With Scindia gone, is this the beginning of an end for Congress in Madhya Pradesh?
5 years ago

With Scindia gone, is this the beginning of an end for Congress in Madhya Pradesh?

Op India  

Jyotiraditya Scindia has quit Congress putting the Kamal Nath government in deep crisis, bringing an irreversible change to Madhya Pradesh politics. Rest all, from Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia to her daughters Vasundhara and Yashodhara, have all been a part of the Bharatiya Janata Party with Vasundhara being a two-time Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Read: ‘Hath’ se nikal gaya: Amul takes a jibe on Jyotiraditya Scindia slipping out of Congress’ hand Let us now look at how the exit of Jyotiraditya will change the political dynamics in Madhya Pradesh. Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia, unhappy with the way MP government was functioning quit Congress causing the D P Mishra-led Congress government to topple!

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Opinion: Last bastion lost - What led to Congress washout in Madhya Pradesh
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Opinion: Last bastion lost - What led to Congress washout in Madhya Pradesh

India Today  

Six months after suffering a humiliating defeat in the Assembly elections, the Congress on June 4 scored its worst-ever performance in Madhya Pradesh, losing all seats it contested in the Lok Sabha polls. Royal pains Digvijaya Singh, another former Congress chief minister, also tasted defeat on his home turf Rajgarh. Scindia, Nath and Singh were three senior Congress leaders in …

Election 2024 | Madhya Pradesh: Will too many Congress defectors spoil the broth for the BJP?
11 months ago

Election 2024 | Madhya Pradesh: Will too many Congress defectors spoil the broth for the BJP?

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 30, 2024 18:08 IST - 8 MINS READ The 29 constituencies in Madhya Pradesh represent a diverse range of geographies and demographics, from urban centres like Indore to rural constituencies like Tikamgarh in Bundelkhand. According to Narottam Mishra, former Madhya Pradesh Home Minister and the BJP’s point man for defections, as many as four lakh political workers …

Congress struggles against cross votes and rebellion
1 year, 1 month ago

Congress struggles against cross votes and rebellion

Hindustan Times  

In the year 2000, Debiprasad Ray was the official Congress candidate for the Rajya Sabha when the dominant faction of the West Bengal Congress propped up an independent, Jayanta Bhattacharyya. The Congress party has lost at least six state governments in the past ten years due to cross voting or party MLAs turning hostile. In 2016, the entire Congress Legislative …

'Mukhyamantri Banenge Aap?' What Jyotiraditya Scindia Told News18 on Chances of Being MP CM
1 year, 3 months ago

'Mukhyamantri Banenge Aap?' What Jyotiraditya Scindia Told News18 on Chances of Being MP CM

News 18  

The Bharatiya Janata Party looked set to register a thumping win in Madhya Pradesh as counting was underway for Assembly Elections 2023. When asked about whether he could be the new MP CM, BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia told News18, “Credit for BJP’s victory goes to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda. Scindia, who was a former Congress …

Sidhi Election Result 2023 Live Updates: BJP Won In This Seat Of MP
1 year, 3 months ago

Sidhi Election Result 2023 Live Updates: BJP Won In This Seat Of MP

The Quint  

Known as the 'heart' of the country, Madhya Pradesh was at the centre of some high-voltage political churning in the run-up to the 2023 Assembly elections. This is the reason why the party's central leadership decided not to declare a chief ministerial candidate in this elections and fielded three union cabinet ministers, four members of Parliament, and a national general …

MP Assembly Election Results: Jyotiraditya Scindia's veiled jibe at Priyanka Gandhi on her 'height' remarks
1 year, 3 months ago

MP Assembly Election Results: Jyotiraditya Scindia's veiled jibe at Priyanka Gandhi on her 'height' remarks

India TV News  

Assembly Election Results 2023: The Bharatiya Janta Party is heading towards a landslide victory in Madhya Pradesh as the counting is underway in the assembly elections. BJP leader and Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia attacked Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra without taking her name, by saying a leader mocked my 'kad', now people of the state showed her height. Earlier, Vadra …

