Framing Analysis
Ashutosh Tiwari submitted nomination papers for the Datia assembly bypoll on July 13, 2026, with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and former Home Minister Narottam Mishra in attendance. The bypoll, scheduled for July 30 with counting on August 3, follows the disqualification of Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti after a conviction. Mishra's supporters later blocked National Highway-44 for 11 hours in protest.