Bhopal : While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) easily won Madhya Pradesh, twelve members of the Shivraj Singh Chouhan administration—including Home Minister Narottam Mishra—did not fare well in the polls.
In Datia, Mishra was defeated by Congress candidate and longtime opponent Rajendra Bharti.
Being the second most powerful BJP leader in Madhya Pradesh, he was more well-known for his contentious remarks than for his accomplishments.
Another senior BJP leader and minister Kamal Patel, who contested from Harda constituency, was defeated by Congress candidate Ramkishore Dogne, whom he had defeated in 2018 Assembly election.
Other ministers who lost the assembly elections are Mahendra Singh Sisodia (Bamori), Prem Singh Patel (Barwani), Arvind Singh Bhadoria (Ater), Rajyavardhan Singh ‘Dattigaon’ (Badnwar), Bharat Singh Kushwaha (Gwalior Rrural), Ramkhelwan Patel (Amarpatan), Ramkishor Kanver (Paraswada), Suresh Dhakad (Pohri), and Rahul Lodhi (Khargapur).
