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The Times of India
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Suchandana Gupta | TNN

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, state BJP chief VD Sharma return early from BJP’s Hyderabad meeting

BHOPAL: Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, state BJP chief VD Sharma and home minister Narottam Mishra left together for Hyderabad on Saturday afternoon to join the BJP national executive meeting being held in Hyderabad. Other party leaders from the state including Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Faggan Singh Kulaste, party national general secretary Kailash Vijayavargiya also reached Hyderabad for the two-day national executive.

However, chief minister Chouhan along with VD Sharma and Narottam Mishra cut-short their visit and returned to the state capital by late evening. This is mainly because of the ongoing panchayat and urban civic body polls in the state. Chief minister Chouhan is scheduled to campaign for party candidates in Bhopal, Jabalpur, Singrauli and Gwalior on Sunday.

Even on Saturday, Chouhan canvassed for Bhopal mayoral candidate Malti Rai in the morning. He participated in a roadshow standing with Malti Rai through the wards of Govindpura in the city. The state BJP is trying to do its last round of campaigning before the first phase of urban body elections on July 6. Campaigning will come to an end in all the urban areas going for polls in the first phase by Monday evening.

State BJP president VD Sharma who tested positive for the Covid virus last week has recovered fully. He will campaign in Indore and Khandwa on Sunday and will participate in a bike rally to support party mayoral candidate Pushyamitra Bhargava in Indore.

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