Amid suspense over future role, Shivraj to meet Nadda in Delhi

Former Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan to meet BJP President J.P. Nadda to discuss his future role in politics.

Amid various speculations about what his future in politics would look like, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is scheduled to meet Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president J.P. Nadda in New Delhi on December 19.

Mr. Chouhan, who helmed the State for more than 16 years, was replaced with the current Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on December 11, after the BJP retained power in Madhya Pradesh with a massive majority of 163 seats.

Mr. Chouhan, who took oath as an MLA in the State Assembly, said he would undertake any responsibility the party would give him.

“I have said this always that the BJP is a mission and when you work in a mission, you don’t decide what you will do but the mission (itself) decides,” he said, when asked about the visit after Monday’s Assembly session.

He, however, said that there were a few issues close to him such as environment, women and child empowerment, and he would continue to work for them.

After stepping down from the CM’s post, Mr. Chouhan has remained active in the State and has been meeting women across M.P. Various purported videos also surfaced on the internet in which women were seen sobbing over his departure from the government. Mr. Chouhan was also seen getting emotional in some videos.

During these meetings, Mr. Chouhan has also given various statements hinting that he is not retiring any time soon. “I am not going anywhere,” he was heard saying in one such video.