Mohalla. The pain of the crushing defeat in the assembly elections was not over yet that Mohla Manpur assembly constituency became the biggest gap for the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Breaking all the records so far in the parliamentary elections, Congress candidate former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel remained in the lead from this area by 40 thousand votes.
It is noteworthy that Congress candidate and former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel was leading from morning to evening in almost all the rounds of counting. BJP’s entire strategy to corner the Congress in Mohla, Manpur assembly constituency failed and amidst all this, Bhupesh Baghel scored in this Scheduled Tribe area by about 40 thousand votes despite his defeat.
MLA Mandavi’s hard work paid off
It is worth noting that during the Lok Sabha election campaign, Mohla Manpur MLA Indra Shah Mandavi kept knocking on the doors of villages day and night to campaign for Bhupesh Baghel with all his heart and soul. The result of which was that such a big figure has emerged as a gap for the BJP.
Last time BJP was behind by 28 thousand votes
In the last Lok Sabha elections, BJP lagged behind by 28 thousand votes in Mohla Manpur Assembly constituency. In the current Lok Sabha elections this figure reached 40 thousand. The result of BJP’s internal factionalism was that BJP could not save its reputation in this forest belt.