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Patwari Plots a Revival

The walls of Jitendra ‘Jitu’ Patwari’s office at his 74 Bungalows residence in Bhopal are covered with photos of the Congress pantheon. But two portraits—that of former Madhya Pradesh chief ministers Kamal Nath, 77, and Digvijaya Singh, 76—stand out, literally framing one of the key issues Patwari faces now. That is, how to work out a seamless transition from the old guard, represented by those two, to the new, of which he is the motif.

Patwari, 50, who took over the reins of the state

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