It's Official! Jyotiraditya Scindia resigns from Congress; Read his letter to Sonia Gandhi

In a sensational development, Congress' Jyotiraditya Scindia on twitter anunced that he has quit grand old party. Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday morning shared a photograph of resignation letter sent to party chief Sonia Gandhi. 

In his letter, Scindia mentioned that his dissatisfaction had built up in past one year. He wrote to Sonia, "As you well kw, this path that has been drawing itself out over last year." 

Minutes before resignation, Jytiraditya Scindia met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at latter's residence along with former BJP party chief Amit Shah. After meeting, Shah and Scindia left toger, with miffed Congress leader leaving behind Range Rover he had driven into 7LKM.

Congress' attempts to woo Scindia

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Congress high-command had also attempted desperate overtures to Scindia, offering to meet his demands, wher y be a Rajya Sabha seat or post of Madhya Pradesh Congress chief. However, Scindia appeared resolved.  day also falls on 75th birth anniversary of Scindia's late far and former Congress leader Madhavrao Scindia.

On Tuesday, Pilot tweeted, "I am hopeful that current crisis in Madhya Pradesh ends soon and that leaders are able to resolve differences. state needs a stable government in order to fulfil promises make to electorate."

Congress veteran and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh said Scindia could t be contacted. "We have t been able to talk to him yet... Anyone who is a true Congressman will t leave party," he said, adding people of state would give a befitting reply to anyone who attempts to undermine ir mandate.

Congress leaders have put up a brave face saying ir government in state would survive its full term. Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh unit of BJP tweeted in memory of Jyotiraditya Scindia's late far Madhavrao Scindia whose birth anniversary falls on Tuesday.

Tuesday's developments come at a time that Kamal Nath-led Madhya Pradesh government appears to be on brink, with MLAs who are loyal to Scindia apparently ready to resign, ir numbers posing a fatal threat to maintainability of Congress government. At time of writing, re are said to be at least 18 Congress MLAs in Bengaluru, while or purported rebels are in Delhi and in Madhya Pradesh. Kamal Nath's entire cabinet resigned on Monday evening, in an apparent effort to create for a rejig to placate rebel camp.

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