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  BJP to seek floor test in MP Assembly on March 16

  Politics | March 12, 2020 13:12 IST

  The 14-month-old Kamal Nath-led government has been facing a deep crisis following the resignation of 22 Congress MLAs after former Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia quit the party on Tuesday.

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  Jyotiraditya Scindia to hold roadshow in Bhopal today

  Politics | March 12, 2020 10:47 IST

  Jyotiraditrya Scindia will arrive at the BJP office after a road show from the Raja Bhoj Airport. He will garland the statues of Deendayal Upadhyay, Vijayaraje Scindia, Kushabhau Thackeray and the portrait of Madhavrao Scindia.

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  After joining BJP Scindia to hold road show in Bhopal

  Politics | March 12, 2020 8:15 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) political prospects in Madhya Pradesh and on the national level will get a boost immensely with the entry of Jyotiraditya Scindia, the former Congress general secretary and one of the party's most prominent youth faces.

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  Unfortunate to see Jyotiraditya Scindia leave Congress, tweets Sachin Pilot

  Politics | March 11, 2020 21:28 IST

  Jyotiraditya Scindia joined BJP on Wednesday. Sachin Pilot said that he would've prefered if things were sorted out "collaboratively" within the Congress party.

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  Now Shivraj and Maharaj are together in BJP, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan

  Politics | March 11, 2020 20:50 IST

  Welcoming Jyotiraditya Scindia into the BJP, senior party leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said he was the most popular Congress politician in Madhya Pradesh, which led the saffron outfit to coin a tagline targeting the erstwhile Gwalior royal in the 2018 state polls. 

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  10,000 Congress office-bearers quit party after Jyotiraditya Scindia: MP leader

  Politics | March 11, 2020 20:02 IST

  After Jyotiraditya Scindia quit the Congress, around 10,000 of its office-bearers have resigned from the party in Madhya Pradesh and several more are likely to do so, a former leader of the grand old party claimed on Wednesday.

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  Watch: Jyotiraditya Scindia joins BJP

  News | March 11, 2020 19:51 IST

  Former Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi on March 11.

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  MP crisis: Sharad Pawar weighs in for Kamal Nath, says 'waiting to see what happens'

  Politics | March 11, 2020 18:30 IST

  Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday evening said that "people have faith in Kamal Nath ji's abilities". He also said that he was "waiting to see what happens" in Madhya Pradesh.

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  Emotional Rahul Gandhi says 'Jyotiraditya only man who can walk into my house'

  Politics | March 11, 2020 17:32 IST

  In an emotional response to Jyotiraditya Scindia's exit from the Congress party, his long time friend and former party president Rahul Gandhi has said the Gwalior royalty is the only man who can walk into his house. This is Rahul Gandhi's first reaction after Scindia formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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  Watch: Rahul Gandhi refuses to comment on Scindia's resignation

  News | March 11, 2020 16:54 IST

  Amid political uncertainty in Madhya Pradesh following resignation of Jyotiraditya Scindia and several MLAs siding with former, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi refused to answer question on his resignation.

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  What does BJP gain from entry of Jyotiraditya Scindia

  Politics | March 11, 2020 19:08 IST

  The BJP political prospects in Madhya Pradesh and on the national level would be boosted immensely with the entry of Jyotiraditya Scindia.

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  Jyotiraditya Scindia, Harsh Chauhan declared BJP's Rajya Sabha candidates from Madhya Pradesh

  Politics | March 11, 2020 16:06 IST

  Jyotiraditya Scindia and Harsh Chauhan have been declared Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajya Sabha candidates from Madhya Pradesh.

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  Rajmata would be elated to see you put nation first: Vasundhara Raje to Jyotiraditya

  Politics | March 11, 2020 15:53 IST

  Minutes after the former Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia joined BJP, Former Rajasthan CM and Jyotiraditya Scindia’s aunt Vasundhara Raje said that the Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia would have been elated to see him putting nation first.

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  Congress not what it used to be: Jyotiraditya Scindia after joining BJP

  Politics | March 11, 2020 16:13 IST

  Jyotiraditya Scindia, who quit the Congress party in a dramatic turn of events, has finally joined the BJP in the presence of party president JP Nadda. Scindia tendered his resignation from Congress membership to Sonia Gandhi yesterday.

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  Full text of Jyotiraditya Scindia's address on Congress exit

  Politics | March 11, 2020 15:32 IST

  Jyotiraditya Scindia, who parted ways from Congress, has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Scindia addressed a press conference with BJP President JP Nadda and listed the reasons for quitting the Congress party. Here is the full text.

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  It's Official: Jyotiraditya Scindia joins BJP in presence of party president JP Nadda

  Politics | March 11, 2020 15:26 IST

  After three days of somewhat predictable uncertainty. Former Congress stalwart Jyotiraditya Scindia has joined Bharatiya Janata Party. In one stroke, Scindia scion has shaken Kamal Nath-led government in Madhya Pradesh and also asserted his political ambitions.

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  Who is Zafar Islam, the man accompanying Jyotiraditya Scindia

  Politics | March 11, 2020 16:11 IST

  It was BJP leader Zafar Islam who accompanied Jyotiraditya Scindia towards his new journey in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Gwalior royalty resigned from Congress on Tuesday, ending his 18-year-old long association with the grand old party.

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  Jyotiraditya Scindia's induction into BJP delayed due to Rahu Kaal?

  Politics | March 11, 2020 14:39 IST

  Jyotiraditya Scindia, who resigned from Congress, was set to be inducted into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at 12.30 pm but no leaders turned up at the given time. The induction has been delayed due to the "Rahu Kal", a phase considered ominous, sources said.

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  MLAs who resigned from Congress will not join BJP: Sajjan Singh Verma

  Politics | March 11, 2020 13:03 IST

  After visiting the rebel Congress MLAs of Madhya Pradesh in Bengaluru resort, Senior Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Sajjan Singh Verma said that the legislators were misled and taken to Bengaluru.

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  Rahul Gandhi blames PMO for MP crisis, says 'focus on petrol price instead'

  Politics | March 11, 2020 11:44 IST

  In the first reaction on Madhya Pradesh political crisis and post- Jyotiraditya Scindia's resignation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, "Hey PM. while you were busy destabilising an elected Congress Govt, you may have missed noticing the 35% crash in global oil prices."