BJP has registered a resounding victory in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections. Out of 230 assembly seats in the state, BJP won 163 seats, while Congress had to be satisfied with only 66 seats. Bharat Adivasi Party has lost one seat. After the massive victory of BJP, now the market of discussion about the new Chief Minister is hot. Many names are running for the post of CM. But Shivraj Singh Chauhan is leading.
Shivraj is the hero of victory
No one had imagined the way BJP has registered a landslide victory in Madhya Pradesh. However, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was claiming from the very beginning that BJP would have a landslide victory in the state. The claims of the exit poll also proved wrong. However, full credit for BJP’s victory in the state is being given to Shivraj Singh Chauhan. However, when Shivraj was asked about the victory, he gave full credit for it to the strategy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda.
Shivraj is a strong contender for the post of Chief Minister
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has emerged as the hero of his party’s spectacular victory in the state assembly elections. He has been the Chief Minister from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the longest period. Keeping in mind the fear of anti-incumbency wave in the elections, BJP did not make Shivraj the face of the Chief Minister’s post, but after the resounding victory, it will not be easy to sideline him from the claim for the post of Chief Minister.
Popularly known as Shivraj Mama, game changer based on the scheme
Shivraj is popularly known as Mama among the people of the state, especially among the children, while before becoming the Chief Minister, he is known as ‘paon-paon wale bhaiya’ because he usually walked on foot in his Lok Sabha seat Vidisha. To counter the anti-incumbency wave, Shivraj tried to create a favorable environment for the BJP in Madhya Pradesh by launching a game-changer scheme like ‘Laadli Brahmin’. However, his party did not project him as the chief ministerial face in the assembly elections held last month. BJP leader Chauhan, who became the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for the fourth time on March 23, 2020, is recognized as a successful administrator as well as a very polite and friendly leader. Chauhan, born in a farmer family, has created history by becoming the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for the longest period of seventeen and a half years. He became the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for the first time on 29 November 2005. Under his leadership, BJP won with a huge majority in the 2008 and 2013 assembly elections. This time he has won Budhni assembly seat of Sehore district for the sixth time. Apart from this, he was also MP from Vidisha Lok Sabha seat for five consecutive terms from 1991 to 2006.
Jyotiraditya Scindia’s name also discussed for the post of Chief Minister
Apart from Shivraj Singh Chauhan, many other names are leading in the race for the post of Chief Minister in Madhya Pradesh. After Shivraj, the name which is running at the forefront is Jyotiraditya Scindia. The Chief Minister’s post was also the reason behind Scindia leaving Congress and joining BJP. Congress did not make him the Chief Minister, after which he resigned from the party and joined BJP. Ever since Scindia joined BJP, he has been working hard day and night.
Kailash Vijayvargiya can also become Chief Minister
Kailash Vijayvargiya was made the BJP candidate from Indore-1. He registered a resounding victory on this seat and brought a total of 158123 votes. He defeated the Congress candidate by a margin of 57939 votes. When the party made him the candidate from Indore-1, he made many such statements, which clearly show how much he likes the post of CM. He had said that I will sit in Bhopal and give a signal and your work will be done. Once he had said that I have not just come to become an MLA, but the party is going to hand over a big responsibility to me. If I get responsibility, I will do bigger work.
Narendra Singh Tomar is also a big contender for the post of Chief Minister
The name of Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar is also leading in the race for the post of Chief Minister. Everyone was shocked when BJP made him its candidate from Dimani seat. However, he kept the party’s hopes intact and registered a big victory by securing 79137 votes. VD Sharma’s name is also going forward as a contender for the post of Chief Minister. At present Sharma is the state BJP president. Although he was not contested the election. But after his conversation with PM Modi during the election campaign, the politics of the state intensified.