A day after announcing his resignation from the Congress, Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the BJP on Wednesday in presence of the ruling party's president JP Nadda
Gandhi also said the PM may have 'missed' noticing the 35 per cent crash in global oil prices and asked him to pass on the benefit to Indians by slashing petrol prices
The Congress claimed that the MLAs were asked to put up together in Bengaluru till Scindia got first seat for the Rajya Sabha elections
The numbers game seems to be tilting towards the BJP, which has 107 MLAs in the House which has a current strength of 228
There is speculation that he could join the BJP, get elected to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh, and join the Union cabinet
Hitting out at Scindia, many Congress leaders referred to the 1857 revolt against the East India Company and the role of the Scindia royals
After remaining 'incommunicado' for hours, Jyotiraditya Scindia finally resigned from the Congress party. Read live updates on Madhya Pradesh political crisis
The copy of the letter mentioned the names of Imarati Devi, Tulsi Silawat, Govind Singh Rajput, Mahendra Singh Sisodiya, Pradyumn Singh Tomar and Prabhuram Chaudhari
Speaking to ANI, Chaudhary also claimed that Scindia could have been lured by the offer of ministership given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
The Congress is surviving with the support of rebel BSP MLAs who have joined the Congress and have been accepted by the Speaker
Soon after his meeting with Modi, the former Union minister tendered his resignation to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, saying it was now time for him to move on
Noting that the events of the day had been drawing themselves out for a year, Scindia wrote to Gandhi saying it was now best for him to look at a fresh start
The rift between MP CM Kamal Nath and Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia came out in the open with the latter publicly criticising the former on several occasions
Seventeen MLAs, including at least six ministers, known to be Scindia loyalists, are currently in Bengaluru
20 cabinet ministers resigned from Kamal Nath-led Madhya Pradesh government. Congress will hold meet to discuss the developments
After the meeting, Nath said any decision on the party's nominees for Rajya Sabha polls would be taken unanimously
Dang's purported resignation letter is making rounds on social media and efforts to contact him for confirmation proved futile
The BJP's policy has always been to ensure that states do not get any government except that of the party, he said.
BJP MP from Satna, Ganesh Singh, on Wednesday said that the Congress should give proof to substantiate its charge
Shivraj Singh Chouhan accused the Congress veteran of making false statements and engaging in sensationalism