Who is Rao Yadvendra, to whom congress gave a ticket?
congress has released the list of candidates for the lok sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh. According to this list, the party has given a ticket to Rao Yadvendra Singh against jyotiraditya scindia from the Guna seat. The party had already made up its mind to field a veteran leader against Scindia. In the last elections, jyotiraditya scindia had contested the lok sabha elections on congress ticket.
Who is Rao Yadvendra Singh?
congress has played a strong bet through Rao Yadvendra Singh. Rao Yadvendra Singh comes from ashok Nagar district. He is currently a district Panchayat member. Rao Yadvendra Singh was earlier involved in the bjp only. But he joined congress before the 2023 assembly elections. His late father Deshraj Singh Yadav had been a bjp MLA.
6 family members are active in politics
Six members of Rao Yadvendra Singh's family are currently active in politics. Yadvendra Singh himself is a district Panchayat member. His wife is a district member, his brother is a district Panchayat member and his mother is also a district member. Apart from this, his father has twice contested against Scindia from the Guna lok sabha seat.
Joined congress before assembly elections
Rao Yadvendra Singh had joined congress before the assembly elections. The party had given him a ticket from the Mungawali assembly seat. But he had to face defeat from BJP's Brijendra Singh Yadav. But congress has now decided to field him in the lok sabha elections. Let us tell you that the Guna lok sabha seat is considered to be an OBC-dominated seat. This class is considered to have special dominance in Guna and Ashoknagar districts. To cater to the OBC category, congress has fielded him from this seat.
