Jyotiraditya Scindia Faces Tribal Leader Hurdle to Chief’s Post
New Delhi: The power struggle within the Madhya Pradesh Congress has taken a new twist with the name of the newly elected MLA and veteran tribal leader Kantilal Bhuria cropping up for the state chief’s post.
As per sources, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh had met senior leader Ahmed Patel last week to push for the name of Bhuria, who recently won the Jhabua Assembly by-poll. Bhuria, a former Union Minister, is said to be close to Digvijay Singh.
A senior minister in the Kamal Nath government, Sajjan Singh Verma, has openly advocated the name of Bhuria for the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President’s post. Sensing the developments, Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has met Deepak Babaria, the state in-charge of the party. After the meeting, any decision with regard to the appointment of the new MPCC chief has been put off for now. (IANS)