GWALIOR/BHIND: In Madhya Pradesh, the BJP government under Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, once underestimated but who is the helm of affairs since 2005, faces criticism for not delivering on its promises of employment and development.
Well, this happens with any government in power for so long.
But what is turning much of a tougher challenge for 'Mama', as the Chief Minister is adorably called by his admirers, is the regular dose of 'rebellion' surfacing in the saffron camp.
Once known as a disciplined party, the dissidents are showing that career seekers in the saffron party are also like any 'run-of-the-mill' regular stuff given to temptation and weakness of personal ambitions and all that pull to push one's family interests.
The list of rebels and prospective rebels are quite a few and these can combine together to harm BJP's prospects across the state.
Narendra Kushwah, the sitting BJP MLA from Bhind, had won the 2013 polls defeating BSP nominee Sanjeev Singh by a margin of 5993 votes.
But he has been denied ticket as Amit Shah and others decided to bank on Chaudhary Rakesh Singh Chuturvedi.
Anguished Mr Khushwaha joined Samajwadi Party and also filed nomination.
There have been other rebellion stories in BJP camp.
But the most legends of fables is the rebellion associated with 88-year-old Babulal Gaur, a former Chief Minister who preceded Shivraj Singh Chouhan and had succeeded Uma Bharati.
An MLA since 1974, a former BHEL worker Gaur kept on nurturing ambitions for Govindpura seat in Bhopal and the saffron party, despite a 'clear no' from Shivraj Singh Chouhan, had to give in and accommodate his daughter-in-law Krishna Gaur.
Having managed the ticket for his 'Bahu', Babulal Gaur now certainly feels he has won a minor but crucial battle against Chief Ministser Mr Chouhan, who had replaced him in November 2005.
"Krishna Gaur is deserving and she got the ticket because of Narendra Modi ji," Mr Gaur has said. The development has irked many other aspirants for the seat including Bhopal mayor Alok Sharma.
The stories of rebellion are heard in Gwalior and also other seats around this region. Berasia SC reserved assembly segment is about six hours drive from Gwalior.
BJP has reposed faith in Vishnu Khatri for the seat, but there are reports about local foot soldiers not happy with Mr Khatri, who won in 2013, defeating Congress nominee Mahesh Ratnakar.
Among others, Kamlapat Arya, a Dalit BJP leader from Chambal and another leader from Katni area Padma Shukla also quit BJP and joined the Congress.
In the run-up to the November 28 crucial polls, of all the people Shivraj Singh Chouhan's brother-in-law Sanjay Sharma Masani, the sitting Tendukheda constituency also quit BJP and joined the Congress.
This was doubly embarrassing for the Chief Minister as he had also started talking ill of the Shivraj Singh Chouhan regime.
Thus, it was not without good reason that Congress leaders-run newspaper 'National Herald' wrote rather acidly: "Masani's switch is of psychological and sentimental importance to the Congress poll campaign".
In yet another significant development, Jitendra Daga, once a close confidant of External Affairs Minister and Vidisha MP Sushma Swaraj, was also denied ticket.
Mr Daga will be now an Independent candidate from Huzur.
Another prominent leader Brahmananad also has rebelled and filed nomination as independent candidate from Berasia.
Former agriculture minister Ramkrishna Kusmaria also quit BJP and filed papers from Patharia seat, where the saffron party has reposed faith on the sitting legislator Lakhan Patel.
There are reports of rebellion in Indore district also.