Bhopal: The two BJP MLAs, Narayan Tripathi & Sharad Kaul, who voted in favour of Kamal Nath Govt during voting on c… https://t.co/SYFQ38QLXT — ANI (@ANI) 1563975713000

BHOPAL: The Kamal Nath-led Congress in Madhya Pradesh turned the tables on BJP in dramatic fashion on Wednesday - a day after the Congress-JD(S) alliance lost the trust vote in Karnataka. In a stunning move, two BJP MLAs voted in favour of Congress in support of a bill tabled in the MP assembly - just hours after Leader of Opposition Gopal Bhargava had claimed that if "No. 1 and No. 2 in BJP give the signal, the Kamal Nath government won't last 24 hours".Flanked by the two BJP MLAs - Narayan Tripathi and Sharad Kol - CM Kamal Nath held a press conference where he said: "Every day, BJP claims we are a minority government and could fall any day. Today, two BJP MLAs have voted for Congress. We have gained support of 122 MLAs in the House. Ab doodh ka doodh, paani ka paani ho gaya."BJP was taken completely by surprise. In fact, LOP Bhargava was speaking to mediapersons, downplaying the voting by Tripathi and Kol, when he was told that the duo was sitting with Nath at that very moment. "We are with Congress," Tripathi and Kol told reporters.Tripathi is the Maihar MLA and Kol represents Beohari constituency. Both of them were with Congress earlier. The saffron party was outplayed by Congress in a carefully laid plan. For most of the day, there was nothing to indicate of the drama to follow. Congress had readily agreed when BJP suggested sending a bill for review.Around 4.40pm, law minister P C Sharma tabled the CrPC (MP Amendment) Bill, 2019. BJP was keen to hold a discussion on farmers after this bill was passed, so Bhargava announced BJP's support and said it should be passed without any debate.Suddenly, BSP MLA Sanjeev Singh - who supports the Congress government from outside - said he opposes the bill and demanded a division. Speaker N P Prajapati accepted the demand. Both parties were asked to vote. The shocker came in the tally - Congress had got 122 votes, including two BJP MLAs'.Mediapersons surrounded Bhargava the moment he stepped out. He was saying that it hardly matters if BJP MLAs voted for Congress as BJP already supported the bill, when Tripathi and Kol walked into a chamber with CM Nath to meet the media and announce their support for Congress.Tripathi said: "BJP never gives any respect to those who join it from other parties. BJP is a party of bogus assurances. It is time for Ghar Wapsi." Congress parried a question on whether the two BJP MLAs have switched over. "Both of them supported Congress in the House. This is sufficient to confirm that they are with Congress," P C Sharma said. BJP didn't say if it would take action against the MLAs.