Key Points
The political arena in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, known for its royal heritage, is gearing up for a significant showdown with the two main contenders, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, vying for control over this crucial political battleground, which consists of four assembly segments: Raghogarh, Chachoura, Bamori, and Guna..
Interestingly, two of these segments are currently held by the family members of Digvijaya Singh, a Congress Rajya Sabha member and former state chief minister, while the other two are in the hands of the ruling BJP...
Digvijaya Singh hails from the Raghogarh principality, which was once a part of the former Gwalior state..
Digvijaya Singh's Raghogarh principality is a part of the erstwhile Gwalior empire, and the rivalry between the two intensified during Digvijaya Singh's tenure as the chief minister from 1993 to 2003, while Madhavrao Scindia remained a factional leader...
While the Guna assembly seat has been held by the BJP since 1993, Bamori, a key segment, saw a transition when Mahendra Singh Sisodia, a close associate of Scindia, switched from Congress to BJP..
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