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Maihar, Meher was seen supporting the Congress government when it came into minority. Won the 2018 elections from BJP. When the Congress government came into minority, Narayan Tripathi was seen supporting the Congress. He had convinced the then Chief Minister Kamal Nath to make Maihar a district. In 2020, he raised the demand for creating Vindhya Pradesh. Two months ago, he had written a letter for installing the statue of former Chief Minister late Arjun Singh in Bhopal and unveiling the statue in Satna. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has also unveiled the statue of Arjun Singh in Bhopal on March 7.

Narayan Tripathi became MLA for the first time in 2003 on Samajwadi Party ticket. In 2005, he was also the state president of Samajwadi Party.
Contested the 2008 elections on SP ticket, but faced a crushing defeat from BJP. In 2013, he got a ticket from Congress and won the election.

When Ajay Singh Rahul got the ticket from Congress in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he started protesting. In 2015 he resigned from Congress. Won the 2016 assembly by-election by fighting against BJP. Won the 2018 elections from BJP.

How is the history of Satna seat?

BJP, Congress and BSP have got MPs from Satna seat. In the 1989 Lok Sabha elections, BSP had fielded a candidate for the first time from Satna seat. From then till 2019, BSP has been able to win only once in the 9 elections held in the last three decades. In the 1996 elections, Sukhlal Kushwaha of BSP had won the election. His victory surprised political pundits. He defeated BJP candidate former Chief Minister Virendra Kumar Sakhalecha and Congress candidate former Chief Minister Kunwar Arjun Singh. Sukhlal had got more than 1 lakh 82 thousand votes at that time. In this election, BJP has given ticket to Ganesh Singh. With Narayan Tripathi contesting from Satna seat, the contest has now become triangular.