MP bypoll: BJP MLA's jeep seized

Sidhi, MP, Mar 3 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kapoorchand Ghuwara's jeep was seized here this evening on the directive of a central electoral observer as it was plying without a poll permit in the run-up to the March 8 Sidhi (ST) parliamentary constituency byelection.

The jeep was found parked outside the BJP's district office.

''The vehicle's papers are being checked,'' said Superintendent of Police D Shrinivas Verma.

BJP candidate Kunwar Singh and his Congress counterpart Manik Singh are the key figures in a 13-cornered contest.

UNI