NEW DELHI: Jyotiraditya Scindia formally joined BJP on Wednesday, welcomed by party president Jagat Prakash Nadda, even as his exit forced Congress to scramble to try and convince rebel MLAs, seen to be loyal to Scindia, to return and secure the Kamal Nath government.The estranged Congress functionary was accorded a high-profile reception with Nadda and other seniors on the dais as Scindia said, "There is denial of reality in Congress, it has changed from what the party used to be." He added that Congress had lost the capacity to assess and analyse ground realities. "My aim has always been to serve people and politics is only a means to fulfil that," he added.The former central minister, who was named BJP's Rajya Sabha nominee from Madhya Pradesh soon after, thanked PM Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah for giving him a platform to serve people. Praising Modi, he said, "Nobody has leadership qualities like him. The way he ensures implementation of schemes in the country, we can say that the future of the country is in safe hands.""There are three reasons to it, first, rejecting the realities, second, living in their own falsely created realities and third, not giving proper leadership to party workers on the basis of abilities. This is the condition of the party at the national level," he said.As Scindia joined BJP, rebel Congress MLAs, camping in Bengaluru, reposed faith in him, making it clear that the saffron party is on the brink of making a serious attempt to form the government in MP.The announcement of a RS berth was significant, given that the uncertainty over his being named for a seat by Congress was the trigger that turned discontent into a rebellion and prompted Scindia to part ways with the party. The move sent shock waves through Congress as the MP duo of CM Nath and Digvijaya Singh - as also the party brass - did not expect Scindia to walk out, that too with a large number of MLAs.Nadda assured Jyotiraditya Scindia that he would be a mainstream leader, hinting at a position of responsibility, possibly a cabinet berth. Nadda also recalled contributions made by Scindia's grandmother Vijayaraje Scindia in founding saffron organisations from Jan Sangh to BJP and termed it a great moment for the entire organisation. "You will be one of our mainstream leaders in the party," Nadda said and assured that the party would provide him an opportunity to work with full freedom.Soon after joining, Scindia had a long meeting with Nadda at the BJP office and they are learnt to have discussed the situation in MP as resignation of 21 Congress MLAs are pending with the Speaker. Scindia said the present condition of Congress indicated that it was not what it used to be. "I can say with confidence that the aim of public service is not being fulfilled by that party (Congress). Besides this, the present condition of the party indicates that it is not what it used to be," he said and recalled several other reasons that led to his decision.Attacking the Kamal Nath government, Scindia said, "In MP, we dreamt of taking the state to new heights of development after forming government in 2018. But we failed. Kamal Nath's government failed to waive off loans of farmers even after 18 months. They have not provided any compensation for crop failures. There is no employment generation in the state and there is growing corruption."He added, "There have been two life-changing days for me for me, one was September 30, 2001, the day I lost my father, and the second is March 10, 2020, when I decided to choose a new path for my life. I would like to thank J P Naddaji, PM Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah that they invited me to their family and gave me a place in the party where I can contribute for the betterment of my state and country."