India, June 9 -- The Congress suffered a significant setback in the Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha election on Tuesday after the nomination of its candidate, Meenakshi Natarajan, was rejected by the Election Commission.

The rejection came following complaints that Natarajan had failed to disclose details of a case against her in her nomination papers.

The development has dramatically altered the political landscape ahead of the Rajya Sabha contest.

Congress MLAs called back, flight recalled

The setback unfolded as the Congress was busy safeguarding its legislators from alleged BJP poaching attempts.

Party MLAs had reportedly been assembled for a flight to Bengaluru as part of the strategy.

Last-ditch attempt at Election Commission fails...