Bhopal, June 10 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday alleged that the Congress made errors in its Rajya Sabha nomination papers out of fear of defeat, after the nomination of senior party leader Meenakshi Natarajan was rejected ahead of the June 18 biennial elections.

Speaking to reporters here, Yadav dismissed the Congress's allegations against the BJP and the Election Commission, claiming that the opposition party's own negligence led to the rejection of the nomination.

"Regarding the rejection of a Congress candidate's nomination, it seems Congress itself, out of fear of losing, made errors in the form. Many within Congress were eyeing that seat. It's a matter of basic negligence; if one can't even fill out a for...