SC upholds Guv's decision asking Kamal Nath govt to hold floor test

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon's decision asking the then Kamal Nath-led Congress government to prove majority, saying the governor has the power to call for a floor test.

The top court, which had on March 19 asked Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker N P Prajapati to reconvene a special session the next day with a sole agenda of conducting the floor test, gave a detailed order on Monday.

Following the apex court order, senior Congress leader Kamal Nath had resigned on March 20, after 15 months of taking over as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, which paved