Kamal Nath's political life comes full circle as Jyotiraditya Scindia brings him down; 9-time MP helmed state Congress in troubled times
FirstpostIn four decades, political life has come full circle for Congress veteran Kamal Nath who could hold on to the chief ministerial chair in Madhya Pradesh for just over 15 months Bhopal: In four decades, political life has come full circle for Congress veteran Kamal Nath who could hold on to the chief ministerial chair in Madhya Pradesh for just over 15 months. Supporters of Nath, 72, had credited him for wresting this important central Indian state from BJP’s Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who from 2003 to 2018 became the longest-serving chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. Congress observers say Nath was made the chief minister keeping in mind likely political maneuvering ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls but that premise proved hollow as the Congress was virtually wiped out in those polls, losing 28 out of 29 seats in the state, including that of Scindia, to the BJP. Nath’s supporters say that as the then state Congreess chief, he made efforts before the 2018 elections to bring together senior party leaders, former chief minister Digvijay Singh, Scindia and Suresh Pachouri, well aware that groupism may have had a role in keeping the party out of power for 15 years.