New Delhi, November 21: Hours after the video surfaced in which senior Congress leader and Pradesh Congress Committee chief of Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath is allegedly indulged in religious appeasement politics, a delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) met Election Commission in Delhi on Wednesday requesting EC to take legal action.

Earlier, a video went viral in the day where Nath was seen saying to state Congress leaders telling his supporters to ensure that Muslim votes goes up. Though the video is yet to be verified, BJP has taken the matter seriously and is of the opinion that Nath violated model code of conduct. The delegation complained to the EC that Nath indulged in inciting religious sentiments by appealing to a particular religious community. Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2018: Kamal Nath's Video on Muslim Appeasement Goes Viral

The video was shared by the BJP on their official Twitter handle and have criticised the move of nine-time Lok Sabha MP of the Congress from Chhindwara. The video shows Nath stating his supporters that they need to get at least 90 percent Muslim votes and if it doesn't happen then it would be a great loss to the party.

Nath is seen allegedly saying, "They have said a really good thing about voting. How much is the percentage of voting? I request you. You should see the old records. It is on the Internet even today. If you want you can take it out. In the Muslim booths, what is the percentage of voting that has taken place? If 50-60 percentage of voting has taken place, why was it just 60 per cent? Why wasn't it 90 per cent?"

There were other things also mentioned by the MP Congress in-charge, which include asking the supporters to convince voters to vote for Congress party in the upcoming Assembly elections in the state, scheduled for November 28. The results for 230 seats-Assembly will be announced on December 11, along with the results of four other states.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Nov 21, 2018 07:16 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).