Because of Siddaramaiah’s manoeuvres, some seven Congress MLAs went missing. A panicky CM approached a few BJP MLAs to counter Siddaramaiah’s move. True, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has proved to be a liability unable to enforce law and order, but BJP chief Amit Shah does have some aces up his sleeve. Kamal Nath, 72, beat Jyotiraditya Scindia, 48, to the post of Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, and Ashok Gehlot, 67, bested an over-eager Sachin Pilot, 41, for chief ministership of Rajasthan. Gehlot remarked smugly that it had taken him 14 years after being appointed state president to become chief minister.

Source: Indian Express January 19, 2019 20:54 UTC