As Scindia & 22 MLAs rebel, both BJP and Congress to shift all MLAs out of Bhopal

Amid Congress grappling to retain its remaining Madhya Pradesh MLAs, BJP on Tuesday is allegedly taken extra precautions by transporting its MLAs via buses to an unkwn location, as per sources. Sources add that 4-5 bused have been made ready after BJP legislative party meeting was held. Sources add that Congress too is mulling to shift its MLAs out of Bhopal to allegedly avoid anymore switching.

Jyotiraditya Scindia to t join BJP today after quitting from Congress: Sources

Scindia resigns from Congress; will join BJP

After two days of heavy political drama, former Guna MP formally submitted his resignation to Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday, after all talks of mediation failed. Jyotiraditya Scindia resigned from party soon after he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at latter's residence along with former BJP party chief Amit Shah. Moreover, 22 MLAs who support him have tendered ir resignation from ir Bengaluru resorts - where y have been holed up for past few days. 

Scindia who has been miffed about t being elected CM and t being elected as  Madhya Pradesh Congress chief - both of which were given to Nath, will allegedly join BJP on 12 March and will also allegedly file for Rajya Sabha mination on 13 March. Congress MLAs have turned on him terming him a 'traitor'. Currently, Kamal Nath has called all his MLAs to an emergency meeting but only 45 MLAs of remaining 90-odd MLAs have attended.

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Madhya Pradesh political crisis

crisis in Kamal Nath government started when Congress alleged BJP of poaching 4 MLAs - Surendra Singh Shera, Bisahulal Singh, Hardeep Singh Dang and Raghuraj Kansana when y were flown to Bengaluru. While two of m have returned to Kamal Nath's folds, 18 MLAs including 6 cabinet ministers - loyal to Scindia flew to Bengaluru on Monday. Though Kamal Nath dissolved his cabinet, making 20 ministers resign on Monday night at an apparent cabinet rejig attempt, it failed and all 6 rebel cabinet ministers have been expelled.

Madhya Pradesh LIVE Updates: Scindia resigns from Congress; Won't be joining BJP today

MP Assembly current scenario

With current halfway mark at 114 in 228-MLA assembly, BJP currently holds 107 MLAs of its own. Congress which held 114 MLAs - has w been reduced to 92 MLAs. resignation of 22 MLAs, has also brought down halfway mark to 103. 4 more MLAs are poised to resign, as per sources. Speaker is yet to accept any of se resignations.

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