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{{Short description|Political crisis in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
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| date = 5–20 March 2020
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| location = [[Madhya Pradesh]], India
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| also_known_as = 2020 Madhya Pradesh government formation
| type = [[Parliamentary system|Parliamentary crisis and government formation]]
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| cause = Resignation of [[Indian National Congress]] MLAs
| participants = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) [[Independent Politician|Other political parties and Independents]]
| outcome = Fall of the [[Kamal Nath ministry|Kamal Nath government]] and formation of [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan Fourth ministry|fourth Shivraj Singh Chouhan government]].
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In March 2020, a '''political crisis''' took place in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]], India, due to the resignation of 22 sitting [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLAs]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] party from the state's [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jyotiraditya-scindia-resigns-from-congress/articleshow/74561583.cms |title=Jyotiraditya Scindia resigns from Congress, more than 20 party MLAs quit |date=2020-03-10 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref> It eventually led to the fall of the [[Kamal Nath ministry|Kamal Nath government]] and the subsequent formation of the [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan Fourth ministry|fourth Shivraj Singh Chouhan government]] in Madhya Pradesh.

==Timeline==
* In November 2018, [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|elections]] in Madhya Pradesh were held for all constituencies of the Legislative Assembly. Although no party got a majority, the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) was the single largest party in the assembly. They formed the government with the help of one [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] MLA, one [[Samajwadi Party|SP]] MLA and four [[Independent politician|Independent]] MLAs. [[Kamal Nath]] was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
* On 5 March 2020, 10 MLAs (6 Congress members, 2 from BSP, 1 from SP and 1 Independent), flew to Delhi. 6 of these MLAs initially returned. The remaining 4 MLAs then flew to Bengaluru, where Congress MLA [[Hardeep Singh Dang|Hardeep Dang]] resigned from the party. The remaining three MLAs returned soon and denied the claims, made by other Congress leaders, that they were a part of [[Horse trading (political)|horse-trading]].
* On 10 March 2020, a senior leader of INC, [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]] suddenly went to meet Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]], and [[Amit Shah]], Home Minister of India. After meeting them, at around 11:30 am, he resigned from the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] party, saying that he felt very guilty while working for Congress.<ref name="twitter">{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/JM_Scindia/status/1237266942961967104?s=20 |title=Resignation letter from Indian National Congress |website=twitter.com |date=10 March 2020 |author=Jyotiraditya M. Scindia |accessdate= 8 January 2021}}</ref>
* The next day (11 March), at around 3:00 pm, he joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the presence of [[Jagat Prakash Nadda]], National President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. After joining the party, he slammed [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]], [[Kamal Nath]] and other [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] leaders for not giving the importance in the party. Throughout his [[press conference]], he didn't mention the names of the [[Nehru-Gandhi Family]]. After joining the party, he was given the ticket of [[Rajya Sabha]] from Madhya Pradesh by [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]].
* Both the parties (INC and BJP) approached the Supreme Court (SC) to ask for a floor test in Madhya Pradesh. On 19 March 2020, the SC ordered that the floor test in the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] should be done by 5:00 pm, of 20 March 2020.<ref name="statesman">{{cite web |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/supreme-court-orders-floor-test-in-madhya-pradesh-by-5pm-tomorrow-1502867729.html |newspaper=The Statesman |title=Supreme Court orders floor test in Madhya Pradesh by 5pm tomorrow |date=19 March 2020 |accessdate= 10 January 2021}}</ref>
* On 20 March 2020, after a press conference at noon, the Chief Minister [[Kamal Nath]] tendered his resignation.<ref name="wire">{{cite web |url=https://thewire.in/politics/floor-test-mp-resignation-16-rebel-congress-mla |title=Kamal Nath Resigns Ahead of Floor Test |website=thewire.in |date=20 March 2020 |author= |accessdate= 10 January 2021}}</ref>
* On 21 March 2020, in [[Delhi]], all the 22 rebel ex-Congress MLAs joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], in presence of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP's]] national president [[Jagat Prakash Nadda|J P Nadda]].<ref>{{cite news |title =22 rebel Cong MLAs, whose resignation led to fall of Kamal Nath govt, join BJP|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/22-rebel-cong-mlas-whose-resignation-led-to-fall-of-kamal-nath-govt-join-bjp-11584797981690.html|publisher=Live Mint}}</ref>
* On 23 March 2020, [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]] took oath as the new Chief Minister.<ref name="msn">{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/politics/madhya-pradesh-shivraj-singh-chouhan-takes-oath-as-cm-for-fourth-term/ar-BB11AdlM |title=Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Singh Chouhan takes oath as CM for fourth term |website=www.msn.com |date=23 March 2020 |author=Milind Ghatwai |accessdate= 10 January 2021}}</ref>

