Jyotiraditya Scindia makes a 'fresh start', quits Congress to join BJP

Jyotiraditya Scindia's resignation endangers the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh, as he has the support of 22 party MLAs

Former union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday, a day after his resignation from the Congress party had the Kamal Nath government scrambling for numbers in the Madhya Pradesh assembly.

Scindia, 49, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi before resigning. Media reports said the BJP is likely to offer him a Rajya Sabha seat and make him a Cabinet minister later.

"Having been a primary member of the Congress party for the last 18 years. It is now time for me to move on,” said Scindia in his letter