Jyotiraditya Scindia. File photo: Shanker Chakravarty

Jyotiraditya Scindia. Submit image: Shanker Chakravarty.


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He will be joining BJP, according to a source.

The political crisis in Madhya Pradesh came to a head on Tuesday morning as previous Union Power Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, accompanied by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, paving the way for his joining the BJP.

Mr. Scindia’s loyalists in the Madhya Pradesh Congress (around 12-14) MLAs had actually earlier landed in Bengaluru, triggering an emergency situation meeting of the State Cabinet and their subsequent resignation This was, nevertheless, not enough to pacify Mr. Scindia, who has been having growing distinctions in the Congress over what was his due after the party acquired power in the State.

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