A group of supporters stopped the vehicle of former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan outside the swearing-in ceremony site for the newly designated Madhya Pradesh CM in Bhopal on Wednesday, chanting slogans and expressing support with cries of 'mama, mama.'
Madhya Pradesh police have registered a case against an additional superintendent of police (ASP) in connection with a fake caste certificate case in Vidisha district.
An era of former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan came to an end on Wednesday as BJP MLA Mohan Yadav took oath as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to be held at Motilal Nehru Stadium, Lal Parade ground in the state capital Bhopal on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President JP Nadda and others will be present at the ceremony.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has left for attending the swearing-in ceremony of Chief Ministers designated for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Mohan Yadav and Vishnu Deo Sai scheduled for today.
Ahead of his swearing-in-ceremony, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister-designate Mohan Yadav on Wednesday said that the state would follow the footsteps just in the way Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading the country.
Yadav will take his oath as the Chief Minister at a ceremony at Lal Parade Ground in the state capital, while Sai will take his oath at Science College Ground in Raipur at 2 pm.
Former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took stock of preparations for the oath ceremony in Bhopal on Tuesday and said that it is his duty and responsibility to ensure proper arrangements for the "dignified ceremony."
After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced the names of Chief Ministers in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury took a dig at the ruling party and claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "following in the footsteps" of Congress leader R
"I congratulate my friend Bhajanlal, who has been elected as the CM there. I wish for him to be the most successful CM of Rajasthan," said Mohan Yadav, who was also the party's surprise pick for Chief Minister in Madhya Pradesh just like Bhajanlal in Rajasthan.
The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to be held at Motilal Nehru Stadium, Lal Parade ground in the state capital Bhopal on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President JP Nadda and others will be present at the ceremony.