‘Ghar ka bhedi Lanka dahaye’: MP BJP chief on Natarajan’s RS poll nomination rejection

Business To Business, New Delhi, 10^th June, 2026:  Hemant Khandelwal on Wednesday took a swipe at the Indian National Congress after the Rajya Sabha nomination of Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan was rejected.
According to election authorities, Natarajan's nomination was rejected because her affidavit filed along with the nomination papers was incomplete.
Officials said she had allegedly failed to disclose, in Form 26, details of a court complaint and a case registered against her in Telangana.
The issue was raised through a complaint filed by BJP candidate Mahesh Kewat, who contended that the affidavit did not contain all the required information.
Reacting to the development, Khandelwal invoked the phrase "ghar ka bhedi Lanka dhaye" (an insider causes the downfall), suggesting that the information leading to the objection may have come from within Congress itself.
He noted that the BJP does not govern Telangana and implied that details regarding the case could have been leaked by someone from the Congress camp.
The rejection has added a new dimension to the Rajya Sabha election contest in Madhya Pradesh, where political tensions were already high amid allegations of possible cross-voting and efforts by parties to keep their legislators united.
For the BJP, the development has become an opportunity to question Congress's internal coordination and candidate vetting process. For Congress, the focus is likely to shift to the legal and procedural aspects of the rejection and its impact on the election.
Nomination papers for Rajya Sabha elections are scrutinized carefully to ensure compliance with statutory requirements, including complete disclosure of criminal cases, assets, liabilities, and other relevant information in the prescribed affidavits. Failure to provide required information can lead to objections and, in certain cases, rejection of a nomination.
The controversy is expected to remain a key talking point ahead of the June 18 Rajya Sabha elections, particularly given the close political contest and the significance of every seat in the Upper House.