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Kamal Nath, Scindia smoke peace pipe to mull Cong plan to keep BJP at bay

Telecom Minister Ravishankar Prasad and BJP MP from Bihar, Rajiv Pratap Rudy sparred publicly in Parliament although they are from the same state and party

Senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia addresses a press conference as Congress Madhya Pradesh President Kamal Nath looks on, in New Delhi, on Sunday, June 03, 2018
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Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia

Business Standard New Delhi
Last week, Chief Minister Kamal Nath and top leader Jyotiraditya Scindia put their differences aside and met behind closed doors to strategise on how to keep the party together from a BJP assault that everyone believes is imminent on the ruling Congress government. The meeting stemmed from a clash between ministers loyal to Nath and those from Scindia’s camp during a meeting of the state cabinet. The two leaders discussed this issue for nearly 25 minutes at a dinner thrown by Health Minister Tulsi Silwat, said to belong to the Scindia camp. While 27 ministers in the council of ministers

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