Prime Minister Narendra Modi with UP and Assam chief ministers Yogi Adityanath and Himanta Biswa Sarma during the swearing-in ceremony of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai in Raipur on Wednesday. PTIMadhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh CM Swearing-in Ceremony Highlights: Vishnu Deo Sai, a four-time Lok Sabha MP and three-time state BJP chief, was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday. Current state unit chief Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma, an organisational leader, were sworn-in as the deputy chief ministers. Both the BJP and government officials had remained tight-lipped on the names of the two new deputy chief ministers till the oath-taking ceremony. Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Sai, and his two deputies during a grand swearing-in ceremony held at the Science College ground in Raipur attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari and Ramdas Athawale, and BJP president JP Nadda.
Mohan Yadav Wednesday took oath as the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh at Bhopal’s Lal Parade Ground. Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda were sworn is as his deputies. Yadav was a former education minister and three-time MLA from Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain South. While Devda belongs to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Shukla has emerged as the undisputed Brahmin face in the Vindhya Pradesh region.
The swearing-in ceremony saw the crowd chanting ‘mama, mama’ as Chouhan arrived on stage, while ‘Modi, Modi’ slogans remained prevalent throughout the ceremony. Among the attendees were all BJP big wigs like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Maharasthra CM Eknath Shinde and other central ministers. They will also head to Raipur later.
Mohan Yadav after being elected as the leader of the state legislative party, in Bhopal, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023 (PTI Photo)
Decode Politics: Why new MP CM Mohan Yadav has landed in Ujjain master plan row
The new Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Mohan Yadav, who took the oath of his office Wednesday, has come under attack from the Opposition Congress, which has raked up its allegation against Yadav in connection with “irregularities” in a land case in Ujjain city. Yadav is a three-time BJP MLA from Ujjain South.
Barely a day after the BJP named Yadav as its CM for MP, Congress national general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh posted a statement in Hindi on X, stating that “Eight days after the election results, BJP elected the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, a person against whom there are many serious allegations including of large-scale manipulation in the Ujjain master plan.” He also made a reference to Simhastha land while targeting Yadav.
The land in question is related to the Simhastha satellite town in Ujjain where the Simhastha fair known as the Ujjain Mahakumbh is organised every 12 years. According to tradition, Simhastha is one of the four fairs traditionally recognised as Kumbha Melas. A river-side festival, it is held on the banks of Shipra river in Ujjain. Read More
Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma take oath as Deputy CMs of Chhattisgarh
OBC face from the Sahu (Teli) community and current Chhattisgarh BJP unit chief Arun Sao was sworn in as Deputy CM.
Vijay Sharma, an organisational leader who defeated Mohammad Akbar of the Congress from Kawardha, also took oath as Deputy CM.
Watch | Vishnu Deo Sai sworn sworn in as Chhattisgarh CM
Four-time Lok Sabha MP and three-time state BJP chief Vishnu Deo Sai was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh.
Watch: MP CM Mohan Yadav reaches BJP Bhopal office
Who is Mohan Yadav, the new Madhya Pradesh CM?
Mohan Yadav has been associated with the RSS for a long time, thus edged out senior BJP leaders in the CM race. He is a three-time MLA from Ujjain South.
A father of three children, Yadav has a diverse academic background, having secured a range of degrees: BSc, LLB, MA, MBA and PhD.
Yadav has been known as a proponent of Hindutva. He has also been embroiled in various rows in his political career. During his campaigning for the November polls, Yadav triggered a controversy when he asked the Congress leaders what was their “aaukat” (worth).
The Congress, including ex-minister Sajjan Singh Verma, had accused Yadav of allegedly influencing the Ujjain Municipal Corporation to change the master plan of the city so that the lands held by his family were turned into residential areas in July 2023. Read more
Who is Rajendra Shukla, the second Madhya Pradesh Deputy CM?
Rajendra Shukla is a five-time MLA from Rewa and has emerged a strong Brahmin face of the BJP in the Vindhya Pradesh region, once considered a stronghold of the Congress. The BJP won 25 of the 30 seats of the region in the recently-concluded polls.
Shukla (59), born in Rewa, has an engineering background. He began his political career in student politics and was elected president of the student union at the Government Engineering College in 1986.
He contested his first Assembly election in 1998 and lost to Independent candidate Pushpraj Singh by a narrow margin of just over 1,000 votes. Shukla has remained undefeated since. Read more
Who is Jagdish Devda, the newest Madhya Pradesh Deputy CM?
Born in Rampura village of Neemuch district, Devda (66) was finance minister in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government before being elevated to the post of deputy CM.
In 1979, Devda joined the BJP’s youth wing – the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) – and served as the mandal president, district general secretary, and district president in Mandsaur district. He was also the district convenor and state president of the SC cell of the BJYM.
The deputy CM is a six-time MLA and was first elected to the Assembly in 1990. Read more
Watch | The swearing-in ceremony of Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav
Mohan Yadav took oath as the CM of Madhya Pradesh, along with deputies Jagdish Deveda and Rajendra Shukla.
Madhya Pradesh swearing-in ceremony Live Updates: Jagdish Devda, Rajendra Shukla take oath as Deputy CMs
While Devda belongs to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Shukla has emerged as the undisputed Brahmin face in the Vindhya Pradesh region.
