Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Vidisha - Congress Brings In Old Guns To Counter "Mama's Magic"
NDTV
In Vidisha, the Congress has fielded Pratap Bhanu Sharma, who has a history of the "only Congress victories" in the constituency in the 1980s.
The Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency will vote in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 7. This constituency, which includes parts of Raisen, Vidisha, Sehore, and Dewas districts in Madhya Pradesh, has been a key seat since its inception in 1967.
Associated with prominent leaders like former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Sushma Swaraj, Vidisha has been a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stronghold for over three decades. This year, four-time Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, popularly known as 'Mamaji', will return to the Lok Sabha battlefield after two decades. His main rival is Congress stalwart Pratap Bhanu Sharma.
In the 2019 election, the BJP solidified its position in Vidisha. The party's Ramakant Bhargava won the seat with a commanding margin and a vote share of over 68%.