Indore (Madhya Pradesh): After the decisive victory in Madhya Pradesh meeting elections, the BJP’s central management is considering an appropriate candidate for Chief Minister’s submit and one of many names doing the rounds is that of Kailash Vijayvargiya, the tallest chief of Malwa-Nimar area throughout events.
This marks a major improvement as it’s after a niche of fifty years {that a} chief from Indore district is in race for CM submit.
Earlier, within the political panorama of Madhya Pradesh, Congress social gathering’s Prakash Chandra Sethi, representing Indore’s Mhow constituency, turned the Chief Minister in 1972.
Bhagwantrao Mandloi, Kailash Nath Katju, Kailash Chandra Joshi, Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha and Sunderal Patwa, all from Malwa-Nimar, had additionally develop into CMs however none of them have been from Indore.
Since Sethi’s period, the highest job within the state appears to have bypassed Indore, with nobody from this vibrant metropolis even having a whiff of an opportunity over time.
Will Vijayvargiya be capable to change the political tapestry?
This stalwart of BJP, who has a popularity as “Man for Improvement”, is legendary for his working fashion, management qualities and self-discipline.
He’s the primary pressure behind what Indore is at this time. Throughout his tenure as mayor, Vijayvargiya had put Indore on the trail of improvement and his successors solely adopted his blueprint.
The seven-time MLA held many key positions in Babulal Gaur and Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s cupboards.
He was public works minister in Gaur’s cupboard and his portfolio additionally included non secular trusts, endowment, and rehabilitation. Within the first cupboard of Shivraj Singh, he was made public works, data know-how, and science & know-how minister.
Within the second cupboard of Shivraj Singh, Vijayvargiya held portfolios of IT and industries. Within the third cupboard (post-2013 elections), Vijayvargiya held the portfolio of city improvement.
He introduced TCS, Infosys and greater than 17 IT corporations to Indore throughout his tenure as trade minister.
He has good connections in large industrial homes throughout the nation.
Vijayvargiya can be identified for election methods. It’s for that reason that the social gathering had made him in-charge in Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal for meeting polls.
He had additionally made technique for BJP’s victory in Malwa-Nimar, the largest area within the state having 66 out of 230 seats in its fold. His technique labored and BJP gained 48 seats within the area.
Seats that Vijayvargiya wins develop into BJP bastions
Vijayvargiya’s electoral victories in Indore have solidified his standing as a seat-puller for the BJP. Since securing Indore-4 from Congress in 1990, adopted by victories in Indore-2 (1993), Mhow (2008), and Indore-1 (2023), any seat gained by him remodeled right into a BJP stronghold. Notably, Congress has been unable to reclaim any seat wrested by Vijayvargiya. His affect extends to the mayoral election in 1999, the place his victory set a development for subsequent BJP candidates, making certain continued success on this area.