Kamal Nath takes charge as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister
Bhopal, Dec 17 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Monday formally took charge as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
As he took oath as the new CM, Nath started a new inning in his political career.
Amid the presence of several top Congress leaders, including party president Rahul Gandhi, Nath took oath as the Chief Minister of the state.
Ex-Madhya Pradesh CM and BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan also attended the oath-taking ceremony.
Nath (72) has been sworn- in as the 18th chief minister of Madhya Pradesh.
The nine-time Lok Sabha member from Chhindwara was elected as the leader of Congress Legislature Party on Thursday night.
The Congress emerged as the single largest party by bagging 114 seats in the 230-member Assembly in the recently concluded state polls. It also secured the support of one SP legislator, two BSP and four independent MLAs to cross the majority mark of 116.
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