As BJP-Cong eye MP floor test, CM Kamal Nath asks 'Why will Scindia leaving impact us?'

Unruffled by exit of senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, CM Kamal Nath on Tuesday, said to Republic TV that Congress was very confident. He added that party was unaffected by Scindia leaving m and that party will pass floor test. Nath who had chaired a Congress Legislative Party meeting had passed a resolution against Scindia, condemning his 'betrayal of people's mandate'.

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Kamal Nath: 'Why will Scindia leaving impact us?'

"We are very confident. We will pass floor test. Why will Scindia leaving impact us? Those who have been held captive, are in touch.  Why y are being to taken to Banglore? re is thing to worry," he said to Republic TV.

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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 himself is likely to join BJP on 12 March and will also allegedly file for Rajya Sabha mination on 13 March.

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Congress passes resolution against Scindia

Congress has passed a resolution against Scindia while Congress MLAs have turned on him terming him a 'traitor'. Kamal Nath held an emergency meeting of all his MLAs but only 45 MLAs of remaining 90-odd MLAs attended. Moreover, he has told Congress to be ready for mid-term polls.

"Congress legislative party condemns unfortunate manner in which attempt has been made to insult people's mandate by satisfying personal ambitions of Jyotiraditya Scindia. We unanimously express gratitude to Congress president that she expelled Jyotiraditya Scindia from primary membership of party."

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Kamal Nath - Scindia feud

Scindia has been miffed about t being elected CM and t being elected as  Madhya Pradesh Congress chief - both of which were given to Nath. Jyotiraditya Scindia had recently assured guest teachers in Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh, that he will be ir "shield and sword" if all promises in party's manifesto, including farm loan waiver and regularising guest teachers, were t fulfilled. Moreover, he allegedly reached out to 5-6 young leaders in Congress after tendering his resignation including Rajasthan Deputy CM Sachin Pilot, former Union Ministers RPN Singh, Milind Deora, Jitin Prasada, Haryana MLA Kuldeep Bishi.