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Bhopal: Ahead of Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2018, a highly controversial video is going viral, purportedly showing Congress leader Kamal Nath telling supporters to ensure that Muslim vote bank goes up. Times Now does not vouch for the authenticity of the video, which is doing the rounds on the social media.

The sensational video allegedly shows Kamal Nath, the nine-time Lok Sabha MP of the Congress from Chhindwara, saying that if the party does not get at least 90 per cent of the Muslim votes, it will be a big loss. In the wake of the video, the BJP has decided to approach the Election Commission.

"They have said a really good thing about voting. How much is the percentage of voting? I request you. You should see the old records. It is on the Internet even today. If you want you can take it out. In the Muslim booths, what is the percentage of voting that has taken place? If 50-60 percentage of voting has taken place, why was it just 60 per cent? Why wasn't it 90 per cent?"

"It is important to do a postmortem of the previous elections. If you want we will get it done to 80-90 per cent. If we don't get 90 per cent vote share of the Muslim community today, then it will be a big loss for us. You are saying 80 per cent. I am talking about 90 per cent. We have the numbers in front of us. We have the numbers from different districts. You know which is a Muslim booth. In that booth, what was the percentage of voting that took place? If 60 per cent voting has taken place there, there would be a reason behind it," a voice, allegedly that of Kamal Nath, is heard saying in the video.

Talking to news agency PTI on Tuesday, Nath had described the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections a "big battle" and said he is "hungry" to bring his party back to power in the state.

The Congress has been away from power in the state since 2003 when it was ousted by the BJP. The Congress has been making all efforts to register a victory in the November 28 elections.