Polling for Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad and Betul seats, all held by the BJP currently, will take place Monday. This will be the second phase of polling in Madhya Pradesh, the first phase having been held on April 29. Union minister Virendra Kumar Khatik is the BJP candidate from Tikamgarh while former Union minister and sitting MP Prahlad Patel is the party's Damoh candidate. Rajasthan also saw hectic campaigning by the BJP and the Congress over the past week for the 12 seats. In Jharkhand, among those in the fray is Union minister Jayant Sinha.

Source: dna May 04, 2019 16:06 UTC