On eve of MP assembly session, Azad attends CLP meet in Bhopal

On the eve of the Madhya Pradesh assembly session, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Sunday attended a joint meeting of the Legislature Party (CLP) and the MLAs of the allies supporting the Kamal Nath government in the state.

The timing of the meeting assumes significance in the backdrop of the developments in Karnataka and the likelihood of the opposition BJP seeking division of votes on financial matters on the floor of the House.

However, a party MLA dismissed speculation that Azad's visit was aimed at ensuring that the flock of the Congress and its allies stays together in the state.

The political crisis in Karnataka was triggered after over a dozen ruling Congress-JD(S) MLAs put in their papers.

The BJP had in May this year demanded that the Kamal Nath government prove its majority on the floor of the House.

The state Congress government enjoys a wafer-thin majority in the Assembly with the backing of the BSP, the SP and Independents. In the 230-member House, the ruling ...