Bhopal: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday fielded Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts, against senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh from the Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency, which goes to the polls in the sixth phase on May 12.
The announcement was made hours after Sadhvi Pragya joined the BJP and said that she would “fight aginst those who are conspiring against the nation.”
After joining the party, she said: “I have formally joined the BJP; I will contest the elections and will win. We will fight against those who are conspiring against the nation. We will work together against those people to save our nation.”
According to a report, she met former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other senior BJP leaders at the party office here on Wednesday.
There was speculation that she may be pitted by the BJP against former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, who is the Congress candidate from Bhopal.
Bhopal’s sitting BJP MP Alok Sanjar welcomed the decision and said that the party members would support Sadhvi Pragya and work hard to ensure her victory in the Lok Sabha
