Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, denying reports of a leadership shift in Madhya Pradesh, said on Tuesday that the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) administration in the state remains stable.
Interacting with reporters, Mr. Tomar said, “There is no instability in Madhya Pradesh government. The party has selected Shivraj Ji. He is the chief minister. There is a BJP government in Madhya Pradesh and it will decide who will be its chief minister. Congress has no right to talk about the BJP’s chief minister.”
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said, “BJP is totally united and organized under the leadership of Shivraj Singh Chouhan and VD Sharma.”
For the past several days, political groups in Madhya Pradesh have been speculating about a shift in the BJP’s leadership.
Kailash Vijayvargiya, the BJP General Secretary, tented in Bhopal a few days ago and spoke with a number of state officials before meeting with Union Minister Prahlad Patel. Last week, BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia also visited Bhopal, sparking rumors of a leadership shift.
Faggan Singh Kulaste, a Union Minister and BJP leader refuted rumours yesterday, stating that Mr. Chouhan will remain the chief minister.
“People have been discussing the change in politics of Madhya Pradesh. But I do not understand where these rumors are coming from because there is no situation for change of leadership in Madhya Pradesh, which is why Shivraj Singh Chouhan was the chief minister, is the chief minister and will remain the chief minister in the future,” Mr. Kulaste, who is Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel, said.
“A person works hard day and night, naturally there are some shortcomings, but Shivraj Ji is not behind in hard work. Everyone knows this and the whole party also respects this. We are all with Shivraj ji,” said the minister.
