<p>It was Shubhangini Raje Gaekwad, member of the former royal family of Baroda, who apparently became the bridge between the top BJP leadership and Jyotiraditya Scindia in the run-up to his exit from the Congress, sources said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Scindia's wife Priyadarshni comes from the Gaekwad family.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, Scindia announced that he had resigned from the Congress amid a flurry of resignations by party MLAs and ministers belonging to his camp in Madhya Pradesh, bringing the Kamal Nath government to the brink of collapse.</p>.<p>Sources close to Scindia family, former royals of Gwalior, said after he was `cold-shouldered' by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul, Jyotiraditya began to explore his options beyond the party.</p>.<p>"Jyotiraditya's wife Priyadarshni belongs to the Gaekwad royal family. And Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a lot of respect for the Baroda Maharani (Shubhangini Raje)," sources said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/madhya-pradesh-govt-crisis-live-bjp-cec-meeting-ends-kamal-nath-chairs-clp-meet-812237.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live developments of the Madhya Pradesh government crisis here</strong></a></p>.<p>Shubhangini Raje had acted as a proposer when Modi filed nomination for the Lok Sabha polls from Vadodara (formerly Baroda) in 2014.</p>.<p>She facilitated communication between Scindia and the prime minister, sources claimed.</p>.<p>Speculation is rife that Scindia, a former Union minister, would join the BJP.</p>.<p>Scindia had tried to meet Sonia Gandhi on Sunday but the Congress president did not meet him, sources claimed.</p>.<p>Congress leader Rahul Gandhi too could not provide any solace to Scindia who was locked in a turf battle with Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath, the sources added. </p>
<p>It was Shubhangini Raje Gaekwad, member of the former royal family of Baroda, who apparently became the bridge between the top BJP leadership and Jyotiraditya Scindia in the run-up to his exit from the Congress, sources said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Scindia's wife Priyadarshni comes from the Gaekwad family.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, Scindia announced that he had resigned from the Congress amid a flurry of resignations by party MLAs and ministers belonging to his camp in Madhya Pradesh, bringing the Kamal Nath government to the brink of collapse.</p>.<p>Sources close to Scindia family, former royals of Gwalior, said after he was `cold-shouldered' by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul, Jyotiraditya began to explore his options beyond the party.</p>.<p>"Jyotiraditya's wife Priyadarshni belongs to the Gaekwad royal family. And Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a lot of respect for the Baroda Maharani (Shubhangini Raje)," sources said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/madhya-pradesh-govt-crisis-live-bjp-cec-meeting-ends-kamal-nath-chairs-clp-meet-812237.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live developments of the Madhya Pradesh government crisis here</strong></a></p>.<p>Shubhangini Raje had acted as a proposer when Modi filed nomination for the Lok Sabha polls from Vadodara (formerly Baroda) in 2014.</p>.<p>She facilitated communication between Scindia and the prime minister, sources claimed.</p>.<p>Speculation is rife that Scindia, a former Union minister, would join the BJP.</p>.<p>Scindia had tried to meet Sonia Gandhi on Sunday but the Congress president did not meet him, sources claimed.</p>.<p>Congress leader Rahul Gandhi too could not provide any solace to Scindia who was locked in a turf battle with Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath, the sources added. </p>