‘Raj tilak to vanvas…’: Shivraj Chouhan’s quip after losing CM post | Latest News India

Former Madhya Pradesh chief miner Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday struck an emotional chord with the voters in his constituency Budhni, saying sometimes a person has to go on a ‘vanvas’ (exile) after coronation.”I will not go anywhere. I will live here and die here,” the BJP leader said when a couple of women sitting in the audience shouted “bhaiyya (brother), don’t go anywhere leaving us alone.” Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Miner Shivraj Singh Chouhan.(ANI file) Chouhan, who served as the chief miner for four terms, said,”Our govt will work, and the promises that are given to farmers will be fulfilled. Schemes like ‘Ladli Behena Awas Yojana’ will taken forward the new govt. There will be some bigger objectives, ‘Kai baar Raj Tilak hone ke baad vanvas ho jata hai’ but it happens for the completion of some objectives”.Chouhan named his house, a government bungalow in Bhopal, as “Mama Ka Ghar” and said its doors were open for everyone. His government accommodation is located off Link Road No. 1 in the posh 74 Bungalows locality in the state capital where he moved after vacating the CM’s house on relinquishing the top post last month. Wrap up the year gone & gear up for 2024 with HT! Click here Chouhan had won from his bastion Budhni a margin of 1.04 lakh votes in the recently concluded Madhya Pradesh assembly election. The Bharatiya Janata Party regered a landslide victory winning 163 out of 230 seats, successfully ducking anti-incumbency in the state where it has been in power for two decades.The Congress was relegated to a dant second spot with victory in 66 assembly segments, while one seat was won the Bharat Adivasi Party.ALSO READ: ‘Ab vida..’: What Shivraj Singh Chouhan said before Mohan Yadav’s oath-takingThe BJP chose Mohan Yadav, a three-time MLA from Ujjain South who had served as the education miner in Chouhan’s government, as the next chief miner. Yadav an OBC face, cut his political teeth with the RSS’s student wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in the early 1980s. He became a legislator for the first time in 2013 and then won two more times including the 2023 polls. Unlock a world of Benefits with HT! From insightful newsletters to real-time news alerts and a personalized news feed – it’s all here, just a click away!- Login Now! Get Latest India News along with Latest News and Top Headlines from India and around the world ABOUT THE AUTHOR Follow the latest breaking news and developments from India and around the world with Hindustan Times’ newsdesk. From politics and policies to the economy and the environment, from local issues to national events and global affairs, we’ve got you covered. …view detail