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.
South Africa chased down the revised target of 152 runs to beat India by five wickets in a rain-curtailed match in the second T20I of a three-game series at St George's Park in Gqeberha on Tuesday.
The right-handed batter is level with Virat Kohli for the fastest India player to 2000 T20I runs in 56 innings, while former Pakistan captain Babar Azam and his counterpart Mohammad Rizwan hold the first position on the list with 52 innings.
With the induction of Rajesh Dharmani and Yadavindra Goma, the Himachal Pradesh cabinet now has 11 members. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu speaking to the media after the oath ceremony of new ministers said that the portfolios of the ministers will be changed.
"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.