Congress will get more than 130 seats in Madhya Pradesh, says Digvijaya Singh on Exit Poll results
1 year, 4 months ago

Congress will get more than 130 seats in Madhya Pradesh, says Digvijaya Singh on Exit Poll results

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has said that Congress will get more than 130 seats in Madhya Pradesh Assembly election, results of which will be declared on December 3. After the exit poll was released on Thursday, Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath said that the grand-old party will form the government with absolute majority in …

Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls: Jyotiraditya Scindia casts his vote, says 'I am not in CM race' – India TV
1 year, 4 months ago

Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls: Jyotiraditya Scindia casts his vote, says 'I am not in CM race' – India TV

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections 2023: Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said he was not in the race for the Chief Minister's post in Madhya Pradesh. Earlier on Wednesday, Scindia hit back at Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra after the latter remarked on his height and said that she should look in the mirror before …

In crucial Gwalior-Chambal’s prestige battle, it is anger against BJP and lack of trust for Congress
1 year, 4 months ago

In crucial Gwalior-Chambal’s prestige battle, it is anger against BJP and lack of trust for Congress

The Hindu  

Kalyan Singh Tomar’s two sons aged 10 and 6 go to a private school in Dimani town about 3-4 km from their Kachnodha village. The Congress’s gains in the region went in vain in March 2020 when 22 MLAs from across the State resigned from the party following Jyotiraditya Scindia, now a Union Minister, and joined the BJP. Ms. Shrivas, …

MP: Scindia says no greed for CM post', credits Shivraj for development of MP
1 year, 4 months ago

MP: Scindia says no greed for CM post', credits Shivraj for development of MP

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that he has no greed for chief minister’s post. He gave credit to chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for the transformation of Madhya Pradesh from a ‘Bimaru’ state to one of the developed states in the country. Addressing a series of public meetings in Datia, Bhander, Lahar and Mehegaon under Gwalior-Chambal …

Madhya Pradesh elections: Rahul Gandhi's 'Mohabbat ka dukaan' is full of hatred, says Scindia in Guna
1 year, 4 months ago

Madhya Pradesh elections: Rahul Gandhi's 'Mohabbat ka dukaan' is full of hatred, says Scindia in Guna

India TV News  

Taking a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that his 'Mohabbat ka dukaan' is full of hatred. Addressing a rally in Guna, Scindia took a swipe at his former party colleague Rahul Gandhi. Attacking Congress The Union Minister, who joined the BJP in 2020, said that the Congress is a party of "jhoot aur loot" …

M.P. voters will decide whether Congress leaders are a Jai-Veeru jodi or a duo of the corrupt: Jyotiraditya Scindia
1 year, 4 months ago

M.P. voters will decide whether Congress leaders are a Jai-Veeru jodi or a duo of the corrupt: Jyotiraditya Scindia

The Hindu  

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia is asking the public to cast its verdict on his political choices. In March 2020, Mr. Scindia had walked out of the Congress with 22 MLAs, overthrowing the 15-month government led by Kamal Nath, and formed after the Congress won the 2018 Madhya Pradesh Assembly election. More than three years later, Mr. Scindia is …

‘Maharaj’ Jyotiraditya Scindia: Madhya Pradesh's Praja Will Teach Congress A Lesson
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Maharaj’ Jyotiraditya Scindia: Madhya Pradesh's Praja Will Teach Congress A Lesson

News 18  

Jyotiraditya Scindia gets off the stage as soon as his name is announced to speak. ‘CONGRESS CAN’T HIRE AND RETAIN TALENT’ News18 travelled with him on his chopper as he flew down to Behrad. He makes reference to the fact that 28 seats went for by-election post the split, but the Congress lost 19. He says, “Everyone knows that when …

