Summary:
Sources said that intense lobbying has held up finalization of names for the remaining 53 seats, all of which have more than two claimants each. The recommendation was to change 70 to 80 of their sitting MLAs. Ministers Narottam Mishra, Gopal Bhargava, Lal Singh Arya, Bhupendra Singh, Rustam Singh, Yashodhara Raje Scindia, Jaibhan Singh Pavaiyya, Jayant Malaiya, Archana Chitnis, Omprakash Dhurve, Gaurishankar Bisen and Rampal Singh have been fielded from their traditional seats. BJP's defeat has already begun because by changing faces, you cannot expect people to vote back a corrupt government again." Today, in the first list, they have dropped 41 sitting legislators and ministers..