Kartikey Singh Chouhan, son of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, formally announced his debut in state politics on 7 January.
Addressing a rally in Shivpuri, where bypolls are due after the death of Congress MLA Ram Singh Yadav in October, Kartikey Chouhan hit out at local Congress MP Congress Jyotiraditya Scindia, without naming him. "An MP has asked my father to run away,” Kartikey said, adding, "called him and his Ministers the 'Kauravas'. This is politics at its lowest. People are watching all of this and will reply appropriately."
This public gathering was Kartikey's first stint outside Budhni, the Vidhan Sabha constituency of his father, and came on the same day that Scindia had finished his three-day tour of the area.