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MP LS poll: JAYS announces candidates for Dhar, Ratlam seats
    Indore, Apr 21 (PTI) Accusing the Congress of reneging
on its promises, tribal outfit Jai Adivasi Yuva Shakti (JAYS)
Sunday announced its candidates for Dhar and Ratlam Lok Sabha
seats.
    JAYS state president Antim Muzalda told PTI that
Mahendra Kannaul and Kamlesh Dodiyar will contest as
Independent candidates from Dhar and Ratlam respectively.
    "We were promised by the Congress that our opinion
will be honoured while selecting candidates for Ratlam, Dhar,
Khargone and Betul Lok Sabha seats (all ST seats). But the
Congress has not kept its promise and declared its candidates
on these four seats. Now the Congress will get an idea of our
electoral strength."
    He said JAYS would announce a candidate for Khargone
Lok Sabha seat soon while it was considering to extend support
to a contestant in Betul.
    JAYS, which claims to have five lakh youth members but
is not yet registered as a political outfit, managed to win
one Assembly seat in the November 2018 state polls.
    JAYS national convener Dr Hiralal Alawa, a former
doctor at Delhi AIIMS, was elected as MLA from Manawar on a
Congress ticket.
    Shahdol and Mandla are the other two seats which are
reserved for STs in the state. PTI HWP ADU
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