New Delhi: Days after Jyotiraditya Scindia and 22 Congress MLAs resigned, leaving the future of the Kamal Nath-led government in doubt, Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon had directed assembly speaker Narmada Prasad Prajapati to hold a floor test tomorrow.
The speaker on Saturday ha accepted the resignations of six rebel ministers. The decision brought down the number of MLAs supporting Congress.
The effective strength of the 230-member assembly has shrunk to 222 (two seats were already vacant due to death of two MLAs)
Here are the Highlights on Madhya Pradesh government crisis:
Mar 15, 2020 13:59 (IST)
BJP leaders Narendra Singh Tomar, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Dharmendra Pradhan, and Jyotiraditya Scindia meet Solicitor General Tushar Mehta at his residence, reports news agency ANI.
Mar 15, 2020 13:58 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh Minister and independent MLA Pradeep Jaiswal after state cabinet meeting says: "We have the numbers. Chief minister is confident. Wait and watch. It's not certain whether the floor test will happen tomorrow or not due to the coronavirus."
Mar 15, 2020 13:25 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath arrives at Vallabh Bhavan in Bhopal for state cabinet meeting.
Mar 15, 2020 13:19 (IST)
Jyotiraditya Scindia arrives at the residence of Union Minister and BJP leader Narendra Singh Tomar for a meeting, ahead of floor test at Madhya Pradesh Assembly tomorrow.
Mar 15, 2020 11:59 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs who arrived in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, from Rajasthan's Jaipur earlier today, shift to Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Bhopal.
Mar 15, 2020 11:46 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh BJP issues whip to its MLAs, asking them to be present for the floor teat tomorrow.