Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath to stay in Congress, confirms state party chief Jitendra Patwari
Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Jitendra Patwari on Sunday dismissed the reports of former chief minister Kamal Nath switching to BJP.
«Once again, it was shown how BJP misuses the media to question the faith of anyone. I have talked to Kamal Nath, and he told me that all these speculations are just conspiracies, and he is, was, and will be a Congress leader,” he said.
Around half a dozen Madhya Pradesh MLAs loyal to senior Congress leader Kamal Nath reached Delhi on Sunday, accentuating the speculation that he and his MP son Nakul Nath are set to join the ruling BJP.
However, in MP capital Bhopal, Nath's Congress colleague Digvijaya Singh expressed confidence that his «old friend» won't forsake the party from where he began his political journey, even as a picture of a flag, with 'Jai Shri Ram' written on it, purportedly flying at Nath's Delhi home provided enough fodder to social media users.
According to party insiders, MP Congress chief Jitu Patwari remained busy through Saturday establishing contact with his MLAs and telling them that Nath and his son won't cross over to the BJP.
Of those MLAs who have followed Nath to Delhi, three are from Chhindwara, while another three from the region are set to leave for Delhi, sources close to the veteran leader said earlier.
These MLAs were not answering calls, with some Congress insiders claiming Nath loyalist and former state minister Lakhan Ghangoriya was also camping with them in Delhi.
Nath (77), a nine-time MP from Chhindwara and currently MLA from the seat, is
