Kamal Nath meets Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi after drubbing in MP polls; asked to step down as state chief

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Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath is likely to step down as the Congress state president in the wake of the party's drubbing in the Assembly elections, sources said on Tuesday.

According to sources, the former CM, who met the Congress high command in the national capital on Tuesday, was directed to appoint a new state president.

Arriving in the national capital on Tuesday, the Congress's state chief met the party's national president Mallikarjun Kharge and MP Rahul Gandhi at the former's residence.

All India Congress Committee general secretary (Org) KC Venugopal was also present at the meeting, sources informed.

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• Madhya Pradesh polled for 230 assembly seats in a single phase on November 17 and the results, along with those of three other states — Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Telangana — were declared on Sunday, December 3.
  
  Addressing a press conference on Sunday, as the final stages of the vote count pointed to a landslide win for the incumbent BJP, the Congress state chief said, «We accept the mandate of Madhya Pradesh voters in this democratic contest. We will fulfil the role of the opposition.»
  
  The stalwart Congress leader also congratulated the BJP on their thumping victory, defying the pollsters who predicted a tight contest and a win for the grand old party.
  «I congratulate the