MP crisis: SC to hear Shivraj Singh Chouhan's plea seeking floor test today

Supreme Court will hear today a plea by former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan seeking a direction to the Kamal Nath-led Congress government to undertake the floor test to prove its majority. Mr Chouhan and nine BJP MLAs, moved Supreme Court yesterday after Assembly Speaker NP Prajapati adjourned the house till March 26 without taking the floor test defying the directions of



Governor Lalji Tandon.

The plea, which was mentioned for an urgent hearing, sought a direction to the Speaker, the Chief Minister and the Principal Secretary of the Assembly to hold the floor test in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly within 12 hours of the passing of the order by this court and as directions issued by Governor.