Jyotiraditya Scindia Resigns from Congress

Jyotiraditya Scindia resigned from Congress on Tuesday soon after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Scindia's move has left the Congress government inthe state on the brink a dramatic collapse, with sources saying the influentialleader may join the BJP today in a shock move and be nominated to the RajyaSabha as its member.

Sources also said that as many as 20 Congress MLAsstand ready to submit letters of resignation, by fax, to the Speaker of theMadhya Pradesh Assembly in a move that will topple the 15-month-old Kamal Nathgovernment.