Candidates Detail: Rakesh Yadav

A total of 18 MLAs took oath as cabinet ministers, while 10 were sworn in as ministers of state including six with independent charge

A total of 18 MLAs took oath as cabinet ministers, while 10 were sworn in as ministers of state including six with independent charge

CM Mohan Yadav took oath as chief minister on December 13 along with Shukla and Devda who were sworn in as Deputy CMs

Mohan Yadav, 58, was named the new chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, ending days of suspense over who will assume the top post

At the legislature party meeting held here in the evening, the BJP elected Mohan Yadav as its leader, paving the way for him to take over as the next chief minister

In a surprise move, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday picked Mohan Yadav as the new chief minister of Madhya Pradesh

The Bharatiya Janata Party retained power in MP in the November 17 polls emphatically winning 163 seats in the 230-member Assembly

The meeting will also discuss how to strengthen the party and the way forward, a leader said

The BJP on Sunday cruised to a two-thirds majority in Madhya Pradesh assembly, winning as many as 163 of the 230 seats in the House, leaving the Congress a distant second at 66

The scheme was an instant hit, and within just a few months, over 1.3 crore women enrolled in the scheme, and the first tranche starting from June 2023