'You will...': Shivraj Singh Chouhan reacts to Mohan Yadav's elevation as Madhya Pradesh CM

After the BJP won a resounding 163 seats in the recent Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, the state will not see Shivraj Singh Chouhan continuing his chief minister post. In lieu of Chouhan, Mohan Yadav has been chosen as the new chief minister of the state.

On Monday, Chouhan extended his best wishes to Yadav after the latter was elected as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislative leader and will be sworn-in as the next chief minister.

“I congratulate my colleague Dr. Mohan Yadav on being chosen as the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. I am sure that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, you will take Madhya Pradesh to greater heights. Many congratulations and best wishes for this new responsibility,” Chouhan posted on X.

कर्मठ साथी श्री @DrMohanYadav51 जी को भाजपा विधायक दल की बैठक में मध्यप्रदेश का मुख्यमंत्री मनोनीत किये जाने पर हार्दिक बधाई।

मुझे विश्‍वास है कि आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के कुशल मार्गदर्शन में आप मध्यप्रदेश को प्रगति एवं विकास की नई ऊँचाइयों पर ले जायेंगे तथा… pic.twitter.com/NkVo2PrV9x

— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) December 11, 2023

Yadav, an OBC leader and a three-time MLA from Ujjain, had served as the higher education minister under the Chouhan-led government in MP.

In the recent election, he won from Ujjain Dakshin constituency. He emerged victorious over Congress contender Chetan Yadav by nearly 13,000 votes.

Yadav, who will be sworn-in as the next chief minister also brought an ended the ten-day long suspense within the BJP after the declaration of election results.