While Modi’s Vikas-centric model is not merely about promises but about last-mile delivery of those promises, the Opposition’s promises have simply remained empty. The 2023 assembly election results largely reflect rock-solid appeal of BJP and its mascot, PM Modi
The choice of first-timer Sharma was on expected lines, given what had happened in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. In all the three states, the BJP win was projected as a victory of ‘Modi’s guarantee” and not any state satrap, and low-profile MLAs have been picked to head the governments
Assembly Elections 2023: With the chief ministership settled, people are curious about Jyotiraditya Scindia s future. Will he contest the 2024 Lok Sabha election? How much influence will he have in the Madhya Pradesh cabinet? Despite some losses, the BJP s performance in Scindia s stronghold, the Gwalior-Chambal region, boosts his confidence. Most of Scindia s winning supporters are from other parts of Madhya Pradesh.
The sidelining of Chouhan was also seen as a signal to Vasundhara Raje Scindia, another pre-Modi era chief minister, in Rajasthan to get ready to bow out