Samajwadi party’s Candidate Fled Ahead of By-Polls

Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate for Ambah Assembly Bansilal Jatav fled the party and joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the by-polls in Madhya Pradesh on November 3. BJP Morena district president Yogeshpal Gupta said, “He joined the BJP on October 27th night in the presence of Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.” Reportedly, Jatav earlier left the BJP and joined SP since the party refused to offer him a ticket for elections.