Congress MLA's election canceled over criminal cases not disclosed
Big update from Madhya Pradesh: Congress MLA Mukesh Malhotra had his election canceled by the high court; the order will take effect after 14 days, after which his BJP rival is to be declared elected unless overturned on appeal, after the court found he did not mention two criminal cases in his election affidavit.
The court called this a "corrupt practice" under election law, so now the BJP's Ramniwas Rawat, who narrowly lost to Malhotra in 2024, will officially take over the spot in two weeks.
BJP calls it a win for honesty, transparency
Rawat had argued that voters deserved to know about Malhotra's pending cases, and the court agreed that hiding them misled people.
Congress is not giving up yet; it plans to appeal the decision in the Supreme Court.
Meanwhile, the BJP says this is a win for honesty and transparency in politics.
This case is a reminder: being upfront with voters really does matter.