Summary:
Just ahead of the announcement of assembly elections, Chouhan had decided to include small traders under the fixed tariff scheme to provide them equal benefit to overcome GST glitches. In fact, Sambal covered every section of society, irrespective of caste and class.During ticket distribution, BJP leadership gave him a free hand which to an extent was considered as an independent decision despite cautions by RSS. Chouhan, however, continues to be popular as ‘Mama’, and BJP cashed in on this. The Sangh Parivar had suggested changing 80 sitting MLAs, but Chouhan changed only 53 of them. Chouhan campaigned intensively, helping ward off a Chhattisgarh or Rajasthan like defeat..