Shivraj Singh Chouhan, arguably the BJP’s tallest leader from Madhya Pradesh, has been fielded by the saffron party as it’s candidate from Vidhisha constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Chouhan, who was not made the state chief minister despite leading the party to a landslide victory in last year assembly elections, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the central leadership of the BJP for giving him the opportunity to contribute in the “national redevelopment”.
“The party has decided to field someone like me. I have been given the opportunity to contribute my bit to this national redevelopment mission. The Viksit Bharat goal will be fulfilled under PM Modi. I will work towards fulfilling this goal,” the former MP Chief Minister said after his name featured in the BJP’s first list of 195 candidates.
“Thanking the central leadership, Chouhan said, “I am grateful to PM Modi, national president JP Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah and the central leadership for giving me the opportunity to serve people from Vidisha,” he added.
At his home, his wife welcomed him by putting a ‘Tilak’ on his forehead, a Hindu rituals performed on auspicious occasions.
He further emphasized on BJP’s “national redevelopment” mission and said that the Modi government has set new goals in public welfare.
“National redevelopment is Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) mission. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi the country is developing at at rapid pace. We are setting new goals in public welfare. We are all workers in this mission of national redevelopment,” the former Chief Minister said.
Speaking about the first list of candidates that the party has brought out, Chouhan said, “It is a very balanced list of candidates formulated by PM Modi, national president JP Nadda, Amit Shah and the central leadership. The youth, women, and others have been given a chance to work to form a balanced and capable team.”