Day after Datia by-poll debacle, state BJP top brass huddles, two-member panel to probe reasons

The BJP top brass met in Bhopal on Tuesday after losing the Datia by-poll by 6000-plus votes. Leaders discussed why the party fell behind in the July 30 election. State president Hemant Khandelwal started a two-member panel to probe the defeat and find out who sabotaged the candidate’s poll prospects.