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Madhya Pradesh Elections 2023: After Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielded him from the Indore-1 constituency in the upcoming state Assembly elections, the party's national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya said that the central leadership's decision was "surprising" and he will do whatever they say.

"This is the party's order. I was told that I would be assigned work that I would not say 'no' and I would have to do it. When the tickets were declared, I too was surprised. I am the party's soldier. I will do whatever they say," Vijayvargiya said, as quoted by news agency ANI.

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On Monday, the BJP released the second list of its candidates for the forthcoming assembly elections which includes the names of 39 candidates. It came hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the large gathering of BJP workers in the Bhopal district. The party has fielded Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar from Dimani constituency, Prahlad Singh Patel from Narsingpur, and Faggan Singh Kulaste from Niwas (ST) in the state assembly elections.

PM Modi was received by BJP National President JP Nadda on his arrival for the party Central Election Committee meeting in New Delhi on September 13. (Image Credits: ANI)

The elections to the 230 Assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh will be held later this year. However, the official dates have not been announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI), it is expected that the elections are likely to be held in or before November-December 2023.

Earlier on September 13, the BJP Central Election Committee (CEC) held a meeting to discuss Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh elections at the party's headquarters in the national capital.PM Modi, BJP President JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, other election committee members, and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan were amongst those who attended the meeting.

The BJP released its first list of candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections on August 17, revealing the names of 39 candidates. With this development, the BJP has now declared candidates for 78 out of the 230 seats in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

(With ANI Inputs)