Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Madhya Pradesh Congress Sets December Deadline to Find Candidates
The Congress party in Madhya Pradesh is starting to look for people who can run in future elections.
It wants to find candidates for local councils and later for the state Assembly.
Party leaders said some places do not have enough people ready to run.
In a previous local election, the party did not have candidates for more than 1,000 urban wards.
District leaders and local constituency officials have been asked to find capable candidates.
They are expected to finish this work by December.
The plan was discussed at a meeting on October 7.
The articles do not say when the elections will take place.
The Madhya Pradesh Congress has begun identifying candidates for upcoming local body and Assembly elections.
District presidents and constituency-level in-charges were asked to find capable people in every municipal ward.
The party wants the identification work completed in every district by December.
The issue was discussed at an October 7 review meeting at the state Congress office.
The party said candidate shortages were a major concern; it had previously failed to field candidates in more than 1,000 urban wards.
- Who
- The Madhya Pradesh Congress, including district presidents and Assembly constituency-level in-charges.
- What
- The party has started identifying capable candidates for local body and later Assembly elections.
- When
- The plan was discussed on October 7, with candidate identification to be completed by December; the year is not stated.
- Where
- Across Madhya Pradesh; the review meeting was held at the state Congress office.
- Why
- The party wants to address shortages of suitable candidates before elections approach.
Party’s stated concern
Election preparations
Candidate availability
Party’s stated concern
Party discussions identified a shortage of suitable candidates in several locations, and the party had previously left more than 1,000 urban wards without candidates.
Election preparations
The party has instructed district and constituency-level leaders to identify capable candidates in every municipal ward by December.
- Candidate search
- For local bodies and later Assembly elections
- Deadline
- December; the year is not specified
- Review meeting
- October 7 at the state Congress office
- Meeting attendees
- District presidents and Assembly constituency-level in-charges from Rewa, Bhopal, Shahdol, Gwalior, and Chambal division
- Previous shortfall
- The Congress failed to field candidates in more than 1,000 wards in the previous urban body elections
- Past state party leader
- The state Congress leadership was then under former chief minister Kamal Nath