Kamal Nath's resignation: The fall of the 15-month Congress government

I have never seen the decline of the values ​​of democracy in my political life: Kamal Nath

Bhopal, Mar 20, 2020 Friday

Kamal Nath has already resigned as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, following the Supreme Court's order that the confidence vote to be held in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly. It was difficult for Kamal Nath to win a vote of confidence after the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker accepted the resignation of four rebel MLAs.

1 Member The number of members in the assembly has dropped to 3 out of which BJP has 3 MLAs, Congress MLAs have reduced to 5.

Kamal Nath submitted his resignation to Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon at one o'clock in the afternoon and the Governor has accepted his resignation, a Rajbhavan source said in a statement.

However, the governor has asked 3-year-old Kamal Nath to continue as the state's temporary chief minister until a new chief minister is appointed.

With the resignation of Kamal Nath, the ongoing political drama in Madhya Pradesh has come to an end. In his letter of resignation, Kamalath writes that while I have always prioritized democratic principles in my 6 years of public life, I have never seen the decline of democratic values ​​seen in the last two weeks.

With 3 MLAs resigning in the four-member Madhya Pradesh assembly, the number of MPs in the Madhya Pradesh assembly has now dropped to 5. Of which, BJP has three MLAs. At the same time, the number of Congress MLAs has dropped to five. Former Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia resigned from the Congress and three of his trusted MLAs also resigned from the Congress. In his press conference, Kamal Nath had called a press conference and, without naming Sindhia, said that an ambitious, power-hungry and rejected Maharaja and his three trusted MLAs together with the BJP had destroyed democratic values.

On the other hand, BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has called Kamal Nath's resignation a victory for the people of Madhya Pradesh.

Chauhan, Tomar and Thawarchand in the forefront of the Chief Minister's race in MP

After the fall of the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh after Kamal Nath's resignation, the BJP government is set to return in the state. Former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan is at the forefront of the new Chief Minister's race. Chauhan has been the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh three times during the last three to four years. According to sources, however, it is not surprising if the BJP makes anyone other than High Command Chauhan the Chief Minister. Other possible candidates for the Chief Minister include names like Tomar and Thawar Chand Gehlot.