Archive · 5 Aug 2026
Congress Dissolves Madhya Pradesh Units, BJP Disbands Datia After Bypoll
Two big political groups in India, the Congress and the BJP, are changing how their teams are organised in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
The Congress party dissolved all of its departments, cells and units across the whole state, which means every committee group was dismissed at once.
The order was issued on August 5, 2026 by a party leader named Harish Chaudhary.
The party said this was part of a bigger restructuring, following instructions from the All India Congress Committee.
One day earlier, the BJP did something smaller, dissolving its local unit in a district called Datia.
The BJP made this decision after reviewing how the party did in a recent election for the Datia Assembly seat.
The BJP's state president, Hemant Khandelwal, and a special committee's recommendations led to the decision.
A party secretary named Shyam Mahajan signed the BJP order on August 4, 2026.
So both parties are reorganising, but the Congress change covers all of Madhya Pradesh while the BJP change covers only Datia.
The Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee dissolved all its departments, cells and units across the state with immediate effect on August 5, 2026.
The Congress restructuring move was taken in line with directives from the All India Congress Committee (AICC).
MP Congress in-charge Harish Chaudhary issued the order on August 5, 2026.
The BJP dissolved its Datia district unit with immediate effect on August 4, 2026, following a review of the Datia Assembly by-election results.
The BJP order was issued on the instructions of state president Hemant Khandelwal and based on the recommendations of a committee formed to assess the bypoll outcome.
- Who
- The Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh, acting through MP Congress in-charge Harish Chaudhary, BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal and BJP state office secretary Shyam Mahajan.
- What
- The Congress dissolved all its departments, cells and units statewide, while the BJP dissolved its Datia district unit.
- When
- Congress order issued on August 5, 2026; BJP order issued a day earlier, on August 4, 2026.
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, India — the Congress move was statewide with the order issued from Bhopal, while the BJP move affected Datia district.
- Why
- The Congress cited organisational restructuring under AICC directives, while the BJP acted after a committee reviewed the Datia Assembly by-election results.
- Congress order date
- August 5, 2026
- Congress scope
- All departments, cells and their units across Madhya Pradesh
- Congress order issued by
- MP Congress in-charge Harish Chaudhary
- Congress directive source
- All India Congress Committee (AICC)
- BJP order date
- August 4, 2026
- BJP scope
- Datia district unit, including office-bearers, executive committee, mandals, morchas, cells and departmental units
- BJP order issued by
- BJP state office secretary Shyam Mahajan
- BJP decision basis
- Committee assessment of Datia Assembly by-election results and instructions from state president Hemant Khandelwal