"Secret Talks" With Rebel MLAs: Kamal Nath To NDTV Ahead Of Trust Vote

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has said he "never thought" the former longtime Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia would one day jump over to the BJP. "I never thought he (Jyotiraditya Scindia) would leave, but everyone decides their own future and he chose his. I couldn't have made him the PCC (state Congress) chief. This decision is taken in Delhi. Why he was unhappy, our leaders in Delhi will answer," Kamal Nath told NDTV. The Congress government of Kamal Nath in Madhya Pradesh faces collapse in a trust vote after 22 ruling party MLAs quit last week. The party had objected to Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon asking the Speaker to call a trust vote. The Supreme Court today said the Governor was within his rights to ask for a trust vote if a government lost its majority while the state assembly is not in session.