Will decide who will be CM in MP after poll results: Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will decide on the Madhya Pradesh chief minister only after the elections, appearing to sidestep questions on whether the incumbent, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, will continue in the post.

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The remarks come at a time the party has begun campaigning for the polls, expected to be held in November, without naming a chief ministerial candidate.

"Shivraj ji is the chief minister. It's our party's job (to decide on the post) and we will decide," said Shah when asked by journalists if Chouhan would be the chief minister in case the BJP retains power in the elections.

The former BJP president then added: "At present, Shivraj ji is the chief minister... The party will do its job. My appeal to you is to convey to the people whatever work has been done under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan so that development could be set as an agenda for the elections."