Kamal Nath in Delhi, son drops 'Congress' from social media bio

Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath's son Nakul dropped 'Congress' from his social media amid speculations that the duo are joining the BJP.

Nakul Nath is Congress' only Lok Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh. He represents the Chhindwara constituency. The seat is considered a family bastion with Kamal Nath representing it as an MP 9 times. His son Nakul won the elections from the seat in 2019 while all other seats went to the BJP.

Asked if he is joining the BJP, Nath said, "If there would be any such thing, I would inform you first." When a reporter asked if he was not denying a possible switch, Nath said, "It is not about denying, you are saying this, you people are getting excited. I am not getting excited, this side or that side, but if there would be any such thing, I would inform you first."

Asked about the speculation that Nath could cross over to the BJP, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said in Jabalpur earlier in the day, "I spoke to Kamal Nath at 10.30 pm yesterday, he is in Chhindwara." "A person who started his political journey and stood with the Nehru-Gandhi family when Indira Gandhi was sent to jail by the Janata Party, do you think such a person will ever leave Congress and the Gandhi family?" Singh said.

Nath was replaced as the party's Madhya Pradesh unit chief following its rout in the assembly polls, in which the BJP retained power winning 163 seats in the 230-member House. The Congress managed to win just 66 seats.

With PTI inputs