In Madhya Pradesh, BJP Leaders Squabble, Congress Claims 'Internal Strife'

BJP leaders have downplayed these incidents as minor but the Congress is using them to criticise the party, arguing these are signs of deeper problems.

The Congress has claimed discord within the BJP's Madhya Pradesh ranks - less than a year after that party romped to victory in an Assembly election. The opposition party has pointed to a series of public statements from the ruling party's MPs and MLAs that seem to target each other.

This, the opposition claims, comes as the ruling party is conducting a 'sangathan parv', or an initiative to expand its base by recruiting citizens as party workers.

In particular, the Congress has pointed to three incidents.