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SC refuses proposal to produce rebel MP Cong MLAs in judges chamber

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Chouhan, offered to produce all the 16 rebel MLAs in the judges' chamber, which the court denied

MP politics LIVE: We came to Bengaluru voluntarily, say Congress rebel MLAs

Madhya Pradesh floor test: The Congress-led government has been pushed to the brink following the resignation of 22 MLAs. Stay tuned for MP political crisis LIVE updates at Business Standard

SC refuses to hear plea claiming Cong MLAs being forcefully held captive

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear a plea filed by the brother of Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Manoj Choudhary seeking his release claiming that he, along with other MLAs, was being forcefully kept in captivity by BJP members and Karnataka police.Advocate Dushyant Dave, appearing for the petitioner, told a bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud that a "very stable" government had been functioning in the state for the past 18 months."Today, we are in a peculiar situation. The public of the state trusted the Congress party (with 114 seats) while the BJP had won 109 seats. The single largest party had won the vote of confidence on that day," Dave told the court.Dave accused the BJP of using force and might to destroy democratic principles.Congress leaders, including former chief minister Digvijay Singh, have accused the BJP of forcefully holding its MLAs captive and trying to topple the Madhya Pradesh government.This development comes amid the political crisis in Madhya ...

Scindia clears RS nomination hurdle; Kamal Nath stares at tough floor test

The development came as a booster for the Congress rebels and weakened Chief Minister Kamal Nath's position in the ongoing tussle for power in Madhya Pradesh

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Training camps of javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra and Shivpal Singh in Turkey and South Africa, respectively, have been cancelled and they are in the process of returning to India

MP Congress moves SC seeking access to its rebel MLAs kept in Bengaluru

The plea, filed through senior lawyer Devdutt Kamat, said the trust vote would be a "sham" if 22 MLAs did not take part in it as almost 10 per cent of constituencies go unrepresented

SC seeks MP govt's response on Chouhan's plea seeking floor test by Mar 18

A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud said that it will issue the notice to the state government and others, including the secretary of the legislative assembly, for tomorrow at 10.30 am

We have the numbers to run the state: Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has claimed that the Kamal Nath government lacks a majority

Madhya Pradesh row: Cong gets a breather as House adjourned till March 26

As soon as Tandon started addressing the House, Congress legislators raised slogans of "bring back Congress MLAs" to the Assembly

Madhya Pradesh row: Cong gets a breather as House adjourned till March 26

As soon as Tandon started addressing the House, Congress legislators raised slogans of "bring back Congress MLAs" to the Assembly

MPs across party lines demand end to Parliament session over Covid-19

Only MPs, staff and journalists are allowed to enter the Parliament from Monday.

Cong, BJP head for showdown in MP as governor directs floor test today

To add to the ruling Congress' woes, it is yet uncertain whether it will continue getting the support of four Independents, two BSP MLAs and one MLA from the SP.

Madhya Pradesh crisis: Scindia likely to arrive in Bhopal before floor test

The rebel Congress MLAs, who have been camping in Bengaluru, are also scheduled to return to the Madhya Pradesh capital by Sunday night, sources said

Madhya Pradesh governor directs Kamal Nath to seek trust vote on March 16

A letter from the governor was sent to the chief minister in this regard around midnight

Pawar, Scindia in fray for Rajya Sabha polls as nomination filing ends

Scindia and Digvijay Singh are expected to comfortably win in the polls. The BJP's Sumer Singh Solanki and Phool Singh Baraiya of the Congress are likely to slug it out for the third seat.

MP Guv removes 6 Scindia loyalist ministers as CM says ready for floor test

The chief minister submitted to the governor a three-page letter in which he accused the BJP of being involved in horse-trading and holding the rebel Congress MLAs in captivity

Ready for floor test; 22 MLAs held captive: Kamal Nath to MP governor

Nath met Tandon in the midst of political crisis in the state triggered by the resignation of the 22 Congress MLAs three days ago

MP CM Kamal Nath writes to guv amid crisis; accuses BJP of horse-trading

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath is meeting Governor Lalji Tandon here in the midst of political crisis in the state triggered by the resignation of 22 rebel Congress MLAs three days ago. Nath, whose government is teetering on the brink of a collapse following the rebellion, reached Raj Bhavan late Friday morning to meet Tandon, who arrived here on Thursday night from Lucknow. The chief minister is expected to brief the governor about the current political situation in the state, Congress sources said. The ruling Congress has alleged that 19 of the rebel Congress MLAs, including ministers, have been held "captive" by the BJP in a resort in Bengaluru, a charge denied by the opposition party. Nath's meeting with the governor comes amid unconfirmed reports that six ministers, said to be close to former Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, will be coming to Bhopal from Bengaluru to hand over their resignation letters in person to the Assembly speaker. Attempts

After Jyotriaditya Scindia joins BJP, forgery case against him reopened

Scindia's close aide Pankaj Chaturvedi alleged that it was political vendetta.

Kamal Nath govt braces for floor test as BJP seeks vote on March 16

The Congress has a wafer thin majority in the 228- member Assembly. Before the rebellion, its tally was 114