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This MP election a battle between royals, people: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

BJP has set a target of 200 seats and I am sure that we will win more than that, says Chouhan

Shivraj Singh Chouhan
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Himani Kothari
Maaf karo Maharaj, hamara neta toh Shivraj is the BJP's slogan in Madhya Pradesh this election. In a state where politics has been traditionally dominated by former kings — Digvijaya Singh was chief minister (CM) of Madhya Pradesh for 10 years, the late Congress stalwart Madhavrao Scindia hailed from here, and his son Jyotiraditya is a CM hopeful if the Congress comes to power — Shivraj Singh Chouhan, 59, is a people's CM. But after 15 years, acute agrarian crisis, joblessness, women's safety issues, is he still the man Madhya Pradesh wants? In an interview with Himani Kothari, Chouhan says