Archive · 13 Aug 2026
BJP reviews Datia by-election defeat amid internal sabotage allegations
People in India vote in elections to choose leaders for their area.
Recently, there was a special election in a place called Datia in Madhya Pradesh, and the Congress party won that seat.
The other big party, the BJP, wanted to know why it lost, so its top leaders held many meetings.
Some people in the party thought the loss happened because party members secretly did not help each other, which is called internal sabotage.
A senior leader named Narottam Mishra was upset because the party did not let him run in the election.
His anger made a gap between older and younger party leaders.
To calm things down, the national party president met with the chief minister and other important leaders.
The BJP still has many more seats in Madhya Pradesh, so losing this one election did not hurt it much.
But the arguing inside the party worried the central leadership.
Congress retained the Datia Assembly seat by winning the Madhya Pradesh by-elections.
Central BJP leadership reviewed the defeat amid allegations of internal sabotage.
BJP national president Nitin Nabin met separately with Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and state party president Hemant Khandelwal to find the causes of the loss.
BJP national general secretary (organization) B L Santosh also met senior state party leaders to review the defeat.
Former home minister Narottam Mishra made denial of a ticket an emotional issue, threatening a divide between veteran and Gen Next leaders.
- Who
- Central BJP leadership, including national president Nitin Nabin, general secretary (organization) B L Santosh, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, state party president Hemant Khandelwal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and veteran leader Narottam Mishra; Congress won the seat.
- What
- The central BJP reviewed its defeat in the Datia Assembly by-election amid allegations of internal sabotage and internal party tensions.
- When
- Recently, following the Datia Assembly by-elections.
- Where
- Datia Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh, India; review meetings were held in Bhopal.
- Why
- To determine the causes of the loss, after denial of a ticket to veteran leader Narottam Mishra threatened a divide between veteran and Gen Next leaders.
Allegations of internal sabotage
Party leadership seeking reasons
Cause of the Datia by-election defeat
Allegations of internal sabotage
Some within the party alleged that internal sabotage contributed to the loss of the Datia seat.
Party leadership seeking reasons
The central leadership reviewed the defeat at multiple levels and held meetings with senior state leaders to identify the causes and prevent the situation from snowballing.
Denial of ticket to Narottam Mishra
Allegations of internal sabotage
Veteran leaders such as Narottam Mishra treated the denial of a ticket as an emotional issue, threatening a divide between veteran and Gen Next leaders.
Party leadership seeking reasons
The party leadership, while defending its process, held a series of meetings with ministers and senior leaders to contain the fallout of the ticket decision.
- State
- Madhya Pradesh
- Constituency
- Datia Assembly constituency
- Election
- Assembly by-elections
- Result
- Congress retained the Datia seat
- BJP national president
- Nitin Nabin
- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister
- Mohan Yadav
- MP BJP state president
- Hemant Khandelwal
- Union Home Minister
- Amit Shah