Former Chief Minister Kamal Nath and his son MP Nakul Nath are certain to join BJP. Both are likely to be join BJP at evening in New Delhi. Father and son Both are in Delhi since Saturday. According to sources close to Kamal Nath, both can join BJP at 5 pm today. His supporters are also in Delhi.
Sources associated with BJP are not sure about the timing, they say that Kamal Nath and Nakul Nath can join anytime today or tomorrow. Today he may meet PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Some Congress MLAs from Madhya Pradesh may also leave the party along with Kamal Nath.
Sources say that only 30 MLAs have suggested a new path to Kamal Nath. When the media asked Kamal Nath on Saturday about joining BJP, he did not deny it. Both addressed two meetings in Chhindwara. In these, he asked for votes for the Lok Sabha elections, but did not take the name of any party.
No Space For Kamalnath In BJP-Bagga
There is talk of Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath joining BJP. However, BJP leader Tajinder Singh Bagga has claimed that BJP had never opened doors for Kamal Nath nor will it open for him in future. He said no space for Kamalnath in BJP. On the turmoil in Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP and spokesperson Sanjay Raut has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in despair and is now busy in breaking other parties.
Discussions about Kamal Nath leaving Congress and joining BJP have been going on for a long time. However, these things got even more strength on Saturday (17th February), when he canceled his Chhindwara tour which was scheduled to last till 18th February.
After this he left for Delhi with his MP Nakul Nath. At the same time, Nakulnath removed the name and logo of the Congress party from his social media profile before leaving for Delhi. This was seen as a sign of joining BJP. In between congress leader Sajjan Kumar also revealed that this is sure that Kamalnath is going to joing BJP.