New Delhi: Former union minister from Congress and the party's former state chief Arun Yadav who has been pitted against Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in his home turf Budhni, will file his nomination on Friday.

Yadav took to Twitter and thanked Congress president Rahul Gandhi for entrusting him with the responsibility. “I have very closely observed people’s grievances and hence I will continue fighting for farmers, youth, and female", he wrote in his tweet.

Ahead of filing his nominations, he claimed that he will defeat Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the upcoming assembly polls in his own constituency. “We'll defeat Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Proud that my party gave me a huge responsibility. We’ll win Budhni.We'll ask Shivraj ji about land mafia, farmers' suicide and rape cases. We'll expose BJP,” News agency ANI quoted Yadav as saying.




Who is Arun Yadav?

Arun Yadav’s full name is Arun Subhashchandra Yadav.

Yadav was a member of 14th and 15th Lok Sabha

On 13 January 2014, he was appointed as President of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC).

From 2009 to 2011 Union Minister of State, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

In 2011, Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Processing Industries

Arun Yadav is Congress’ OBC face in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls

He finished his schooling from, Indore and completed graduation with commerce from Jaipur, Rajasthan.