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MP trust vote at 5 pm on Friday; BJP says Congress govt fall imminent

Shivraj Singh Chouhan moved the Supreme Court seeking an immediate floor test for the Kamal Nath-led government

Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath
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The 15 month old Kamal Nath government plunged into crisis after 22 rebel MLAs submitted resignations

BS Web TeamAgencies New Delhi
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh to prove its majority in the Assembly by 5 pm on Friday. 

"Voting will be by show of hands and the entire proceedings will be video graphed," a bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud said.
 
BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan had moved the court seeking an immediate floor test for the Kamal Nath-led Congress government.

The apex court had earlier noted that 16 rebel Congress MLAs in Madhya Pradesh can't be held captive, adding they can take a call on whether or not they want to

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