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A chronology of resort politics in India!

In a curious political development amid reports of infighting in the Madhya Pradesh Congress, the situation is highly tensed in the state. However, there have many cases of resort politics in India. From horse trading and poaching of MLAs to whom the Governor sides with, party leaders have been taken to various resorts and vacation spots, this has emerged as a trend in India. Let's have a look some of the instances when parties ‘resorted’ to this practice.

A chronology of resort politics in India!
A chronology of resort politics in India!
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Published : Mar 9, 2020, 11:35 PM IST

Hyderabad: Amidst the high political drama in Madhya Pradesh, the Kamal-Nath government is stumbling on the edge as 16 Congress MLAs- including six ministers of Chief Minister's cabinet have flown down to Bengaluru in Karnataka.

According to senior party leaders, the speed at which Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia dispatched the MLAs to BJP-ruled Karnataka suggests that he is ready to risk everything. However, going by the sources Kamal Nath's government is safe and the party is in constant touch wih the MLAs.

A chronology of resort politics in India!
A chronology of resort politics in India!

However, this is not the first time when such political confusion and chaos has erupted in any state. From 1982 drama of INLD chief Devi Lal grabbing the Governor

G.D. Tapase's neck for inviting Congress to form the government in Haryana to the political drama of government formation in Maharashtra, Indian politics have seen a roller coaster ride. Let's dive in the political history of our nation to understand its structure.

Read: Delhi court acquits 30 people in 35-year-old transistor bomb blasts case

Hyderabad: Amidst the high political drama in Madhya Pradesh, the Kamal-Nath government is stumbling on the edge as 16 Congress MLAs- including six ministers of Chief Minister's cabinet have flown down to Bengaluru in Karnataka.

According to senior party leaders, the speed at which Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia dispatched the MLAs to BJP-ruled Karnataka suggests that he is ready to risk everything. However, going by the sources Kamal Nath's government is safe and the party is in constant touch wih the MLAs.

A chronology of resort politics in India!
A chronology of resort politics in India!

However, this is not the first time when such political confusion and chaos has erupted in any state. From 1982 drama of INLD chief Devi Lal grabbing the Governor

G.D. Tapase's neck for inviting Congress to form the government in Haryana to the political drama of government formation in Maharashtra, Indian politics have seen a roller coaster ride. Let's dive in the political history of our nation to understand its structure.

Read: Delhi court acquits 30 people in 35-year-old transistor bomb blasts case

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