Scindia’s clout in state politics, however, has increased. When Scindia was in the Congress, six of his supporters were allotted berths in the Cabinet and now, nine of his supporters have been inducted into the ministry. Among the former ministers, Imarti Devi is the only leader who has incurred a heavy loss after defecting from the Congress to the BJP. She lost her ministerial berth, as well as had to eat humble pie in the election.
Besides her, such Scindia loyalists as Girraj Dandotia, Ranveer Jatav, Raghuraj Singh Kansana, Jaswant Jatav and Munnalal Goyal have lost their seats. Scindia’s defection has, however, benefited former chief minister Digvijaya Singh. Scindia would have become the biggest hurdle in the way of Digvijaya’s son, Jaiwardhan Singh. That has come to an end.
According to political analysts, Scindia’s leaving the Congress has also highly benefited the BJP, which returned to power within 15 months of the formation of the Opposition government. Apart from that, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has gained the most from Scindia’s joining the BJP.
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