Tension gripped Madhya Pradesh’s Datia after supporters of former Home Minister Narottam Mishra staged protests and clashed with police over the BJP’s decision not to give him a ticket for the upcomin
Published: July 11, 2026, 12:19 PM IST
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Tension gripped Madhya Pradesh’s Datia after supporters of former Home Minister Narottam Mishra staged protests and clashed with police over the BJP’s decision not to give him a ticket for the upcoming Assembly bypoll. On Friday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced Ashutosh Tiwari as its candidate from the Datia Assembly seat, dealing a major political setback to Mishra, who has represented the constituency six times.
Mishra had lost the Datia seat to Congress leader Rajendra Bharti in the 2023 Assembly elections. However, earlier this year, a Delhi court sentenced Bharti to three years in prison in a cheating case. Following his conviction, he was disqualified as an MLA, making a bypoll in the constituency necessary.
