The by-polls were necessitated as 22 Congress MLAs had walked away with Scindia, resigning their membership of the assembly, and joined the BJP.
गौरतलब है कि सिंधिया की सरपरस्ती में कांग्रेस के 22 बागी विधायक विधानसभा से त्यागपत्र देकर भाजपा में शामिल हुए थे।