MP polls: 'Do you take Digvijaya Singh seriously,' asks Jyotiraditya Scindia on ran away from election barb
1 year, 5 months ago

MP polls: 'Do you take Digvijaya Singh seriously,' asks Jyotiraditya Scindia on ran away from election barb

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday refuted Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh's claim that he "ran away" from the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections. Here's is Scindia's reaction When asked about Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's reported statement that Jyotiraditya Scindia has left the field as Congress has fielded 3 strong candidates in Shivpuri, Scindia said, "Do you …

Central point: The Hindu Editorial on the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections in November 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

Central point: The Hindu Editorial on the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections in November 2023

The Hindu  

Madhya Pradesh, which is in the geographical centre of India, will likely witness a straight contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress in the Assembly election in November. The party has given enough indications that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will not continue in the event of the party winning another term; it has fielded seven Parliament members …

Poll announcement marks farewell of BJP in five States: Congress
1 year, 5 months ago

Poll announcement marks farewell of BJP in five States: Congress

The Hindu  

As the dates for the Assembly elections to Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram were announced on Monday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge claimed that the announcement also marks “the farewell of the BJP and its allies from these States”. In a post on X, Mr. Kharge said, “Public welfare, social justice and progressive development are the guarantees of the …

MP Assembly Elections 2023: ‘We will conduct caste census if…’, Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 6 months ago

MP Assembly Elections 2023: ‘We will conduct caste census if…’, Rahul Gandhi

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is addressing the Jan Aakrosh Yatra in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, said that the BJP-led state government is not giving the right price to the farmers for their crops. The Congress party is taking out ‘Jan Aakrosh Yatra’ from seven different regions across the state from September 19 covering 11,400 kilometres and nearly all …

‘Oppn wants to destroy Sanatana Dharma’: PM Modi's fresh dig at INDIA bloc
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Oppn wants to destroy Sanatana Dharma’: PM Modi's fresh dig at INDIA bloc

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took a fresh dig at the opposition's INDIA alliance by calling it a “Ghamandiya” alliance and saying that they “want to destroy Sanatana Dharma”. This comes amid the controversy following Tamil Nadu chief minister's son Udhayanidhi Stalin's remark about eradicating ‘Sanatana Dharma’. They have a hidden agenda of attacking Sanatan Dharma, which they want …

Madhya Pradesh: Jyotiraditya Scindia loyalist Samandar Patel returns to Congress ahead of Assembly polls
1 year, 7 months ago

Madhya Pradesh: Jyotiraditya Scindia loyalist Samandar Patel returns to Congress ahead of Assembly polls

India TV News  

Ahead of the forthcoming Assembly election in Madhya Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party leader and a Jyotiraditya Scindia loyalist, Samandar Patel joined Congress in the presence of Pradesh Congress Committee chief Kamal Nath on Friday. Scindia loyalists joined Congress earlier too Meanwhile, Patel declared that he was very happy to rejoin the Congress Party. Recently, the former Shivpuri district Congress President …

Congress in Karnataka, should BJP be worried about Madhya Pradesh?
1 year, 10 months ago

Congress in Karnataka, should BJP be worried about Madhya Pradesh?

India Today  

Fresh from the success of ‘Operation Lotus’ in Karnataka in 2019, the BJP had attempted a similar political manoeuvre in Madhya Pradesh in March next year—with resounding success. Unlike Karnataka, where the party in power changes every five years, MP saw 15 years of uninterrupted BJP rule between 2003 and 2018. “MP is more susceptible to religious issues, perhaps because …

The Seventh Wave: BJP breaks all records in Gujarat as 'Kejriwall' debris buries Congress
2 years, 3 months ago

The Seventh Wave: BJP breaks all records in Gujarat as 'Kejriwall' debris buries Congress

Firstpost  

Everything has crumbled under the Bharatiya Janata juggernaut: the new Opposition, the old Opposition, the cliched themes of anti-incumbency and voter apathy, it’s all gone, wiped out Surprises won’t cease. In an election that many forecast would see Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party snatch the Gujarat crown from the head of the saffron outfit or at least stun it, Modi …