Amid swearing-in ceremony, 'Modi, Modi' echoes at Lal Parade Ground
The swearing-in ceremony of the Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav and his deputies has been very much a PM Modi affair, as crowds chanted 'Modi, Modi' in between the oath-taking of Yadav and Deputy CM Jagdish Devda.
Mohan Yadav takes oath as MP CM in presence of PM Modi
Mohan Yadav, former education minister and three-time MLA from Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain South, took oath as the chief minister at Bhopal’s Lal Parade Ground.
PM Modi arrives at Lal Parade Ground
Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Narendra Singh Tomar, ex-State Home Minister Narottam Mishra, Uttrakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and senior BJP leader Prahlad Patel have arrived at the venue.
As former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan arrived at Lal Parade ground, he was met with a rousing welcome. The crowd erupted into chants of "Mama, Mama."
PM Modi, too, has arrived.
Madhya Pradesh CM swearing-in Live Updates: Who all is in attendance?
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has arrived with BJP president JP Nadda and UP CM Yogi Adityanath. They greet several Hindu seers who have also shared the stage.
Maharasthra CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis were also present on stage.
Madhya Pradesh CM swearing-in Live Updates | 'He'll take MP to new heights': Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Mohan Yadav
Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav, the outgoing CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, "The new CM will take oath today and I believe that he will take Madhya Pradesh's development and people's welfare to new heights. Best wishes to him. I also welcome PM Modi, Home Minister (Amit Shah), BJP president JP Nadda, who will be attending the swearing-in ceremony."
Madhya Pradesh CM swearing-in Live Updates: 'Thankful to central leadership', says Deputy CM-designate Jagdish Devda.
With just minutes away from the swearing-in ceremony in Bhopal, Deputy CM-designate Jagdish Devda told reporters, "The oath-taking ceremony will be held in his (PM Modi's) presence today, it is a matter of proud for all of us. We are thankful to the central leadership. Top party leaders and CMs of BJP-ruled states will also be attending the event."
MP CM swearing-in soon, Bhopal gets ready
Cut-outs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel among other leaders were put up in the state capital ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of Mohan Yadav.
What happens to Vasundhara Raje, Shivraj Chouhan? Few answers, except that they can’t be ‘ignored’
With the BJP choosing fresh and young faces to lead governments in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, a big question remains on the future of two former chief ministers – Shivraj Singh Chouhan, a CM for 18 years, and two-term CM Vasundhara Raje.
Uncertainty stares at both Chouhan and Raje, who were handpicked by Atal Bihari Vajpayee-L K Advani leadership and had transformed themselves into regional satraps in their respective states.
The BJP’s central leadership has not yet revealed its cards about what is in store for the two former CMs. Read more
Chhattisgarh CM oath-taking ceremony: When and where
When: 2 pm
Where: Science College ground in Raipur
Who's likely to attend: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, BJP president J P Nadda, chief ministers of BJP-ruled states, central ministers and more
Madhya Pradesh CM oath-taking ceremony: When and where
When: 11.30 pm
Where: Lal Parade Ground in Bhopal
Who's likely to attend: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, BJP president J P Nadda, chief ministers of BJP-ruled states, central ministers and more
‘Where am I going?’ Shivraj Singh Chouhan bids farewell, sort of
Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s farewell was befitting of Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s fight.
As the day finally arrived Tuesday for Madhya Pradesh’s longest-serving Chief Minister to leave the CM House in Bhopal, after contributing to the BJP’s historic win in the state, there were tears, hugs, the ubiquitous Ladli Behnas and, above all, appeals to Chouhan to “not leave”.
His hand on the heads of two sobbing Ladli Behna beneficiaries on either side of him, Chouhan – replaced as CM after four terms in the post, by the unforeseen Ujjain (South) MLA Mohan Yadav – assured he wasn’t going anywhere. Read more
Road to 2024: As BJP shocks and awes with CM choices, can Congress change its old ways, faces?
As the Congress remains undecided on the organisational way ahead in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh even after holding introspection sessions to make sense of Assembly election defeats, the BJP has swiftly unveiled a new set of leadership – relatively younger but not inexperienced – in two of the three heartland states and a first-time MLA in one state.
The move by the BJP’s all-powerful central leadership has surprised and stunned conventional political observers. Interestingly, it has also left many in the Congress wondering whether the party would have done the same had it won these states. Would it have ejected Ashok Gehlot or Kamal Nath and installed a new leader at the helm? Would it have thought beyond Bhupesh Baghel and T S Singh Deo in Chhattisgarh? Read more
Vishnu Deo Sai to take oath as Chhattisgarh CM
Vishnu Deo Sai, a four-time Lok Sabha MP and former state BJP chief, will be sworn in at the Science College ground in Raipur.
Sai was made Chhattisgarh BJP chief three times — in 2006, 2011 and 2020. But his last term was cut short, as he was replaced last year, ahead of the Assembly polls. In July this year, Sai was named a member of the BJP national executive.
Mohan Yadav to take oath as Madhya Pradesh CM today
Mohan Yadav, former education minister and three-time MLA from Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain South, is all set to take oath of office at Bhopal’s Lal Parade Ground.
The former education minister, Yadav, who has been associated with the RSS for a long time, thus edged out senior BJP leaders in the CM race. He is a father of three children and has a diverse academic background, having secured a range of degrees: BSc, LLB, MA, MBA and PhD.