As many as 22 Congress MLAs in Madhya Pradesh resigned from the Assembly on Tuesday, plunging the government into a crisis.
As soon as Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia resigned from the primary membership of the party early in the morning after a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 13 MLAs and six Ministers owing allegiance to him, sent-in their resignations to the Governor via email, Raj Bhavan sources confirmed.
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Later in day, BJP leaders handed over hard copies of the letters to Assembly Speaker N.P. Prajapati.
Following the resignations, Chief Minister Kamal Nath requested Governor Lalji Tandon to issue orders for the removal of the six Ministers, who had resigned as lawmakers, from the Cabinet. Three other MLAs also submitted their resignations to the Speaker.
While the State BJP office witnessed a flurry of activity, the Congress office in the State capital was shuttered and padlocked. Later in the afternoon, angry party workers broke Mr Scindia’s nameplate and burnt his effigy outside it.
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