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'Ready for floor test during Assembly': Kamal Nath tells Madhya Pradesh governor that 22 Congress MLAs held 'captive' by BJP
• 5 years agoExpressing the readiness of his government for a floor test in the Assembly, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Friday accused the BJP of holding 22 Congress MLAs in captivity.
22 rebel Congress MLAs set to appear before Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker today; expected to clarify whether they quit voluntarily or 'under pressure'
• 5 years agoMadhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker NP Prajapati has issued notices to 22 Congress MLAs who have resigned, asking them to appear before him by Friday and clarify whether they have quit voluntarily or under pressure.
'Fortunate to be part of BJP': Jyotiraditya Scindia pledges support to saffron party, Rahul Gandhi says ex-Guna MP ignored his ideology
Fp Staff • 5 years agoJyotiraditya Scindia, who on Thursday received a rousing welcome from BJP workers in Bhopal a day after ending his alliance with the Congress and joining the saffron party, said that he considers himself fortunate that the BJP accepted him in the party and assured workers that he will work wholeheartedly for them.
Rahul Gandhi reacts to Jyotiraditya Scindia's switch, says royal scion will never command same respect in BJP
• 5 years agoCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Jyotiraditya Scindia forgot his ideology as he was apprehensive about his political future and that he would not get respect in the BJP
Madhya Pradesh political crisis: Jyotiraditya Scindia loyalists blame old guard, say party ignored him for Rajya Sabha berth
Debobrat Ghose • 5 years agoMadhya Pradesh Political Crisis Updates: Jyotiraditya Scindia named BJP's RS candidate for MP; Youth Congress protests against MLAs' resignations
Fp Staff • 5 years agoMadhya Pradesh Political Crisis Updates: Members of the Indian Youth Congress on Wednesday held a protest against the BJP in Delhi and alleged that it was trying to horse-trade Congress MLAs in Madhya Pradesh in a bid to topple the Kamal Nath-led state government. The protesters commenced the march from the IYC office in Raisina Road, PTI reported.
'Congress not same as before': Jyotiraditya Scindia joins BJP amid political crisis in Madhya Pradesh; both parties whisk away MLAs to avoid poaching
Fp Staff • 5 years agoJyotiraditya Scindia was inducted into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday after he resigned from the Congress, resulting in the Congress-ruled Madhya Pradesh government facing a threat to its majority as 22 loyalist MLAs followed suit.
'Good to be on the same team': Vasundhara Raje welcomes Jyotiraditya Scindia into BJP, lauds his 'strength of character and courage'
• 5 years agoA day after resigning from the Congress, Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the BJP on Wednesday in presence of the ruling party's president JP Nadda.
Jyotiraditya Scindia joins BJP: Congress may point fingers at saffron party, but Madhya Pradesh imbroglio is primarily a self-goal
Suhit K Sen • 5 years agoThe conditions under which Scindia has taken this route have been created by the Congress ‘high command’ or whatever passes for it.
'Congress far removed from reality': Jyotiraditya Scindia joins BJP, says ‘hurt, distressed' about not being able to serve people
• 5 years agoAddressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters Jyotiraditya Scindia hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and said the country's future is secure in his hands