Ravi Shankar Prasad's Exit, Scindia's Entry: 5 Big Surprises From PM’s Cabinet Reshuffle
3 years, 8 months ago

Ravi Shankar Prasad's Exit, Scindia's Entry: 5 Big Surprises From PM’s Cabinet Reshuffle

News 18  

The much-awaited cabinet expansion is afoot. However, the first reshuffle in the Council of Ministers by Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he assumed charge for a second term in May 2019, is unpacking many unexpected moves, from the resignation of notable ministers to the induction of newer faces. Here are the top five surprises of this cabinet reshuffle: 1) Resignation …

16 months after joining BJP, Jyotiraditya Scindia takes oath as minister in Modi govt 2.0
3 years, 8 months ago

16 months after joining BJP, Jyotiraditya Scindia takes oath as minister in Modi govt 2.0

India TV News  

16 months after joining BJP, Jyotiraditya Scindia takes oath as minister in Modi govt 2.0 16 months after joining BJP, the former Congress stalwart Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday took oath as minister in the Modi government 2.0. 16 months after joining BJP, the former Congress stalwart Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday took oath as minister in the Modi government 2.0. Modi …

Jyotiraditya Scindia is India's new civil aviation minister, follows in father's footsteps
3 years, 8 months ago

Jyotiraditya Scindia is India's new civil aviation minister, follows in father's footsteps

India Today  

Following his father Madhavrao Scindia's footsteps, BJP leader from Madhya Pradesh Jyotiraditya Scindia has been appointed as the new civil aviation minister. Sources say Jyotiraditya Scindia was given the Civil Aviation Ministry as the top BJP leadership believes that the civil aviation sector needs a young, fresh, dynamic face that can take forward the needs of the country in the …

After Jitin Prasada's exit, can Congress rein in next round of defections?
3 years, 9 months ago

After Jitin Prasada's exit, can Congress rein in next round of defections?

India Today  

The buzz in the Congress, social media, mainstream media and in the political circles over the next round of defection/identity of defectors has a simple answer. The usual suspect list of Sachin Pilot, Navjyot Singh Sidhu, RPN Singh and many more from G-23 — the Congress leaders who demanded organisational changes in the party — is misleading. There has been …

Congress Vs Congress: 5 Other Times The Grand Old Party Faced Internal Dissent
4 years ago

Congress Vs Congress: 5 Other Times The Grand Old Party Faced Internal Dissent

News 18  

With just few weeks to go for assembly elections in Kerala, Congress leader from the state PC Chacko resigned from the party after writing a letter to Sonia Gandhi saying that it had become difficult to be a Congress leader in Kerala. The move has not been unique as in the recent past the grand old has suffered a series …

'Should have waited for his turn': Rahul Gandhi breaks silence over Jyotiraditya Scindia leaving Congress
4 years ago

'Should have waited for his turn': Rahul Gandhi breaks silence over Jyotiraditya Scindia leaving Congress

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday broke his prolonged silence over his close confidant Jyotiraditya Scindia's decision to leave the party and join the Bharatiya Janata Party. Interacting with young party leaders during Indian Youth Congress national executive meeting, Rahul Gandhi said Congress has always given importance to patience and ideology. As many as 22 Congress MLAs, including six ministers, …

Puducherry: Second Congress govt to fall within a year after Madhya Pradesh
4 years, 1 month ago

Puducherry: Second Congress govt to fall within a year after Madhya Pradesh

India TV News  

Puducherry on Monday became the second Congress government to fall within 365 days after the Kamal Nath-led Madhya Pradesh government fell in March last year. The Congress leaders in New Delhi assert that the fall of Puducherry government will enhance their electoral prospects as it will negate the anti-incumbency of the Narayansamy government and make Congress stronger in the state. …

