidate Vibha Patel at public meeting at residence of senior party leader Suresh Pachori straightaway went to the collectorate to file nominations.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, while addressing the public meeting, said that BJP has given ticket to son of “soil” as Malti Rai is down to earth. “So we are all party candidates from this point of view,” CM added.
In addition to CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, other senior leaders shared the dais at Bhavani Chowk.
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Similarly, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Kamal Nath, senior leader Suresh Pachori, former mayors Deepchand Yadav and Sunil Sood were present on this occasion when Patel filed the nomination.
As Congress' Patel is seen as an experienced campaigner while Rai has the backing of the strong party organisation, so the contest in Bhopal is expected to be a close one.
