Five candidates are listed by the BJP for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections

On Saturday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unveiled its fifth list of candidates, containing 92 names for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections. With the release of this list, the BJP has now declared its candidates for 228 out of the 230 seats in the Madhya Pradesh assembly.

One notable nomination is Devendra Kumar Jain, who will be contesting from the Shivpuri seat. His candidacy followed the withdrawal of Yashodhara Raje Scindia, Jyotiraditya Scindia's aunt, from the elections.

Another candidate, Sachin Birla, who had previously switched from the Congress party to the BJP, has been nominated for the Barwah constituency. Siddharth Raj Tiwari, who recently defected from the Congress to join the BJP, received a ticket to contest from the Tyonthar constituency.

Mausam Bisen, the daughter of Minister Gaurishankar Bisen, has been nominated for the Balaghat seat. The party has also nominated state ministers, including Usha Thakur for Dr Ambedkar Nagar, Inder Singh Parmar for Shujalpur, Mahendra Singh Sisodia for Bamori, and Ram Khilavan Patel for Amarpatan, among others.

Several former ministers have received nominations from the BJP, including Maya Singh for Gwalior East, Narayan Singh Kushwaha for Gwalior South, Jayant Malaiya for Damoh, Archana Chitnis for Burhanpur, Mahendra Hardia for Indore 5, Antar Singh Arya for Sendhwa, and Surya Prakash Meena for Shamshabad.

Among the 92 candidates in the latest list, there are 12 women.

The Madhya Pradesh polls are scheduled to take place on November 17 in a single phase, and the results will be announced on December 3. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was featured in the party's fourth candidate list for the elections.

Currently, the BJP is the ruling party in Madhya Pradesh, with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan leading the government. The party has held power in the state for 15 years, except for a brief period when the Congress won in the 2018 assembly elections. However, in March 2020, the BJP returned to power in Madhya Pradesh after the Congress government collapsed.