Informed BJP chief of my decision not to contest polls: Sumitra Mahajan

Wrote to BJP chief informing him of my decision (not to contest), said outgoing Lok Sabha Speaker and eight-time MP from Indore, Sumitra Mahajan.

Mahajan, the second woman to be Lok Sabha Speaker, earlier said the BJP has been fielding her from Indore on its own. "I did not seek ticket from the Indore seat in 1989 when I first contested the Lok Sabha elections. The party on its own made me its candidate. I have never demanded my nomination," Mahajan said. Mahajan said only the partycan say who will contest from Indore, a commercial hub and the largest city in Madhya Pradesh. "Possibly, BJP organisation leaders have something on their mind. I cannot say anything until the BJP organisation speaks out," she said.