Amid the debate over BJP’s chief ministerial face for the upcoming assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal has said the ‘lotus’ is his party’s face in every election.

Political circles in Madhya Pradesh are abuzz with speculation about plans of the ruling BJP’s central leadership after it fielded a number of stalwarts including Union ministers as candidates for the MP assembly polls..

Various statements made by BJP leaders also fuelled a debate over the party’s chief ministerial face.

Asked about the BJP’s chief ministerial face in Madhya Pradesh, Goyal, while talking to reporters in Neemuch on Sunday, said, “Lotus is our face in every election. Lotus is revered by all of us. We go among the people with lotus.” .

“We all are workers and have a commitment to make India a developed country,” he said.

“We are committed to bring joy and enthusiasm in the life of every Indian, to fulfill all their aspirations, to serve for a bright future, welfare of the poor and good governance,” the Union minister said, and expressed confidence that his party will emerge victorious in the upcoming polls.

A recent statement of MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan prompted the main opposition Congress to claim that after being sidelined, he was trying to put pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Speaking at a gathering in Dindori last week, Chouhan asked the public whether he is running a good government or a bad government.

“…So, should this government move ahead or not? Should ‘Mama’ (maternal uncle, as he is popularly called) become chief minister or not?” he asked.