Kamal Nath-Digvijaya Singh 'Real Gaddars', Scindia Says After Loyalists' Thumping Victory in MP Bypolls
4 years, 4 months ago

Kamal Nath-Digvijaya Singh 'Real Gaddars', Scindia Says After Loyalists' Thumping Victory in MP Bypolls

News 18  

Scooping up key seats in Madhya Pradesh, Tuesday’s bypoll results surely did not disappoint Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia whose political future was pinned to it. Despite seven of his loyalists including three ministers lost in Gwalior–Chambal region, Scindia mustered a massive vote share for Bharatiya Janata Party on nine seats in the region. These ministers also included Imarti Devi …

'We Stood Up After Scindia's Exit': Digvijaya Singh on Congress' Performance in Gwalior-Chambal Bypolls
4 years, 4 months ago

'We Stood Up After Scindia's Exit': Digvijaya Singh on Congress' Performance in Gwalior-Chambal Bypolls

News 18  

Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh, who questioned the functioning of EVMs after a shocking defeat for Congress in the Madhya Pradesh bypolls on Tuesday, expressed fresh hope on the party’s performance in the Gwalior-Chambal region despite Jyotiraditya Scindia’s exit. People thought after Scindia’s exit, Congress will be destroyed but a new party has now stood up,” Singh said. Accepting the …

MP by-polls: Jyotiraditya Scindia congratulates BJP's winning candidates, thanks voters
4 years, 4 months ago

MP by-polls: Jyotiraditya Scindia congratulates BJP's winning candidates, thanks voters

India TV News  

MP by-polls: Jyotiraditya Scindia congratulates BJP's winning candidates, thanks voters As the Bharatiya Janata Party took a lead in Madhya Pradesh by-polls, party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday congratulated all the winning candidates and thanked the voters as well. As the Bharatiya Janata Party took a lead in Madhya Pradesh by-polls, party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday congratulated all the …

Congress invokes Rani Laxmibai to target Scindia in Madhya Pradesh
4 years, 5 months ago

Congress invokes Rani Laxmibai to target Scindia in Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

The Congress in Madhya Pradesh is attempting to appropriate Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi, among leaders of the 1857 rebellion against the British, by invoking her name to target its former leader Jyotiraditya Scindia ahead of the byelections to 28 seats. With three political leaders of the family now in the BJP, including Mr. Scindia’s aunts Vasundhara Raje and Yashodhara Raje, …

Madhya Pradesh bypolls a prestige battle for Scindia, Kamal Nath
4 years, 5 months ago

Madhya Pradesh bypolls a prestige battle for Scindia, Kamal Nath

The Hindu  

Amid portraits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president J.P. Nadda and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on the hoardings at the party’s Bhopal office, the absence of a popular face, whose 19 supporters are in the fray for the 28 bypolls after pulling down the Congress government in March, is glaring. People's court: On Madhya Pradesh by-elections Mr. Scindia, …

Jyotiraditya Scindia calls Kamal Nath and Digvijay Singh traitors
4 years, 6 months ago

Jyotiraditya Scindia calls Kamal Nath and Digvijay Singh traitors

Op India  

Addressing a rally during an event marking the Bhumi Pujan of development works worth Rs 70.84 crore and the inauguration of works worth Rs 21.08 crore in Dimani in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia launched scathing attack on his former colleagues Kamal Nath and Digvijay Singh. ‘Traitors’, ‘Rs 8,000 crore debt’: @JM_Scindia attacks ex-Congress …

Scindia must pick his new loyalties
4 years, 7 months ago

Scindia must pick his new loyalties

Deccan Chronicle  

When the Bharatiya Janata Party named Lok Sabha MPs C.R. Those unhappy with his appointment constantly point out that Mr Maken, a two-time MP from New Delhi constituency, had refused to contest the recent Delhi Assembly elections because of health reasons even though Congress president Sonia Gandhi had personally asked senior leaders to pitch in. The Congress party’s Haryana unit …

Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sachin Pilot rebellions show Congress in existential crisis: Mood of the Nation
4 years, 7 months ago

Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sachin Pilot rebellions show Congress in existential crisis: Mood of the Nation

India Today  

The exit of Jyotiraditya Scindia from Congress and the open rebellion of Sachin Pilot in Rajasthan show the grand old party is in an existential crisis, according to the India Today Group-Karvy Insights Mood of the Nation 2020 poll result which was announced Friday. FULL RESULTS OF THE INDIA TODAY MOOD OF THE NATION AUGUST 2020 The MOTN survey, for …

Rajasthan political crisis | Pilot shouldn’t go Scindia way, has future in Congress, says Digvijaya
4 years, 8 months ago

Rajasthan political crisis | Pilot shouldn’t go Scindia way, has future in Congress, says Digvijaya

The Hindu  

Blaming the BJP for the political drama in Rajasthan, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday asked Sachin Pilot not to leave the grand old party. Pilot was sacked as Rajasthan deputy Chief Minister and the State Congress chief recently and the Congress has accused the BJP of making efforts to topple the Gehlot-led government by indulging in horse-trading. How …

How the Rajasthan impasse is different from Madhya Pradesh saga
4 years, 8 months ago

How the Rajasthan impasse is different from Madhya Pradesh saga

Hindustan Times  

The Congress’ decision to sack Sachin Pilot from both deputy chief ministership and state unit presidency of the party in Rajasthan — and Pilot’s open rebellion over the past few days — has thrown up comparisons with Madhya Pradesh. In MP, Jyotiraditya Scindia — the party’s young and popular face — walked out in March, along with legislators loyal to …

Sachin Pilot quitting Congress? Kapil Sibal ‘worried’ for Congress, tweets about ‘horses leaving stables’
4 years, 8 months ago

Sachin Pilot quitting Congress? Kapil Sibal ‘worried’ for Congress, tweets about ‘horses leaving stables’

Op India  

Political crisis in Rajasthan seems have deepened as senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal took to Twitter to express his concern for the grand old party. “Will we wake p only after the horses have bolted from our stables?” he tweeted hinting that senior Congress leaders may be quitting the party soon pushing the future of Congress into an even darker …

Shivraj Singh Chouhan takes oath as Madhya Pradesh's chief minister for fourth time
5 years ago

Shivraj Singh Chouhan takes oath as Madhya Pradesh's chief minister for fourth time

India TV News  

Veteran politician Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday evening took oath as Madhya Pradesh's chief minister for a record fourth time, thus officially bringing back the Bharatiya Janata Party to power after a hiatus of 15 months. The 22 rebel Congress MLAs, whose resignations from the Madhya Pradesh Assembly had led to the fall of the Kamal Nath government, joined the …

Rebel Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs join BJP
5 years ago

Rebel Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs join BJP

The Hindu  

Twenty-two rebel Congress MLAs, whose resignations from the Madhya Pradesh Assembly had led to the fall of the Kamal Nath government, joined the BJP on Saturday, national general secretary of the party Kailash Vijayvargiya said. These leaders, along with Jyotiraditya Scindia, met BJP president J.P. Nadda, who welcomed their decision to join the saffron party. The Assembly speaker had accepted …

22 rebel Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs meet BJP chief in Scindia's presence
5 years ago

22 rebel Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs meet BJP chief in Scindia's presence

India TV News  

Twenty-two Congress legislators, including six ministers, who earlier tendered their resignations amid a political crisis in Madhya Pradesh as Jyotiraditya Scindia jumped ship to BJP, met BJP President JP Nadda on Saturday. All the 22 Congress MLAs are expected to take primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party. After the 22 MLAs deserted the Kamal Nath government, the veteran Congress …

21 rebel Madhya Pradesh MLAs join BJP as Jyotiraditya Scindia accompanies them; 1 to join later
5 years ago

