Home / India News / 20 Madhya Pradesh ministers resign as Kamal Nath tries to save govt

20 Madhya Pradesh ministers resign as Kamal Nath tries to save govt

Nath alleged that the BJP was adopting immoral ways to "destabilise my government" and vowed not to let it happen.

Premium

CM Kamal Nath and Jyotiradity Scindia

6 min read Last Updated : Mar 10 2020 | 2:33 AM IST

The Congress government in Madhya Pradesh plunged into a crisis on Monday as a sulking Jyotiraditya Scindia, along with 17 MLAs, virtually revolted prompting Chief Minister Kamal Nath to call a late-night cabinet meeting where around 20 ministers resigned reposing faith in his leadership.

Nath alleged that the BJP was adopting immoral ways to "destabilise my government" and vowed not to let it happen.

After the dramatic developments, MP Forest Minister Umang Singhar told PTI, "We have resigned. Now it is up to the chief minister to take a call." Out of the 28 ministers, 20 were present at the

Topics : Kamal Nath MP Congress Indian National Congress Jyotiraditya Scindia Bharatiya Janata Party BJP Sonia Gandhi

What you get on BS Premium?

Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.

VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in