BJP offering money and positions to entice 10 MLAs: Kamal Nath

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday alleged that the BJP is trying to poach Congress legislators in the state. "At least ten MLAs told me that they are getting calls and are being enticed with offers of money and positions. I can reveal their names also," he said speaking to reporters at the state Congress office on Tuesday afternoon.


"They (BJP) are offering money and talking to the legislators. Let them because I am not concerned about this. I have full faith in Congress MLAs and legislators of other parties supporting the government," the chief minister said. "The BJP is making its statements to keep-up the morale of its workers," he added.

Congress called a meeting of Lok Sabha candidates, sitting MLAs and ministers at the state PCC on Tuesday afternoon. Sources said that during the meeting Kamal Nath government's minister for food and civil supplies Pradyumn Singh Tomar alleged that Congress MLAs are being offered Rs 50 crore by the BJP to defect from the party. Asked about this claim, Nath said, "Arre bhai, pata nehi kya kya karr rahe hain (Don't know what all they are up to)."

On Monday, leader of opposition

Gopal Bhargava

wrote to Governor Anandiben Patel and demanded a special session so Congress can prove its majority status. After casting his vote on Sunday in Indore, BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya doubted if Kamal Nath government would survive for 22 days after

Lok Sabha results

are out.

In the

November assembly elections

, the BJP was voted out in the state after 15 years in power. But even in defeat the party got 109 out of total 230 seats. Congress with Kamal Nath as chief minister formed government with 114 party MLAs and support from four independents, one Samajwadi Party legislator and one BSP MLA. The total strength of Congress supported by allies is 121.