Shivraj Singh Chouhan will take oath as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister for the third time on 14 December, 2013 followed by the announcement of his new cabinet only three days later, 17 December.
The decision was taken in a party meeting at noon on Monday, after Shivraj Singh Chouhan had given his resignation to the Governor to sign off from his position after having completed his second term successfully.
The new Shivraj cabinet will be an interesting bet for many, especially as 10 of BJP's incumbent ministers have lost the polls, even as the ruling party led by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan scored a hat-trick in the assembly polls this year. This hints at some new faces getting a place in the MP cabinet.
BJP MINISTERS WHO WERE DEFEATED:
Prominent ministers who were defeated include Public Relation and Culture Minister Laxmikant Sharma (Sironj), Medical Education Minister Anoop Mishra (Bhitawrar), Tourism Minister Brajendra Pratap Singh (Pawai), Labour Minister Jagannath Singh (Chitrangi), Revenue Minister Karan Singh (Icchawar).
Laxmikant Sharma failed to retain the Sironj seat in Vidisha district after he lost by a margin of 1,584 votes. He polled 63,713 seats against the 65,297 polled by Congress candidate Govardhan Lal.
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's nephew, Anoop Mishra, who had shifted to the Bhitarwar seat, lost the poll to Lakhan Singh Yadav of the Congress by 6,548 votes. Lakhan got 40,578 votes, while Anoop managed to win 34,030 votes.
Minister of State for Tribal Welfare Harishankar Khatik (Jatara), Agriculture Minister Ramkrishna Kusumaria (Rajnagar), General Administration Minister Kanhaiyalal Agrawal (Bamori), Animal Husbandry Minister Ajay Vishnoi (Patan) and another minister Dashrath Singh Lodhi (Jabera) also lost the polls.
The ministers could not win the election due to the anti-incumbency wave prevailing against them, sources said.
Now, the new cabinet that is set to be announced on 17th December will definitely have some fresh faces. Its left to be seen who will be given a chance to be a part of third-time CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's cabinet.
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