Summary:
Sadhvi Pragya started crying on meeting Uma Bharti, them Bharti hugged her and was seen consoling, and wiping Sadhvi`s tears.
Voting in Bhopal will take place on May 12.
The counting of votes will be held on May 23.
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BJP candidate from Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur broke down on Monday when she met senior party leader Uma Bharti in Bhopal.
Sadhvi Pragya started crying on meeting Uma Bharti, them Bharti hugged her and was seen consoling, and wiping Sadhvi`s tears.
#WATCH Madhya Pradesh: Pragya Singh Thakur, BJP`s LS candidate from Bhopal breaks down while meeting Union Minister and senior BJP leader Uma Bharti in Bhopal.
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
"She [Pragya Thakur] is a great saint, don`t compare me with her, I am just an ordinary and foolish creature," Uma Bharti said after media persons asked her if Pragya Singh Thakur, the Malegaon blast accused, will take her place in the BJP.
Uma Bharti led BJP to a landslide victory in 2003 and succeeded Congress` Digvijaya Singh as the chief minister.
She is also accredited for strengthening BJP in MP.
Thakur is fighting against Digvijaya Singh in Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency in the ongoing election.
Bharti was appointed as the vice-president of the party after she announced she was not going to fight Lok Sabha polls.
Voting in Bhopal will take place on May 12.
The counting of votes will be held on May 23.
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