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Meet the next CMs of MP and Chhattisgarh as BJP brass converges for oath-taking today

Vishnu Deo's appointment is being seen along the lines of PM's idea of having a tribal leader as the Chhattisgarh CM while Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav's selection may be BJP's strategic move to woo the Other Backward Classes.

December 13, 2023 / 11:39 IST
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend both the oath-taking ceremonies.

The chief minister-elect of Madhya Pradesh, Mohan Yadav, will take oath in Bhopal, while Vishnu Deo Sai will swear in as his Chhattisgarh counterpart in Raipur, on December 13. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to attend both the events.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia will also attend the swearing-in ceremony of Mohan Yadav.  "I will take everyone together and ensure good governance… Chief ministers from 11 states are coming for the swearing-in ceremony," Yadav told news agency ANI.

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Ahead of taking oath, Sai told the New Indian Express that his first priority will be to “formulate an action plan to fulfill "Modi ki guarantee" and the pledges of the party’s Sankalp Patra (manifesto) to be accomplished during the next five years.