In the year 2023, bharatiya janata party (BJP) once again retained its power by winning the madhya pradesh assembly elections. Although many such incidents took place in this election year which will be mentioned in the politics of madhya pradesh for years, but this year will be remembered in the history of madhya pradesh for the departure of shivraj singh chouhan, who was the chief minister with its longest tenure.
If the major political events of the year 2023 are discussed in madhya pradesh, then the bumper victory of bharatiya janata party will be kept at the top. bharatiya janata party, which contested the elections only in the face of prime minister Narendra Modi, retained its power in madhya pradesh by winning 163 seats. Although former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Ladli Behan Yojana also had an important contribution in this victory, but keeping the future in mind, the party handed over the Chief Minister's chair to Dr. Mohan Yadav, who comes from the OBC category.
Shivraj Singh Chauhan's unexpected departure
The second major political event of the year 2023 will be considered to be the departure of Shivraj Singh Chauhan. After the formation of madhya pradesh, shivraj singh chouhan has been the chief minister maximum four times. He was the longest tenured chief minister of madhya pradesh and also of Bharatiya Janata Party. shivraj singh chouhan unexpectedly became the chief minister for the first time in the year 2005. After this, he remained on the post of chief minister till the year 2018. bjp did not get majority in the 2018 assembly elections, but in march 2020, with the help of Jyotiraditya Scindia, bjp again formed the government in the state and Shivraj Singh became the chief minister for the fourth time. If seen, Shivraj's tenure as chief minister has been for about 17 years. But, the departure of former chief minister shivraj singh chouhan was also very unexpected, which became the major political event of the year 2023.
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