Bhopal, Oct 14 (IANS): Several disgruntled BJP leaders from Madhya Pradesh's Vindhya region, who were denied tickets for the upcoming Assembly elections, are trying their luck in the Congress.

His supporters blamed Ajay Singh (Rahul) for denying him a ticket from Teonthar. However, Siddharth was still making an effort to speak to the central leadership of the Congress.

Sources also said that disappointed over being sidelined, Siddharth was planning to join the BJP. However, Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh convinced him against it.

Notably, Siddharth's father Sundarlal Tiwari (son of Srinwas Tiwari) was also a Lok Sabha Member from the Congress.

Since the Tiwari family has a strong hold in Rewa's politics especially among Brahmin voters, they were setting a narrative that denying a ticket to Siddharth may cost the Congress at least 5000-10000 Brahmin votes in all eight seats of Rewa district.

In the 2018 Assembly polls, the BJP had won 24 seats from Vindhya region along with all eight seats from Rewa.