Former union minister Kamal Nath to be Congress chief in MP?

However, Gandhi has for now solved the Madhya Pradesh conundrum by taking a decision on the chief

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has asked veteran leader Kamal Nath, a nine-term MP from Chindwara, to head the party in Madhya Pradesh as chief in what is a major political development for the state.

Authoritative sources confirmed to The Wire that Gandhi asked Kamal Nath on Friday and that a final announcement would be made soon.

Madhya Pradesh goes to the polls later this year.

Gandhi’s decision ends months of suspense as two other top leaders of the Congress – former chief minister Digvijaya Singh and Congress chief whip Jyotiraditya Scindia – had also jockeyed hard for the position.

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