Kamal Nath

Just after the brief address of the governor, MLAs of the BJP raised the demand for a floor test, triggering an uproar.

Many legislators could be seen wearing protecting masks in view of the novel coronavirus scare.

Governor Lalji Tandon had on Saturday night directed Chief Minister Kamal Nath to seek a trust vote in the House immediately after he delivers his customary address on the first day of the Budget session beginning Monday.

Highlights of the Madhya Pradesh political crisis.

The whip was issued by BJP chief whip and MLA Narottam Mishra.

The meeting is likely to be begin at 11 am, sources said.

A letter from the governor was sent to the chief minister in this regard around midnight, a Raj Bhawan source told PTI.

Lalji Tandon expelled the six Congress leader based on the recommendation of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath

Chouhan said to demolish Lanka (kingdom of Ravan) one needs Vibhishan, the younger brother of the demon king who deserted Ravan and sided with Lord Ram in the battle in the ancient Hindu epic.

"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," BJP's chief whip in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Narottam Mishra told reporters here.

Talking to reporters at the Vidhan Bhawan in south Mumbai, Pawar also said Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, who quit the party to join the BJP, had sought "quick rehabilitation" after losing the Lok Sabha poll.

His remarks come amid a crisis for the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh where 22 of the party's MLAs loyal to former Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia resigned

Scindia was offered the post of Madhya Pradesh deputy chief minister but wanted his nominee, Singh said. However, Kamal Nath refused to accept a "chela", he said.

The Kamal Nath government in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh is on the brink of collapse as 22 Congress MLAs in the state resigned on March 10 after former Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia quit the party.

Scores of BJP workers, including women, danced and smeared each other with colours to mark the festival of Holi.

State Governor Lalji Tandon who is in Lucknow for celebrating Holi is likely to rush back to Bhopal by cutting short his visit, sources said.

The Madhya Pradesh chief minister skirted the issue of whether senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia can be nominated for the Rajya Sabha seat from the state.

The statement of Labour Minister Mahendra Singh Sisodiya, a staunch supporter of Scindia, comes at a time when the Kamal Nath government is faced with an alleged poaching bid ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls scheduled later this month.

Their public spat is a cause of great concern for the Congress party as Kamal Nath’s government in the state is hanging by a thread.

Nath's clarification came in the wake of Congress MLA Arif Masood threatening earlier in the day to protest against the party-led government's "decision" to update the NPR