The BJP has to put its house in order before the polls. Three-time former chief minister Raman Singh is the most recognisable face of the party but he faces a tough task reconnecting with party cadres and the public. Or will the BJP take a gamble and project a relatively new entrant like the popular ex-IAS officer OP Choudhary?
The party does not have its house in order in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan, where elections are due later this year, and is even dealing with factionalism in Tripura and Manipur.
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Former state BJP chief, Nand Kumar Sai was with party since 1980, continues to have influence in areas in neighbouring MP, and is two-time MP, three-time MLA