MP crisis Highlight: Nath resigns, Congress should introspect, says Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Political Crisis: Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Friday announced that his resignation to the governor. Stay tuned for MP floor test LIVE updates at Business Standard

12:25 PM

CM Kamal Nath: The people of this country can see the truth behind the incident where MLAs are being held hostage in Bengaluru...The truth will come out. People will not forgive them.

12:20 PM

Voters gave me 5-year mandate, says Kamal Nath

12:19 PM

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath resigns

12:14 PM

Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath addresses the media in Bhopal

12:13 PM

Kamal Nath's press conference under way

11:56 AM

BJP MLA Sharad Kol resigns

11:14 AM

Will reveal how 16 Congress MLAs were held captive at 12 pm: P C Sharma

PC Sharma, Madhya Pradesh Min: This time they (BJP) didn't do horse trading, they indulged in elephant trading. We'll prove the majority. We have 'Formula 5' with us. Revelations will be done at 12 PM (at MP CM's press conference). It'll be revealed how 16 MLAs were held captive.

 

11:12 AM

Kamal Nath calls for legislative party meet

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Friday called for a legislative party meeting at his residence ahead of the floor test in the state Assembly.

10:42 AM

Floor test in Madhya Pradesh, numbers favour BJP

At present, the arithmetic of the Assembly seems to be in favour of the BJP, especially after Speaker N.P. Prajapati accepted the resignation of 16 more Congress MLAs on Thursday night.

The Legislative Assembly has 230 MLAs, of which 24 seats are vacant. A majority in the House of 206 MLAs will require the support of 104 MLAs. The BJP has 107 MLAs, and the Congress 92. The Congress has the support of the Samajwadi Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party and Independent MLAs, which totals up to 99.

9:10 AM

MP Assembly Speaker accepts resignation of 16 Congress MLAs

Madhya Pradesh Assembly speaker NP Prajapati has accepted the resignations of 16 rebel Congress MLAs who are staying in Bengaluru and had sent their resignations on March 10 to the Speaker.

 

"The resignations of all the MLAs who are in Bengaluru and are not willing to come back, and who had submitted their resignation on March 10, have been accepted," Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker NP Prajapati said. READ ON...

 

 

8:50 AM

MP political crisis: Will Kamal Nath quit today?

With the Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Narmada Prasad Prajapati accepting the resignations of the 16 legislators holed up in Bengaluru, it has become clear the Kamal Nath government will quit on Friday.

 

In a frantic effort to pull off a near impossible win in Friday's floor test, the Congress held three meetings in quick succession till 10.45 p.m.. Would there be a floor test at all? There was no indication of the business list for Saturday's sitting till midnight on Thursday. The Vidhan Sabha Secretariat had kept the proposal for the special session in compliance of Supreme Court directive to begin at 2 p.m. on Friday.

 

The Speaker's approval for the proposal finally came shortly after Thursday midnight.

 

The Chief Minister announced his decision to address a press conference at noon on Saturday. This was a clear indication of an impending resignation during the press conference.

8:30 AM

MP floor test: Chouhan writes to MP Speaker, requests 'adherence' to SC's directions during floor test

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan wrote to state Assembly Speaker NP Prajapati late Thursday night, requesting him to ensure adherence to Supreme Court's directions during the floor test on Friday.

 

"I request you to ensure adherence to SC's directions for the floor test on March 20. Please ensure that nothing that is in violation of directions occur, that could lead to contempt of court," Chouhan wrote in his letter to Prajapati. READ ON...

8:28 AM

Madhya Pradesh floor test: Congress, BJP issue whips to their MLAs

The Congress and BJP have issued whips to their respective legislators to be present in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Friday for the floor test of the Kamal Nath-led government.

8:07 AM

Madhya Pradesh Assembly publishes list of business for today (March 20). Floor test, as per Supreme Court's order has been mentioned.

7:49 AM

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath to address media today

Amid a political crisis in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Kamal Nath is set to address the media today