Bhopal, December 14: Ending the speculations on Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister-designate, Congress on Thursday had declared senior leader Kamal Nath as their choice. Now in another announcement on Friday, the party in majority in the state had announced that Nath would take the CM oath on December 17 at Lal Parade Ground in Bhopal.

Earlier on Thursday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi announced Kamal Nath as their CM as their designate for Madhya Pradesh, after hours of meeting with other senior leaders of the party. The meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) took place at 10:30 pm and the decision was announced after that.  Kamal Nath Ends Congress' 15-Year Exile in Madhya Pradesh: Profile of the Congress Veteran.

Later, Nath thanked the party leaders for giving him the responsibility of the state. He made a special mention about Jyotiraditya Scindia, who was also on the list of CM options for the party, which secured 114 seats in the recently held elections.

Nath said, “I express gratitude to all legislators of our party for supporting me...I thank Jyotiraditya Scindia for extending support.” Adding more, he said that he would be working cohesively with the entire Congress unit in the state.

After being appointed the Pradesh Congress Committee chief for Madhya Pradesh, Nath’s focussed on Congress win and ensured a campaign against the BJP’s Narendra Modi and Shivraj Singh Chouhan. In the recent Assembly elections, Congress secured 114 seats, BJP 109 and other seven seats.

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