Budhni: Union Minister and senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chauhan said on Friday that Congress will have to face defeat in the assembly elections to be held in Maharashtra and Jharkhand like Haryana. Targeting the Congress, he said that during its rule, the development of infrastructure in the country decreased. In the elections of the 90-seat assembly of Haryana, BJP had won 48 seats, while Congress could win only 37 seats. Chauhan said these things while addressing a rally during the filing of nomination by BJP candidate Ramakant Bhargava from Budhni assembly seat of Madhya Pradesh.

'Congress party is not going to win anywhere now'
Addressing the rally, Chauhan said, 'Congress was defeated in Haryana and it will have to face defeat in Maharashtra and Jharkhand too. The Congress party is not going to win anywhere now. After winning from Vidisha in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Chouhan resigned from the Budhni seat, necessitating a by-election. Congress has given ticket to former minister Rajkumar Patel from Budhni seat. Patel had won from this seat in 1993, but in 2006 he had to face defeat in the election against Chouhan.

Shivraj has been continuously elected from Budhni since 2006

Let us tell you that from 2006 to 2023, Chouhan has been continuously elected from Budhni. Earlier, Chouhan had won this seat for the first time in 1990. The Union Agriculture Minister said that whenever he contested from Budhni, the party workers fought for him and ensured his victory. Shivraj said, 'Just like the party workers fought the election for me, they will fight for Ramakant Bhargav and ensure his victory by getting more votes than I got.'

'There were no roads in the area during the Congress rule'
Chouhan said that he left no stone unturned for the development of Budhni. He said, 'There were no roads in the area during the Congress rule. People had to ride horses to go anywhere. If someone used those roads, their condition would deteriorate. But after the BJP came to power in 2003 and I became the Chief Minister, I opened a school, then an Utkrishta Vidyalaya, a CM Rise School, an ITI college and also a medical college in the constituency.