Chief Minister-designate Shivraj Singh Chouhan with former leader of the Opposition Gopal Bhargava before the swearing-in in Bhopal on March 23, 2020.

Chief Minister-designate Shivraj Singh Chouhan with former leader of the Opposition Gopal Bhargava before the swearing-in in Bhopal on March 23, 2020.
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In the 230-member Assembly, the BJP has 107 legislators. The Congress’ strength reduced to 92 following the resignation of its 22 MLAs.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who took oath on Monday night, proved the majority in the floor of Legislative Assembly on Tuesday with Congress boycotting the trust vote.

All 107 MLAs of BJP voted in favour of Mr. Chouhan. Two BSP and two independent MLAs and the lone SP MLA, who had previously backed the Kamal Nath government, voted in favour of the BJP government. The Hou