Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday voiced confidence that his government will withstand the political crisis triggered af...
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday voiced confidence that his government will withstand the political crisis triggered after former Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia’s exit from the party, NDTV reported. Scinida quit the party earlier on Tuesday after which at least 22 ministers, including six state ministers, resigned from the Madhya Pradesh Assembly.
“There is nothing to worry about,” Nath said. “We will prove our majority. Our government will complete its term.”
Earlier on Tuesday, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh declared the party “will take the floor test” when asked if Nath was considering resigning. He added that there was an “even chance” to win the trust vote as all four Independent MLAs, and a Bahujan Samaj Party legislator supported the Nath-led government. “We are talking to the BSP to issue a whip [for the other MLA],” he said.
Singh claimed that some of the rebel MLAs may come back as they did not want to lose their seat, and said the legislators’ families were in contact with the Congress. The Congress leader added that all efforts were made to stop Scindia from quitting the party, but the former Union minister did not budge.
“He told us he had high temperature so he couldn’t talk,” Singh said. “In fact one day before...
