Summary:
Though, BJP has an active RSS member in the form of Durgadas Uikey (58) against Congress' young face Ramu Takam (31). Being a senior and experienced candidate, she can pose a challenge to BJP in Shahdol.In Betul Lok Sabha seat, the two parties have fielded fresh faces. Of these, two seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes where newcomers have been fielded by both the parties. This time the saffron party has dumped its sitting MP, Gyan Singh, and preferred the young tribal royal face Himadri Singh, who left Congress and joined BJP only a few days ago. Congress candidate Meenakshi Natrajan who has been given the ticket for the third time told reporters on Sunday, "I am fighting an ideological battle against the saffron forces and hope to win this time.".