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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 11, 2020, 09:31:07 IST

Madhya Pradesh government crisis: BJP lodges its MLAs in Gurugram hotel

The Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh is teetering on the brink of collapse with Jyotiraditya Scindia resigning from the Congress and as many as 22 rebel MLAs sending their resignations to the governor. Stay with TOI for latest updatesRead Less

08:15 (IST) Mar 11

Shivraj may take over as MP CM for fourth term

If everything goes according to BJP's plan, three-time Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan may take over for a fourth term, after being out of power for 15 months, somewhat settling scores for BJP's ouster in Maharashtra, where its rivals teamed up with Shiv Sena. Read more

08:01 (IST) Mar 11

Congress failed to gauge Scindia's loyal following

Driven by the ruling faction in Bhopal, led by CM Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh, Congress utterly failed to gauge the support commanded by Jyotiraditya Scindia and the resentment among its MLAs, a miss that is set to bring down the 15-month-old Congress-led government in MP. Read more

06:28 (IST) Mar 11

We are here for holidays and we are in festive mood. We will be staying in Delhi

Kailash Vijayvargiya, BJP national general secretary

06:26 (IST) Mar 11

Madhya Pradesh BJP MLAs brought to ITC Grand Bharat in Gurugram

23:16 (IST) Mar 10

BJP leader Gopal Bhargava: I am going to Delhi with all other party MLAs

23:15 (IST) Mar 10

Congress MLAs to leave for Jaipur tomorrow morning

23:06 (IST) Mar 10

Congress leaders Sajjan Singh Verma and Dr Govind Singh have left for Bengaluru. They will meet some of the 19 rebel MLAs and try and convince them to return to the party.

22:19 (IST) Mar 10

Congress leaders Mukul Wasnik, Harish Rawat and Deepak Babaria leave for Bhopal

21:53 (IST) Mar 10

Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath: There is nothing to worry about, we will prove our majority. Our government will complete its term.

21:32 (IST) Mar 10

We are going either to Bengaluru or Delhi: MLA Vijay Shah

20:58 (IST) Mar 10

We unanimously express gratitude to Congress president that she expelled Jyotiraditya Scindia from the primary membership of the party, reads the resolution

We unanimously express gratitude to Congress president that she expelled Jyotiraditya Scindia from the primary membership of the party, reads the resolution
20:55 (IST) Mar 10

Resolution passed in the Congress legislative party meet in Bhopal: Congress legislative party condemns the unfortunate manner in which attempt has been made to insult the people's mandate by satisfying the personal ambitions of Jyotiraditya Scindia

20:27 (IST) Mar 10

BJP legislative party meeting underway in Bhopal

A BJP legislative party meeting is underway at the party office here on Tuesday. Union Minister and MP from Damoh, Prahlad Patel, and other senior leaders of the party are also present in the meeting. Earlier, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the state Assembly Gopal Bhargava, Narottam Mishra, and other BJP leaders reached the residence of Speaker NP Prajapati to submit the resignations of 19 Congress MLAs.

20:19 (IST) Mar 10

Jyotiraditya Scindia follows father's footsteps in quitting Congress

The timing of his resignation - the 75th birth anniversary of his late father Madhavrao Scindia who too had quit the Congress in 1996 to float his own outfit - is "politically significant and symbolic", according to a Congress veteran. Read more

19:35 (IST) Mar 10

You'll get to see Kamal Nath's masterstroke, says MP Cong leader

"Certainly a new thing will come up. You will get to see Kamal Nath's masterstroke," said PC Sharma

18:35 (IST) Mar 10

Soon there will be only Rahul, Sonia in Congress: BJP's Shahnawaz Hussain

"How many leaders are they going to expel? If they continue expelling their leaders like this, soon the day will come when only Sonia and Rahul Gandhi will be left in the Congress," Hussain said. Read more

18:32 (IST) Mar 10

Resignations by Congress MLAs can increase to 30 by evening: BJP's Bhupendra Singh

Former Madhya Pradesh Home Minister and BJP leader Bhupendra Singh on Tuesday said that the number of resignations from Congress MLAs can rise up to 30 by today evening. Read more

18:28 (IST) Mar 10

Scindia's exit a big blow; many devoted leaders feel alienated, wasted: Haryana Congress MLA Bishnoi

Senior Haryana Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi on Tuesday described 's exit from the party a big blow and said there are many devoted leaders across the country who feel "alienated, wasted and discontented". Read more

18:13 (IST) Mar 10

PM Narendra Modi arrives at BJP headquarters in Delhi

18:09 (IST) Mar 10

MP BJP leaders to meet Speaker, hand over resignations of MLAs

Senior BJP leader Bhupendra Singh reached Bhopal on Tuesday afternoon, carrying with him resignation letters of 19 Congress MLAs who are lodged at a resort in Bengaluru.

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