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IN PHOTOS: BJP leaders meet in Madhya Pradesh ahead of naming state's CM

Updated On: 11 December, 2023 04:39 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) newly-elected MLAs and senior party leaders met in Madhya Pradesh on Monday ahead of naming the new CM of the state. Pics/PTI

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Senior BJP leaders reached Madhya Pradesh to meet ahead of declaring the name of the CM of state. Pics/PTI

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Senior BJP leaders reached Madhya Pradesh to meet ahead of declaring the name of the CM of state. Pics/PTI
After the November 17 polls, the BJP retained power in MP by winning 163 seats in the 230-member assembly, leaving the Congress a distant second with 66 seats

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After the November 17 polls, the BJP retained power in MP by winning 163 seats in the 230-member assembly, leaving the Congress a distant second with 66 seats

The BJP has not projected a CM face, with the poll campaign relying heavily on the mass appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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The BJP has not projected a CM face, with the poll campaign relying heavily on the mass appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The meeting of the newly-elected legislators was scheduled to be held in Bhopal on Monday and the chief minister's name may be announced, an MLA said

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The meeting of the newly-elected legislators was scheduled to be held in Bhopal on Monday and the chief minister's name may be announced, an MLA said

The party's central observers, comprising Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, OBC Morcha head K Laxman and secretary Asha Lakra, were expected in the meeting

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The party's central observers, comprising Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, OBC Morcha head K Laxman and secretary Asha Lakra, were expected in the meeting

This time, the BJP contested the assembly polls without projecting Shivraj Singh Chouhan as its chief ministerial face

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This time, the BJP contested the assembly polls without projecting Shivraj Singh Chouhan as its chief ministerial face

Shivraj Singh Chouhan is a four-time CM, having taken oath in 2005, 2008, 2013 and 2020

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Shivraj Singh Chouhan is a four-time CM, having taken oath in 2005, 2008, 2013 and 2020

Prahlad Patel, an OBC leader like Chouhan, former Union minister and newly-elected Dimani MLA Narendra Tomar, Indore heavyweight Kailash Vijayvargiya, state unit chief VD Sharma and Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia are being seen as front-runners for the post

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Prahlad Patel, an OBC leader like Chouhan, former Union minister and newly-elected Dimani MLA Narendra Tomar, Indore heavyweight Kailash Vijayvargiya, state unit chief VD Sharma and Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia are being seen as front-runners for the post

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