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BJP is back in Madhya Pradesh, but the road ahead is long and tough

The departure of Jyotiraditya Scindia, who crossed over to the BJP, was a work in progress since December 2018, when the Congress chose Nath chief minister after its election victory

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Jyotiraditya Scindia with Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Kamal Nath at the latter’s swearing-in in Bhopal. Photo: PTI

4 min read Last Updated : Mar 22 2020 | 10:36 PM IST

The succession of political occurrences in Madhya Pradesh, leading to the resignation of Chief Minister Kamal Nath, was somewhat a re-enactment of what happened in Karnataka last year, when a coalition government was brought down to make way for a BJP-led one.

The departure of Jyotiraditya Scindia, who crossed over to the BJP, was a work in progress since December 2018, when the Congress chose Nath chief minister after its election victory.

Since then he found himself increasingly sidelined. After Nath resigned, Scindia tweeted: “People have won in Madhya Pradesh today. I have always believed politics should be a medium of public

Topics : Madhya Pradesh govt Kamal Nath Shivraj Singh Chouhan Jyotiraditya Scindia Rahul Gandhi

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