Shivraj Singh Chouhan was Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister from 2005 to 2018 and again from 2020 to 2023. He became the Chief Minister for the first time in 2005 after replacing Babulal Gaur. He remained the CM till December 2018 when the Congress party became the single largest party in the state and Kamal Nath became the Chief Minister. However, the Congress government in the state was short-lived and Shivraj Singh Chouhan again became the CM in March 2020 after the Jyotiraditya Scindia's rebellion. He was the longest-serving Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. The Bharatiya Janata Party leader has been representing the Budhni constituency in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly since 2006 winning it in a bypoll. He won the seat in 2008, 2013 and 2018 also by defeating Congress candidates Mahesh Singh Rajput, Dr Mahendra Singh Chauhan and Arun Subhashchandra Yadav respectively. In the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections, Chouhan again won the Budhni seat by defeating Congress candidate Vikram Mastal Sharma with a margin of 1,04,974 votes. The BJP again won the decisive mandate in the state but Chouhan was replaced with Dr Mohan Yadav. Chouhan first represented Budhni in 1990 when he won the seat by defeating Congress candidate Hari Singh with a margin of over 22,000 votes. Chouhan won the Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency in 1991 (bypoll), 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2004. Chouhan won a bypoll from Vidisha in 1991 after BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee retained his Lucknow seat and left Vidisha. He was also the former vice president of the BJP from 2019 to 2020. Chouhan is again contesting from the Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency.
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The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday (December 29) approved the Dharma Swatantrata (Religious Freedom) Ordinance.
The Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's statement came after the winter session of Madhya Pradesh Assembly, which was scheduled to begin on December 28, was postponed in view of the "COVID-19 situation".
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan along with cabinet ministers paid tribute to former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and Congress leader Moti Lal Vora on December 22.
Two decades before Modi government passed the new farm law to open up the agriculture market for private players, Punjab experimented with contract farming.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took part in Bhoomi Pujan programme of airstrip in Singrauli. He participated in the programme via video conferencing.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan along with BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually addressed public of Shajapur on December 11.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan lashed on Mamata's government for attack on BJP chief's convoy in West Bengal.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan called Dharma Swatantrya (Religious Freedom) Bill 2020 as 'Beti Bachao Abhiyan'.
Addressing a gathering in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore on December 03, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan spoke on 'Love Jihad'.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on December 1 met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan performed Govardhan Puja at his residence in Bhopal.
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, held a massive roadshow in the Agar Malwa district on November 01.
Former Congress MLA Rahul Lodhi joined Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday in Bhopal.
Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan is all set to make a big impact in the upcoming bypolls in the state. IndiaTV caught with with CM Shivraj and spoke about his plans for the elections. Take a look at this report.
Why should I apologise when I did not intend to insult anyone? If anyone felt insulted, I have already expressed regret: Former MP CM Kamal Nath
Former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath on October 19 clarified his remarks wherein he referred BJP leader Imarti Devi as 'item' and said it wasn't to insult anyone, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is just looking for excuses.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reacted over Kamal Nath's statement where he mocked Chouhan for carrying coconut.
The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan took a dig at Congresss leader Rahul Gandhi over 'Kheti Bachao Yatra' against Centre's new farm laws.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met family members of slain Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan Dhirendra Tripathi in Rewa on October 07, who lost his life in a terrorist attack in Srinagar.
While addressing an event in Bhopal, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan on October 06 said, "The former Kamal Nath govt committed the sin of removing the names of over 67 lakh poor from the 'Sambal' scheme.
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