Bhopal, A day after taking oath as Union Cabinet minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday met BJP patriarch LK Advani in New Delhi and sought his blessings to launch a new political innings at the national level.
The four-time former CM of Madhya Pradesh has been allotted the Agriculture and Rural Development portfolio in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new cabinet.
When asked what conversation took place between the two leaders, a source close to them said, "It was just a courtesy meeting. Both of them spent about 20 minutes together. Nothing more than that should be interpreted from their meeting." Chouhan Had also met Advani about a year ago." ,
There are family relations between the two, he said.
A photo of Chouhan smiling and touching the feet of Advani (96) at the residence of Advani (96) in the national capital was released by a WhatsApp group that shares information about the new agriculture minister with the press.
Chauhan (65), popularly known as "Mama" (uncle) and "paun-paun wale bhaiya" (foot soldier), recently won the Vidisha Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh for the sixth time by a huge margin of Rs 8.21 lakh. Recorded a spectacular victory. Vote. However, this is the first time that he has entered the Union Cabinet.
The senior BJP leader served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for almost 17 years between 2005 and 2023. On 17 March 2022, he achieved the distinction of being the longest serving BJP Chief Minister, breaking the record of his party colleague Raman Singh. He held the top post in nearby Chhattisgarh for 15 years.
Mohan Yadav was made the Chief Minister in place of Chauhan in November last year after the BJP's massive victory in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections.
The four-time former CM of Madhya Pradesh has been allotted the Agriculture and Rural Development portfolio in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new cabinet.
When asked what conversation took place between the two leaders, a source close to them said, "It was just a courtesy meeting. Both of them spent about 20 minutes together. Nothing more than that should be interpreted from their meeting." Chouhan Had also met Advani about a year ago." ,
There are family relations between the two, he said.
A photo of Chouhan smiling and touching the feet of Advani (96) at the residence of Advani (96) in the national capital was released by a WhatsApp group that shares information about the new agriculture minister with the press.
Chauhan (65), popularly known as "Mama" (uncle) and "paun-paun wale bhaiya" (foot soldier), recently won the Vidisha Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh for the sixth time by a huge margin of Rs 8.21 lakh. Recorded a spectacular victory. Vote. However, this is the first time that he has entered the Union Cabinet.
The senior BJP leader served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for almost 17 years between 2005 and 2023. On 17 March 2022, he achieved the distinction of being the longest serving BJP Chief Minister, breaking the record of his party colleague Raman Singh. He held the top post in nearby Chhattisgarh for 15 years.
Mohan Yadav was made the Chief Minister in place of Chauhan in November last year after the BJP's massive victory in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections.
