Original sentence: He was suspended briefly from Indian National Congress following allegations that he had bribed MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party to form an alternative/rebel government after his party lost majority in assembly elections in 2003.In less than four months, he was back in Parliament as the lone elected Lok Sabha member from his state and Member of the Congress Working Committee
Edited sentence: He was suspended briefly from Indian National Congress for bribing MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party to form an alternative/rebel government after his party lost majority in assembly elections in 2003.Hence, he was let off without any punishment even though his actions outraged the sanctity of a democratic institution.His was the shortest suspension in the history of the 121 year old party.In less than four months, he was back in Parliament as the lone elected Lok Sabha member from his state and Member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party's apex body