===Later events===
* By 23 July 2020, another 3 [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] MLAs ([[Pradyuman Singh Lodhi]] (of [[Malhara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Malhara]]), [[Sumitra Devi Kasdekar]] (of [[Nepanagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nepanagar]]) and [[Narayan Patel (Madhya Pradesh politician)|Narayan Patel]] (of [[Mandhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mandhata]])) had resigned to join the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]].<ref name="toi">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/madhya-pradesh-another-congress-mla-narayan-patel-resigns-joins-bjp/articleshow/77133368.cms |title=Madhya Pradesh: Another Congress MLA Narayan Patel resigns, joins BJP |newspaper=The Times of India |date= |author= |accessdate= November 16, 2020}}</ref>
* On 3 November 2020, [[2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections|by-elections]] were conducted in the constituencies of all the resigning members to fill the vacant seats.<ref name="election">{{Cite web|title=MP: उपचुनाव को लेकर चुनाव आयोग ने शुरू की तैयारियां, 5 महीने में 13 लाख आए इस तरह के आवेदन|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/madhya-pradesh/bhopal-election-commission-started-preparations-for-madhya-pradesh-by-election-13-lakh-such-applications-came-in-5-months-nodbk-3138780.html|access-date=2020-09-29|website=News18 India |language=hi}}</ref><ref name="indianexpress">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/may/21/triangular-contest-expected-as-bsp-to-contest-in-all-24-seats-in-madhya-pradesh-bypolls-2146345.html|title=Triangular contest expected as BSP to contest in all 24 seats in Madhya Pradesh bypolls|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/latest/962476/madhya-pradesh-bjp-may-give-congress-rebels-bye-poll-tickets-says-state-party-chief|title=Madhya Pradesh BJP may give Congress rebels bye-poll tickets, says state party chief|website=Scroll.in}}</ref>

