{"id":22225,"date":"2024-04-30T13:20:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T12:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newstimers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/30\/madhya-pradesh-six-time-congress-mla-ramniwas-rawat-joins-bjp-with-morena-mayor\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T13:20:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T12:20:27","slug":"madhya-pradesh-six-time-congress-mla-ramniwas-rawat-joins-bjp-with-morena-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newstimers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/30\/madhya-pradesh-six-time-congress-mla-ramniwas-rawat-joins-bjp-with-morena-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"Madhya Pradesh: Six-time Congress MLA Ramniwas Rawat joins BJP with Morena mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div dataid=\"\/cities\/bhopal-news\/madhya-pradesh-six-time-congress-mla-ramniwas-rawat-joins-bjp-with-morena-mayor-101714479628178.html\">\n<div class=\"storyParagraphFigure\">\n<p>Veteran Congress leader and MLA from Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Vijaypur, Ramniwas Rawat, and Morena mayor Sharda Solanki joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a rally ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Morena on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"\"> <span> <picture><source media=\"(max-width:767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2024\/04\/30\/400x225\/Ramniwas-Rawat---File-_1714479584164.jpg\" alt=\"Ramniwas Rawat. (File)\" title=\"Ramniwas Rawat. (File)\"\/> <\/picture> <\/span><figcaption>Ramniwas Rawat. (File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Former minister and six-time MLA, Rawat is a prominent other backward classes (OBC) leader of Gwalior and Chambal region. A former working president of the Congress, experts believe his exit will affect the party\u2019s performance in Sheopur and Morena districts. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mt10 mb10 storybtwTxt\">HT launches Crick-it, a one stop destination to catch Cricket, anytime, anywhere. <a onclick=\"dataLayer.push({'event':'article_inline_clicked','position':'article_middle','cta_text':'HT launches Crick-it, a one stop destination to catch Cricket, anytime, anywhere.','page_type':pageTYPE,'current_url':'\/cities\/bhopal-news\/madhya-pradesh-six-time-congress-mla-ramniwas-rawat-joins-bjp-with-morena-mayor-101714479628178.html','click_url': 'https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cricket?utm_source=middlearticle&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=crickitlaunch','section':'cities'});\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cricket?utm_source=middlearticle&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=crickitlaunch\">Explore now!<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Rawat was apparently upset with the party for giving ticket to Satyapal Singh Sikarwar from Morena Lok Sabha seat. He said he joined the BJP to ensure the development of his area. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was supposed to join the BJP in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who came to Morena last week. However, the Congress assured him that his grievances would be addressed. Nothing happened and he decided to join the BJP after having discussion with (Union) home minister Amit Shah three days ago,\u201d said a close aide of Rawat. <\/p>\n<p>After joining the BJP, Rawat said, \u201cEveryone wishes to do something for the people of their region and to develop the area. I could not do as much development as I wanted. Now, by joining the BJP, I want to take my region forward through development.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Morena mayor Sharda Solanki, who held a press conference on Monday talking about Congress guarantees, also joined the BJP along with Rawat. <\/p>\n<p>Congress spokesperson KK Mishra said, \u201cIt is surprising that leaders like Ramniwas Rawat, who rose as a politician in the Congress, are leaving the party. The party has given them name, fame and power. But these leaders shouldn\u2019t lie that they are doing it for people as everybody knows that they are leaving the party due to personal and business reasons only.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Indore Congress candidate Akshay Kanti Bam joined the BJP after withdrawing his nomination at the last moment. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran Congress leader and MLA from Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Vijaypur, Ramniwas Rawat, and Morena mayor Sharda Solanki joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a rally ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Morena on Tuesday. Ramniwas Rawat. 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