The festering resentment of being rejected for the post of Chief Minister and the State Congress chief, coupled with the Lok Sabha election upset, nudged Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, the second-most popular leader after in Madhya Pradesh during Assembly election marketing in 2018, to desert the party.
As election to 3 Rajya Sabha seats from the State close in, Mr. Scindia, expecting another short shrift from the celebration, called the shots, with 19 MLAs faithful to him sending resignations, plunging the Kamal Nath federal government into an impending crisis and leaving behind a political vacuum for the Congress in the Chambal-Gwalior area, his fortress. Jyotiraditya Scindia revolt a likely turning point in tussle within Congress
Although previous Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan stepped ahead in popularity by 10-12%, Mr. Scindia was behind him, explained Yatindra Singh Sisodia, Director, Madhya Pradesh Institute of Social Science Research Study.
