Protests sparked within the Indian National Congress in Madhya Pradesh following the release of the party’s second list of candidates for the state assembly elections. The discontentment among Congress leaders and workers has grown, leading to resignations and demonstrations against party leaders, including Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh. Damodar Singh Yadav, the Madhya Pradesh Congress’ vice-president and working president of its Backward Class wing, resigned from his primary membership, accusing the party of neglecting and using the Backward Classes. Yadav alleged that the party only fielded 23-24% candidates from backward classes. However, his resignation resulted in his nomination from the Swede Assembly seat by the Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) led by Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan. The Congress, which declared candidates for 229 out of 230 seats, faced widespread protests at its offices and residences of party leaders. The Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections are scheduled to take place on November 17.