Digvijaya Singh is Congress candidate from Bhopal, a seat last won by party in 1984

Bhopal | Saturday | 23rd March, 2019

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Narmade Harr.”And it is now decided, former chief minister of ten years Digvijaya Singh will contest from Bhopal. But he asked me to take the decision,” chief minister Kamal Nath said on Saturday. BHOPAL: Former chief minister and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh is Congress’ candidate from Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency, a seat considered “one of the toughest” for the party in Madhya Pradesh.For the BJP, this has been a high-profile sure-win seat since 1989. “Digvijaya Singh has been the state’s chief minister and state Congress president for years so I had argued that his candidature from Rajgarh won’t be suitable for him. Bhopal and Indore were last won by the Congress in 1984 after the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi..