In December 2018, the Congress took power in Madhya Pradesh after 15 years. The party couldn’t hold onto it, however, infighting felling its government, led by Kamal Nath, in March 2020. The fall was triggered by Jyotiraditya Scindia, who defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party in search of greener pastures, along with 22 of his loyalist legislators.
The BJP quickly assembled a new government, installing Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the chief minister for a fourth term. In return for his services, Scindia secured plum ministries for 14 of the MLAs he brought over.
