Sao was also accompanied by 70 Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members from Chhattisgarh.

CM Yadav said, "MP and Chhattisgarh share similar social and cultural heritage and history. The governments of both the states can organize many programs together and we discussed it."

Sao and ABVP members from Chhattisgarh were in Bhopal to attend the memorial ceremony of ABVP founder Shaligram Tomar.

A memorial ceremony was organized at Manas Bhawan on Sunday.

Both CM Yadav and Deputy CM Sao have been associated with ABVP for a long time and during the meeting they also refreshed their memories.

Assembly elections were held simultaneously in MP and Chhattisgarh in November 2023 and BJP formed governments in both the states.

In the Lok Sabha elections, BJP won all 29 seats in MP, while it won 10 out of 11 seats in Chhattisgarh.

Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 2001.