{
  "id": 7588593,
  "title": "Old Rivals Clash Again As BJP’s Pradeep Soni, Congress’ Vishnu Patidar Enter Municipal By-poll In MP’s Susner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/old-rivals-clash-again-as-bjps-pradeep-soni-congress-vishnu-patidar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T15:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/old-rivals-clash-again-as-bjps-pradeep-soni-congress-vishnu-patidar-enter-municipal-by-poll-in-mps-susner"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Susner, a municipality in Madhya Pradesh, is set to witness another clash between political rivals Pradeep Soni of the BJP and Vishnu Patidar of the Congress in the upcoming Municipal Council president by-election. The two, who contested against each other in the 2022 ward-level elections, are now eyeing the top post in the Municipal Council.\n\nThe BJP announced Soni's candidature shortly before the nomination deadline, with a nomination rally held at Shri Khedapati Hanuman Math Temple. Present at the rally were BJP district president Om Malviya, Chintaman Rathore, and former MLA Rana Vikram Singh.\n\nThe Congress, on the other hand, named Patidar as its candidate after the BJP made its choice known. Congress district president Vijayalakshmi Tanwar, former MLA Vallabh Ambavatia, and senior leader Bhupendra Singh Chauhan attended Patidar's rally, which was held from his residence to the SDM office.\n\nThe rivalry between Soni and Patidar has transcended their previous ward-level contest, making this a crucial by-election for both parties. As the election approaches, both candidates are gearing up for a tough fight to claim the Municipal Council presidency in Susner.",
  "summary": "Susner (Madhya Pradesh): The BJP and Congress announced their candidates for the Municipal Council president's by-election on Tuesday, setting up another contest between old rivals Pradeep Soni and Vishnu Patidar. The BJP nominated Soni, while the Congress fielded Patidar. Both candidates held rallies with supporters and party leaders before filing their nominations. Soni and Patidar had…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}