==List of MLAs who resigned==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! S.No
! Constituency
! Member
! Date of resignation
! [[2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections|2020 by-election results]]<ref name="results2020">{{cite web |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ACBYETRENDS2020/statewiseS121.htm |title=Election Commission of India |date= |author= |accessdate= November 27, 2020}}</ref>
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|1.
|[[Surkhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Surkhi]]
|'''[[Govind Singh Rajput]]''' [[Kamal Nath ministry|Cabinet Minister]]
| rowspan="22"| 10 March 2020
| Won back seat as [[BJP]] candidate
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|2.
|[[Dabra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dabra]]
|'''[[Imarti Devi]]''' [[Kamal Nath ministry|Cabinet Minister]]
| Lost election to [[Indian National Congress|INC]] candidate Suresh Raje
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|3.
|[[Sanwer (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sanwer]]
|'''[[Tulsi Silawat|Tulsi Ram Silawat]]''' [[Kamal Nath ministry|Cabinet Minister]]
| rowspan="5"|Won back seat as [[BJP]] candidate
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|4.
|[[Bamori (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bamori]]
|'''[[Mahendra Singh Sisodia]]''' [[Kamal Nath ministry|Cabinet Minister]]
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|5.
|[[Sanchi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sanchi]]
|'''[[Prabhuram Choudhary]]''' [[Kamal Nath ministry|Cabinet Minister]]
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|6.
|[[Gwalior (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gwalior]]
|'''[[Pradhumn Singh Tomar]]''' [[Kamal Nath ministry|Cabinet Minister]]
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|7.
|[[Ashok Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ashok Nagar]]
|[[Jaipal Singh Jajji]]
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|8.
|[[Karera (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Karera]]
|[[Jasmant Jatav]]
| Lost election to [[Indian National Congress|INC]] candidate Pragilal Jatav
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|9.
|[[Suwasra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Suwasra]]
|[[Hardeep Singh Dang]]
| Won back seat as [[BJP]] candidate
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|10.
|[[Gohad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gohad]]
|[[Ranvir Jatav]]
| Lost election to [[Indian National Congress|INC]] candidate Mevaram Jatav
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|11.
|[[Gwalior East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gwalior East]]
|[[Munnalal Goyal]]
| Lost election to [[Indian National Congress|INC]] candidate Satish Sikarwar
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|12.
|[[Anuppur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Anuppur]]
|[[Bisahulal Singh]]
| Won back seat as [[BJP]] candidate
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|13.
|[[Morena (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Morena]]
|[[Raghuraj Singh Kansana]]
| Lost election to [[Indian National Congress|INC]] candidate [[Rakesh Mavai]]
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|14.
|[[Badnawar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Badnawar]]
|[[Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon]]
| rowspan="6"|Won back seat as [[BJP]] candidate
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|15.
|[[Mehgaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mehgaon]]
|[[O. P. S. Bhadoria]]
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|16.
|[[Ambah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ambah]]
|[[Kamlesh Jatav]]
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|17.
|[[Mungaoli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mungaoli]]
|[[Brajendra Singh Yadav]]
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|18.
|[[Pohari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pohari]]
|[[Suresh Dhakad]]
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|19.
|[[Bhander (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhander]]
|[[Raksha Santram Saroniya]]
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|20.
|[[Dimani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dimani]]
|[[Girraj Dandotiya]]
| Lost election to [[Indian National Congress|INC]] candidate Ravindra Singh Tomar Bhidosa
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|21.
|[[Sumawali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sumawali]]
|[[Adal Singh Kansana]]
| Lost election to [[Indian National Congress|INC]] candidate [[Ajab Singh Kushwah]]
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|22.
|[[Hatpipliya Assembly constituency|Hatpipliya]]
|[[Manoj Choudhary]]
| rowspan="4"|Won back seat as [[BJP]] candidate
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|23.
|[[Malhara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Malhara]]
|[[Pradyuman Singh Lodhi]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/madhya-pradesh-mla-kunwar-pradyumna-singh-lodhi-quits-congress-joins-bjp/article32058426.ece |title=Madhya Pradesh MLA Kunwar Pradyumna Singh Lodhi quits Congress, joins BJP |date=12 July 2020 |newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>
| 12 July 2020
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|24.
|[[Nepanagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nepanagar]]
|[[Sumitra Devi Kasdekar]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mp-congress-mla-sumitra-devi-kasdekar-gives-up-assembly-seat-joins-bjp-1701713-2020-07-17 |title=MP: Congress MLA Sumitra Devi Kasdekar gives up assembly seat, joins BJP - India News |magazine=India Today |date=17 July 2020 |author=Rahul Noronha |accessdate=5 May 2021}}</ref>
| 17 July 2020
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|25.
|[[Mandhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mandhata]]
|[[Narayan Patel (Madhya Pradesh politician)|Narayan Singh Patel]]
| 23 July 2020
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|}

==Outcome==
A new [[Government of Madhya Pradesh|government]] was formed by [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]] as [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].

[[File:2020_Madhya_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_by-election_results.png|thumb|alt=|Results of the 2020 by-elections]]
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.

== See also ==

* [[2019 Karnataka political crisis]]
* [[2019 Maharashtra political crisis]]
* [[2020 Rajasthan political crisis]]
* [[2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections]]

==References==
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