Congress formally announces Kamal Nath as MP chief minister

In a press conference, senior party leader AK Antony announced the name of Kamal Nath as the CM of Madhya Pradesh.

The Congress party in a tweet wished the senior leader and wrote: "Our best wishes to Shri @OfficeOfKNath for being elected CM of Madhya Pradesh. An era of change is upon MP with him at the helm."

After hours of intense meetings, Congress President Rahul Gandhi selected  Kamal Nath for the chief ministerial position in Madhya Pradesh where it defeated the BJP with a narrow margin.

Kamal Nath, who pips young Jyotiraditya Scindia in the race for the coveted post, is at present the President of Congress in Madhya Pradesh.

According to reports, Scindia accepted the decision after marathon meetings.

The fate of Scindia is yet to be decided by Congress high Command, media reports said.

Just ahead of the decision, Rahul posted a photograph of him with these two leaders.

Posting the photograph, Rahul tweeted: "The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. - Leo Tolstoy"

In the final results declared on Wednesday morning, the party got 114 seats in the state, two short of simple majority mark of 116 in the 230-member Assembly.

However, it was a comfortable march past the majority mark with BSP chief Mayawati and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav lending support of their 2 and one MLAs, respectively. Four Independents who are Congress rebels are also likely to extend support, consolidating the party’s position further.

Accepting defeat, Shivraj Singh Chouhan of the BJP resigned as the Madhya Pradesh chief minister. He said he takes full responsibility for the BJP’s ouster from power in the heartland state.