Yadav puts up huge show on home turf

LONG standing tradition of no top minister (nation's Prime Minister, state's chief minister or any other minister) staying back in Ujjain - the land of Lord Mahakal - in the night, was broken by third time local BJP MLA-turned-new Madhya Pradesh chief minister Dr Mohan Yadav on Saturday.

- ANURAAG SINGH

Not only did Yadav hold a mega roadshow in his native city, but also stayed back at his home in Ujjain's Geeta Colony locality overnight on Saturday, before leaving for state capital Bhopal on Sunday morning.

"Why won't I stay back in Ujjain during the night. There is just one Raja (ruler) in Ujjain, which is Baba Mahakal. We're all his children and not any ruler, then why will I not stay back in Ujjain in the night," Yadav announced from the stage of the local BJP unit's program in Ujjain on Saturday evening.