Jyotiraditya Scindia will lead Congress in Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath

Former Union minister Kamal Nath and senior Congress leader has put an end to speculation over Jyotiraditya Scindia leading the party in the run up to Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections.

Speaking to reporters in Guna, Kamal Nath said that there was no opposition to the name of Scindia as the leader of the party in the state.

Both Scindia and Kamal Nath had gone to Mungaoli town in Madhya Pradesh to meet the family of Congress leader Mahendra Singh Kalukhedam, who passed away earlier this month.

He, however, said that an official announcement in this regard would be made by the party at an appropriate time.

It was earlier speculated that Scindia might play a role in the national politics.

The Lok Sabha MP from Guna has been quite vocal about the need of the Congress pulling up its socks in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections expected in 2019.

Asserting for the need of a clear strategy, Scindia had earlier said, “I think it is important that we also get our act together and put our best foot forward. In all the state elections, there has to be a clear strategy as well as for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.”

He had also said, "We were not able to hold on to the trust of people and, therefore, we need to start acting on a new game plan. I think the time for introspection and the time for understanding the reasons is over now. We are three years down from the 2014 election and we need to start acting on that gameplan," Scindia said.

Another senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh had also showered praises on Scindia in recent past, adding fuel to the speculation of the latter leading the party in the state.

Singh had said that he would be "right behind" him if he took the lead.

His comments had also ensued a war of words in the state, with the Bharatiya Janata Party hitting back, terming Scindia as “chhota pappu”.