The key to MP: Development politics may be the gamechanger

As Madhya Pradesh goes to the polls today, the election has familiar contours. Unlike many of its neighbours, MP is largely a two-party state. Until the last decade, the Congress was the dominant party, retaining power since MP's formation in 1956, apart from two brief interruptions — 1977-79 (Janata Party) and 1990-92 (BJP). The steady weakening of the Congress's grip led to a two-party system, with the BJP gaining momentum from the 1990s. Since then, the state has remained stubbornly bipolar, even though the BSP has been trying to make inroads.

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