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BHOPAL: There is an average increase of Rs 3 crore in assets of 174 sitting MLAs seeking reelection in past five years! Sharma, who had contested the 2013 poll on BJP ticket, is now contesting on INC ticket. In 2017, when he had contested by-polls, he had declared his assets worth more than Rs 5 crore. During 2013, he was with INC, but switched loyalty and contested on BJP ticket. “The abnormal increase and decrease in assets of MLAs re-contesting polls should be examined by ECI and the IT department..