Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday, December 12, said that it would be better to die than ask for a post from the party. The remarks came a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party appointed Mohan Yadav as the new chief minister of Madhya Pradesh.
Addressing media, Chouhan said, "...Apne liye kuchh maangne jaane se behtar, main marna samjhunga...Isiliye meine kaha tha main dilli nahi jaunga. (It would be better to die than ask for a post. That is why I said I won't go to Delhi)."
#WATCH | Bhopal: Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan says, "...Apne liye kuchh maangne jaane se behtar, main marna samjhunga...Isiliye meine kaha tha main dilli nahi jaunga." pic.twitter.com/pnWaAd9Wqm
— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2023
Chouhan had submitted his resignation to Governor Mangubhai Patel after Yadav was elected as the leader of the state legislative party.
Earlier too, he made it clear that he was not in the race for chief ministership. "I had not been a contender for the chief minister earlier, nor am I one today. As a party worker, I have always carried out whatever work the BJP assigned me to the best of my ability, with dedication and honesty," Chouhan had said.
BJP scored a thumping victory by winning 163 of the 230 assembly seats, leaving the main opposition Congress far behind with 66 seats.
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