Scindia has often taken on the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh, a move considered an outcome of the friction within the state unit.

He had, last month, threatened to take to the streets if the Madhya Pradesh government led by his party, failed to meet the demands of protesting guest teachers. Chief Minister Kamal Nath had later virtually dared him to do so.

On 3 March, political drama unfolded late at night in the state, with the Congress claiming that the Opposition BJP took eight MLAs to a hotel in Haryana as part of a conspiracy to topple the Kamal Nath-led government. On 5 March, the Congress held a press conference in New Delhi, in which it claimed that the BJP "kidnapped 14 MLAs" to bring down its government in Madhya Pradesh, NDTV reported.

However, the BJP attributed the entire political drama to internal bickering of the Congress, saying the party had nothing to do with it.