Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Senior Leaders Skip Minister’s Programmes, Raising BJP Factionalism Questions
Several important BJP leaders in Aalirajpur did not attend events led by minister Sampatiya Uikey on Saturday.
Their absence led people to ask whether leaders in the district party were divided.
Uikey attended a human rangoli event and reviewed government projects.
State BJP president Hemant Khandelwal was asked about the issue during his visit.
He said the party was like a large family and that everyone was working together.
The party did not release an official statement about the alleged differences.
Several prominent Aalirajpur BJP leaders missed district in-charge minister Sampatiya Uikey’s official programmes on Saturday.
Those absent included cabinet minister Nagar Singh Chauhan, the regional MP, senior public representatives and mandal presidents.
Uikey attended a human rangoli event and reviewed Public Health Engineering Department projects.
State BJP president Hemant Khandelwal was asked whether factionalism was affecting the district unit.
Khandelwal said the BJP was a family and that everyone was working together; the party issued no formal statement.
- Who
- Minister Sampatiya Uikey, state BJP president Hemant Khandelwal, and several absent district BJP leaders.
- What
- Several prominent leaders missed Uikey’s official programmes, prompting questions about factionalism and coordination.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- Aalirajpur, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The absence of senior leaders raised questions about internal coordination; no formal explanation was issued.
Questions about internal divisions
BJP president’s response
Meaning of leaders’ absence
Questions about internal divisions
The absence of several senior leaders from Uikey’s programmes prompted questions about factionalism and coordination in the district unit.
BJP president’s response
Khandelwal said small issues arise within a large party family but that everyone was working together.
- District
- Aalirajpur
- State
- Madhya Pradesh
- Minister
- Sampatiya Uikey, district in-charge minister
- Events attended
- A human rangoli event and a review of Public Health Engineering Department projects
- Leaders reported absent
- Nagar Singh Chauhan, the regional MP, several senior public representatives and mandal presidents
- Khandelwal’s response
- He said the BJP was a family and that everyone was working together.
- Party statement
- No formal statement on the alleged differences was issued.