21 rebel Madhya Pradesh MLAs join BJP as Jyotiraditya Scindia accompanies them; 1 to join later

India Today  

Twenty-one out of the 22 rebel Congress MLAs, whose resignations from the Madhya Pradesh Assembly had led to the fall of the Kamal Nath government, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday. The rebel MLAs, including six ministers, joined the BJP in the presence of party chief JP Nadda and national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya. The rebel MLAs had tendered …

Madhya Pradesh: Why Did Kamal Nath Govt Fall & What Happens Next?
5 years ago

Madhya Pradesh: Why Did Kamal Nath Govt Fall & What Happens Next?

The Quint  

The Congress in Madhya Pradesh has always been a divided house – not just now, but for the past several decades. Scindia’s supporters claim that Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh closed ranks and sidelined him, and that the tipping point came when the party didn’t make him their first choice in the Rajya Sabha elections, choosing Digvijaya Singh instead. There …

Madhya Pradesh: How Gwalior-Chambal Caused Congress’ Rise & Fall
5 years ago

Madhya Pradesh: How Gwalior-Chambal Caused Congress’ Rise & Fall

The Quint  

It’s not just caste conflict, the area has witnessed strong rivalry even within the erstwhile royals. After Independence, the Scindia family initially aligned itself with the Congress, with Vijayraje Scindia winning Lok Sabha election from Guna in 1957 and Gwalior in 1962 on Congress tickets. In the 1970s, she tried to persuade Digvijaya Singh to join the Jana Sangh as …

Kamal Nath's political life comes full circle as Jyotiraditya Scindia brings him down; 9-time MP helmed state Congress in troubled times
5 years ago

Kamal Nath's political life comes full circle as Jyotiraditya Scindia brings him down; 9-time MP helmed state Congress in troubled times

Firstpost  

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 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 …

Madhya Pradesh politics: Congress loses power it regained after 15 yrs in 15 months; Kamal Nath blames 'power-hungry Scindia'
5 years ago

Madhya Pradesh politics: Congress loses power it regained after 15 yrs in 15 months; Kamal Nath blames 'power-hungry Scindia'

Firstpost  

Chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath resigned from the top post on Friday after unsuccessful attempts to persuade the 22 rebel MLAs to come back to the Congress folds. Kamal Nath resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on Friday after unsuccessful attempts to persuade the 22 rebel MLAs to come back to the Congress folds. …

Madhya Pradesh crisis: Scindia clears hurdle as Kamal Nath stares at ouster
5 years ago

Madhya Pradesh crisis: Scindia clears hurdle as Kamal Nath stares at ouster

India TV News  

Election officer AP Singh on Tuesday cleared the nomination papers of BJP Rajya Sabha nominees Jyotiraditya Scindia and Sumer Singh Solanki after rejecting the written objections against them. Singh, who is the Principal Secretary in the state, said that Congress nominees Digvijaya Singh and Phool Singh Baraiya had on Monday filed written objections against the BJP candidates and their former …

“Resort Politics” of Congress comes full circle as its MP govt likely to fall
5 years ago

“Resort Politics” of Congress comes full circle as its MP govt likely to fall

Op India  

In the last few days, we have seen Congress party employing “Resort Politics” to tuck its Madhya Pradesh MLAs away at a secure place while the situation in the state appeared ripe for political upheaval. The huddling of Congress MLAs from Madhya Pradesh in a plush resort on the Delhi-Jaipur road last week heralded the impending political crisis in the …

Why the political situation in Madhya Pradesh remains muddled
5 years ago

Why the political situation in Madhya Pradesh remains muddled

India Today  

On March 16--the first day of the budget session of the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha--state governor Lalji Tandon issued a directive to hold a floor test in the assembly. However, with Speaker Narmada Prasad Prajapati adjourning the House till March 25 in view of the spread of coronavirus, the Bharatiya Janata Party moved the Supreme Court seeking a floor test …

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