However, Kamal Nath put forward his resignation as Congress did not have the numbers required to prove majority in the house. It would have been more humiliating defeat in the floor test, hence Kamal Nath resigned.
While addressing a press conference in Bhopal, Kamal Nath said, "Mera kya kassur tha? (What was my fault)"
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The veteran Congress leader, who was reading from a paper, said his MLAs were held hostage in Bengaluru and continued to accuse BJP for consipring against his government.
“I proved my majority several times in the past 15 months. BJP ruled for 15 years whereas I got just 15 months of which in two months there was a model code of conduct due to Lok Sabha election. BJP conspired with a leader (Jyotiraditya Scindia) and 22 greedy MLAs and they took the MLAs to Bengaluru where they planned to topple my government,” said the Congress leader.
“The truth will come out. People will not forgive them. This is not my betrayal, but it is the betrayal of the people of Madhya Pradesh," he said.
Late Thursday night, Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker N P Prajapati had accepted the resignations, which put the Congress government into crisis. After the resignations Congress’ strength in the state assembly had reduced from 114 to 92, far behind the half-way mark of 104 in the reduced majority of 206.
Seven other MLAs - four independent, two from Bahujan Samaj Party and one from Samajwadi Party - have been supported the Congress government since its formation in December, 2018. But even if none of these seven MLAs switch sides to the BJP, the Congress’ tally in the Assemby would have reached only 99.
The Supreme Court had on Thursday ordered a floor test to be held in the state Assembly on Friday. A bench of the apex court, headed by Justice DY Chandrachud said the floor test would be held by show of hands in accordance with the law and it should be completed by 5 pm on Friday.
The top court was hearing the petition filed by Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other BJP leaders seeking floor test in Madhya Pradesh Assembly claiming that the Congress government in the state has lost the majority.