Cong CM race: Kamal Nath becomes MP CM; Raj, Chhattisgarh decision today

Rahul Gandhi-led Congress emerged victorious in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2018. Find latest updates on who will be chief minister of MP, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.

Kamal Nath was appointed as the chief minister of the newly-elected Congress government in Madhya Pradesh, reported ANI on Thursday. Congress President Rahul Gandhi has deferred the decisions on chief ministers of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh for Friday, reported news agencies on Thursday citing unnamed Congress sources. Earlier in the day, according to sources as quoted by several TV news channels, Gandhi had picked Ashok Gehlot as chief minister of Rajasthan. However, an official announcement was still awaited as meetings and speculations stretched late into the evening and the night. 

This development comes after India's grand-old party delivered a severe