New Delhi: Mohan Yadav on Wednesday took oath as the new Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in presence of several eminent leaders and ministers of the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the city and was welcomed by the acting Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who also congratulated the new Chief Minister. The Prime Minister, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the BJP National President JP Nadda graced the ceremony with their presence.
The city also received the Gujarat’s Chief Minister, who flew in from Ahmedabad on the Gujarat State Flight. He was followed by the Uttarakhand’s Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who came from Dehradun on the State Plane. The Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar also reached Bhopal to attend the oath-taking ceremony. The Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also made his way to the city.
The state of Chhattisgarh is also set to witness a historic change of leadership as the BJP’s Vishnu Deo Sai will take oath as the new Chief Minister on Wednesday. The swearing-in ceremonies will be held at Science College Ground in Raipur, respectively, at 2 pm today.
Mohan Yadav will be assisted by two deputy Chief Ministers – Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda. Former Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will be the Assembly Speaker.
The BJP swept the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, which were held on November 17 for 230 seats. The party secured a massive victory with 163 seats, ending the Congress’s 20-year rule in the state. The Congress managed to win only 66 seats.
In Chhattisgarh, Vishnu Deo Sai invited former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, former Deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo and Pradesh Congress Committee President Deepak Baij to the oath-taking ceremony in Raipur over a phone call on Tuesday. He also extended the invitation to all political officials and dignitaries.
Vishnu Deo Sai’s name was announced by former Chief Minister and BJP leader Raman Singh during the BJP legislature meeting in Raipur on Sunday. He has a long and illustrious political career, starting from being a village sarpanch in 1990. He represented the Raigarh constituency in the Lok Sabha for four consecutive terms from 1999 to 2014. He did not contest the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
The BJP emerged victorious in the assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, which were held for 90 seats. The party won 54 seats, while the Congress got 35 seats.
