The court direction came while hearing the plea of the BJP leaders in a defamation suit filed against them by Congress' Rajya Sabha member and senior Supreme Court advocate Vivek Tankha.

Sharma emphasised that Madhya Pradesh residents' rejection of the Congress's "appeasement politics" in the past assembly elections could significantly impact the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, especially due to the Congress's absence from the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Lord Ram in Ayodhya.