New Delhi: Amid speculations over Madhya Pradesh's next chief minister face, incumbent CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday held a public meeting in Chhindwara.
At the public meeting, he said that the BJP government in the state is kick-starting "mission 29" so that the party wins all the 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh in the coming Lok Sabha polls in 2024, reported ANI.
"From today we are starting 'Mission 29', there are 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh. We will work day and night to win," he said.
"Our resolve is to make 'lotus' bloom on all the 29 seats of the state in the Lok Sabha elections to be held next year. For this, all of us dedicated and loyal workers of BJP will work hard with full dedication and make the organization stronger and will dedicate the garland of '29 lotuses' to our beloved Prime Minister," he added.
During his public meeting, Chouhan washed the feet of women and also had lunch at the house of a tribal family in Chhindwara.
Addressing the meeting, he further stated, "After Ladli Behna, the efforts are towards 'Lakhpati Behna', I will fulfill this promise to my sisters. I will try that my sisters have monthly income of over Rs10,000. I want my sisters to live with pride, I want to become self-dependent."
After the thumping victory of the BJP in the assembly polls, this was the first time that Chouhan addressed a public gathering in Madhya Pradesh.
The BJP secured a landslide victory in the state by winning 163 seats while the Congress party came a distant second after winning 66 seats and Bharat Adivasi Party won one seat in the state.