: Madhya Pradesh: BJP to seek floor test in Assembly on March 16 amid political crisis #IndiaNEWS The Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday said it will seek a floor test on March 16 after

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Madhya Pradesh: BJP to seek floor test in Assembly on March 16 amid political crisis #IndiaNEWS
The Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday said it will seek a floor test on March 16 after the resignations of 22 Congress MLAs left the Kamal Nath-led government on the verge of collapse, PTI reported. Long-time Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday joined the BJP, and several members of his faction also quit the Congress.“Since the government is in minority, we are going to request the governor and the Assembly speaker for a floor test on March 16 when the state Budget Session begins,â€? BJP’s chief whip in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Narottam Mishra said, according to PTI. “They have the resignations of 22 MLAs. Now it is up to them to take a call.â€?However, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said a floor test cannot take place because the resignations submitted by 19 party MLAs have not been accepted, ANI reported.Accusing the BJP of holding its MLAs hostage, Singh said the party leaders must physically come before the Speaker and “speak for themselvesâ€?. Meanwhile, Assembly Speaker Narmada Prasad Prajapati has given time till Friday to the 22 MLAs who quit the Congress to appear before him, PTI reported. Before the resignations, the Congress government had a wafer-thin majority – the party had 114...Read more

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