Scindia's shadow on MP govt; road ahead is tough for Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Jyotiraditya Scindia, whose rebellion against the Congress brought down the previous Kamal Nath-led Congress government in March this year, emerged a clear winner in this battle

"Manthan ke baad amrit hi nikalta hai, jo vish nikalta hai Shiv usse pee jate hain (churning produces nectar and Lord Shiva drinks the poison).” Just a day before the Cabinet expansion, when Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said this last Wednesday, it was a clear admission that he had to face a lot of pressure while finalising the names of his new cabinet colleagues.
 

It was clear from the beginning that in his fourth term as chief minister, Chouhan might not get the ministers he wanted. This was confirmed when the list of ministers came out. Chouhan