Shivraj Singh is Dhoni, Kailash Vijayvargiya Pandya of MP politics: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday drew parallels between politicians and top Indian cricketers, as he compared Madhya Pradesh’s Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is hailed as one of the greatest finishers in world cricket.

Speaking at an event in Indore on Sunday, he also praised Kailash Vijayvargiya, likening him to Hardik Pandya.

“I have called Shivraj ji ‘Dhoni’ (Mahendra Singh Dhoni). It doesn’t matter how it started, he knows how to win after a great finish. If Shivraj ji is Dhoni, Kailashji is Hardik Pandya of MP politics,” Singh said, while speaking after the inauguration of Kailash Vijayvargiya’s election office in Indore.

Noting that Madhya Pradesh was a “Bimaru rajya” before BJP came to power in the state, Rajnath Singh said, “BJP has formed government for the last two decades in Madhya Pradesh…We have ruled for a long time. No one can deny the fact that 17-18 years ago Madhya Pradesh was known as ‘Bimaru Rajya’ and it is BJP and Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s government that has done the work of taking it out from ‘Bimaru’ state…”

Singh also criticised the former Congress government for returning 2 lakh houses of the 8 lakh sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana, when Kamal Nath was in power in the state.

Stressing on the importance of re-electing BJP in the upcoming assembly elections, Singh said, “Madhya Pradesh has been called the heart of India. I believe that if Madhya Pradesh is the heart of India, then Indore is the heartbeat of that heart. And if there is anyone who is the heartbeat of this Indore, it is Kailash Vijayvargiya.”

Kailash Vijayvargiya is contesting against Congress leader Sanjay Shukla in the Indore-1 constituency for the assembly elections scheduled on November 17. The results will be declared on December 3.

Madhya Pradesh is slated to undergo the Assembly polls this year on November 17, while the counting of votes will take place on December 3. Voters will choose legislators from 230 Assembly constituencies.

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