Ending the suspense, the BJP on Monday appointed Ujjain South MLA Mohan Yadav as the next Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Sharing the dias with other BJP leaders, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the outgoing CM, congratulated Yadav. He also expressed confidence in Yadav and his governance.

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Who is Mohan Yadav

Mohan Yadav is a three-time lawmaker from Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain. In the recently held Assembly polls, Yadav won the Ujjain Dakshin seat. He was the education minister in the Shivraj government. He won his first term as the MLA back in 2013. Mohan Yadav possesses a Bachelor of Science degree, a Bachelor of Laws (LLB), a Master of Arts in Political Science, a Master of Business Administration (MBA), and a Doctorate (Ph.D.). He is married to Seema Yadav and is a parent to two sons and a daughter.