BJP’s clean sweep in Madhya Pradesh: What went wrong for Congress in Chhindwara, Is this the end of the road for Kamalnath? | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Kamal Nath, the former chief minister and a prominent Congress leader in Madhya Pradesh, is now facing challenges following two consecutive electoral defeats. These setbacks, including the defeat of his son Nakul Nath in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Chhindwara seat and his own failure to secure the people’s mandate in the 2023 assembly polls diminished his political stature in the state despite his long-standing influence and strong candidacy.Nakul Nath’s loss by a margin of 113,618 votes in a constituency historically dominated by the Nath family underscores the declining support for Kamal Nath and the Congress party in a region that was once their stronghold.Erosion of Kamal Nath’s political strongholdA series of recent events have weakened Nath's control over the ...