A three-day national conclave of the BJP has reaped rich dividends for Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Not only has it raised his stock in the party, but, more importantly, the low-profile leader seems to have developed a tremendous rapport with newly elected BJP chief Nitin Gadkari.
A close confidant of Chouhan said this has brought great relief to Chouhan’s supporters within the state as not so long ago they were worried over the possibility of the return of Uma Bharati to the BJP fold.
For the time being Chouhan can breathe easy as he is on the right side of Gadkari and both in fact shared the dais, belting out popular Hindi songs at the party’s Indore conclave.
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