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Political crisis in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In March 2020, a political crisis took place in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India, due to the resignation of 22 sitting MLAs of the Indian National Congress party from the state's Legislative Assembly.[1] It eventually led to the fall of the Kamal Nath government and the subsequent formation of the fourth Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in Madhya Pradesh.
Date | 5–20 March 2020 |
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Location | Madhya Pradesh, India |
Also known as | 2020 Madhya Pradesh government formation |
Type | Parliamentary crisis and government formation |
Cause | Resignation of Jyotiraditya Scindia and other Indian National Congress MLAs |
Participants | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Indian National Congress (INC) Other political parties and Independents |
Outcome | Fall of the Kamal Nath government and formation of fourth Shivraj Singh Chouhan government. |
A new government was formed by Shivraj Singh Chouhan as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Due to these resignations, by-elections needed to be held for all these constituencies. The 2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections were carried out in November 2020. 18 of the 25 MLAs involved in the crises, won their seats back as BJP candidates and the BJP government retained their majority in the Legislative Assembly.
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