Bhopal, June 22: Madhya Pradesh's ruling BJP is unlikely to re-nominate several sitting MLAs in the upcoming assembly elections, state party chief Rakesh Singh said on Friday.

"Winning the elections is the BJP's objective and hence only candidates who have a strong chance of winning will be fielded," he told media at the party office. 

"This is not the first time that this is happening... But it cannot be said exactly how many tickets would be cut," said Singh.

In the run-up to the elections, there are regular meetings at the party office here with leaders analysing the records of sitting legislators. 

The party is also holding talks with representatives of all sections of society in a bid to win their support.

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Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday paid tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on his 164th birth anniversary, and said the Nobel laureate’s creations have been illuminating the whole world.

Banerjee, in a post on X, also quoted a few lines from Tagore’s famous collection of poems ‘Gitanjali’ (Song Offerings).

“On the birth anniversary of poet Rabindranath Tagore, we pay our heartfelt respects and bow to him. We remember him not only on 25th Baishakh, but every day. He is in our direction, in our language, in our hope - in everything! The whole world is illuminated by the light of his creation,” the chief minister said.

Tagore’s birth anniversary is celebrated as ‘Rabindra Jayanti’ on 25th Baishakh, according to the Bengali calendar.