LIVE: Mohan Yadav elected as chief minister of MP, Shivraj congratulates

BJP, on December 10, announced the name of new Chhattisgarh CM. Now, it is likely to announce the name of new Madhya Pradesh CM. Check all LIVE developments here

6:13 PM

Shivraj Singh Chouhan tenders his resignation to Guv Patel in Bhopal

5:00 PM

BJP leaders congratulate Mohan Yadav on becoming new CM of Madhya Pradesh

4:58 PM

Mohan Yadav will be the next chief minister of Madhya Pradesh

Mohan Yadav will be the next chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. He served as the MLA for the Ujjain South constituency in the Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh.

In the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, Yadav defended his seat in the Ujjain South constituency, and won by a margin of 12,941 votes against Congress candidate Chetan Premnarayan Yadav. 

4:13 PM

BJP's MLAs from Madhya Pradesh with observers for the state including Haryana CM M L Khattar

3:43 PM

No dearth of capable CM faces in Rajasthan, says BJP MLA Kirori Lal Meena

2:41 PM

Chhattisgarh CM-designate Vishnu Deo Sai meets BJP leaders in Raipur

Chhattisgarh chief minister-designate Vishnu Deo Sai chaired meeting with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and workers at the party headquarters in Raipur.

2:40 PM

BJP workers protest in Bhubaneswar against recovery of unaccounted cash from Dhiraj Sahu

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers held protests in Bhubaneswar against the recovery of over Rs 350 crore of unaccounted cash from Congress leader Dhiraj Sahu.

2:37 PM

Observers will reach Jaipur tomorrow, says BJP MLA Jogeshwar Garg

2:34 PM

BJP leaders arrive at party office in Bhopal

1:56 PM

BJP observers were received by MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at his residence in Bhopal

1:53 PM

BJP observers in Madhya Pradesh conduct discussions in Bhopal

12:44 PM

Chhattisgarh CM-designate Vishnu Deo Sai visits temple, says, 'it's a big responsibility'

11:42 AM

Madhya Pradesh BJP observers, Haryana CM Khattar, MP K Laxman reach Bhopal

11:02 AM

MP CM decision: BJP's senior leaders to meet at 4PM today for discussion

10:02 AM

Meet Chhattisgarh's new CM - Vishnu Deo Sai

The BJP on Sunday picked Vishnu Deo Sai, a prominent tribal leader, as the next chief minister of Chhattisgarh, ending the suspense over who will helm the state which the saffron party wrested from Congress in recent polls.

 

Sai (59) was elected as the BJP's legislative party leader at a meeting of 54 newly-elected MLAs held at the party's state headquarters here in the afternoon, a party functionary said.

 

In the evening, Chhattisgarh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan invited Sai to form a government and handed him a letter pertaining to his appointment as the Chief Minister after the BJP submitted a letter formally staking a claim.

 

The swearing-in ceremony of the new chief minister may take place on December 12 or 13 as per the availability of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

9:59 AM

Who are the frontrunners for the post of Madhya Pradesh CM?

This time, the BJP contested the assembly polls without projecting Shivraj Singh Chouhan as its chief ministerial face. Chouhan is a four-time CM, having taken oath in 2005, 2008, 2013 and 2020.

 

Prahlad Patel, an OBC leader like Chouhan, former Union minister and newly-elected Dimani MLA Narendra Tomar, Indore heavyweight Kailash Vijayvargiya, state unit chief VD Sharma and Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia are being seen as front-runners for the post.

 

Since 2003, all three CMs of the BJP in MP - Uma Bharti, Babulal Gaur and Chouhan - have been from the Other Backward Classes.

 

The population of OBCs in MP is around 48 per cent.

 

Patel, Tomar, Vijayvargiya, Sharma and Scindia have already met Union Home Minister and BJP's key strategist Amit Shah in New Delhi. They have also called on party president J P Nadda.

 

9:58 AM

BJP's new Madhya Pradesh MLAs to elect leader of legislative party today

The Bharatiya Janata Party's newly-elected MLAs in Madhya Pradesh will meet on Monday to elect the leader of the legislative party. After the November 17 polls, the BJP retained power in MP by winning 163 seats in the 230-member assembly, leaving the Congress a distant second with 66 seats.

 

The BJP has not projected a CM face, with the poll campaign relying heavily on the mass appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

 

The meeting of the newly-elected legislators is expected to be held in Bhopal on Monday evening and the chief minister's name may be announced.