Guna Lok Sabha constituency: BJP’s Jyotiraditya Scindia all set to go against Rao Yadavendra Singh of Congress

Established in 1952, the Guna Lok Sabha constituency. V. G. Yadav of the Hindu Mahasabha emerged victorious in this constituency's inaugural election.

Guna Results 2024 ,Jyotiraditya Scindia vs Rao Yadavendra Singh: The Guna constituency of Madhya Pradesh witnessed a fray between the ex-Congress vs ex-BJP battle.

Guna Lok Sabha Constituency: One of the 29 Lok Sabha seats in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh is the Guna Lok Sabha constituency. The entire Ashok Nagar district and sections of the Shivpuri and Guna districts are included in the Guna Lok Sabha constituency. Its eight Vidhan Sabha constituencies are Shivpuri, Pichhore, Kolaras, Bamori, Guna, Ashok Nagar, Chanderi, and Mungaoli.

Established in 1952, the Guna Lok Sabha constituency. V. G. Yadav of the Hindu Mahasabha emerged victorious in this constituency’s inaugural election. However, the constituency has been an open battleground for different parties since then. Guna is historically a stronghold of the Scindia family, as Vijaya Raje Scindia, Madhavrao Scindia, and Jyotiraditya Scindia have all seen electoral success here.

In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP fielded Jyotiraditya Scindia as their Lok Sabha candidate, who previously won four times from this seat on Congress’s ticket. On the other hand, Congress has fielded Rao Yadavendra Singh Yadav, who joined Congress after leaving BJP in 2023. The Lok Sabha polling in Guna is scheduled to take place on Thursday. May 7, during the third phase.

Jyotiraditya Scindia (BJP)

Jyotiraditya Scindia, BJP (Credit- X: @JM_Scindia)

BJP, who won the Guna Lok Sabha seat in 2019, decided to drop its sitting MP and field the former four-time MP from this seat, Jyotiraditya Scindia, as their candidate in 2024. This move can be a double-sided attack on Congress as Scindia is a former Congress member and also has a good historical background in this seat. Notably, Scindia lost the Guna Lok Sabha seat in 2019 against BJP’s Krishna Pal Singh Yadav as a Congress candidate.

Rao Yadavendra Singh Yadav (INC)

Rao Yadvendra Singh Yadav, INC (Credit- X: @shaandelhite)

Congress, in order to counter BJP’s move of fielding a former congress leader, decided to opt for a former BJP leader and district Panchayat member, Rao Yadavendra Singh Yadav, as their candidate for the Guna Lok Sabha seat. This will be Yadvendra Singh’s first attempt at the mainstream politics.