Mohan Yadav

Dr. Mohan Yadav
19th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 December 2023
Governor	Mangubhai C. Patel
Deputy	Rajendra Shukla Jagdish Devda
Preceded by	Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Minister for Higher Education Government of Madhya Pradesh
In office 2 July 2020 – 11 December 2023
Chief Minister	Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Preceded by	Jitu Patwari
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 December 2013
Preceded by	Shivnarayan Jagirdar
Constituency	Ujjain Dakshin
Personal details
Born	(1965-03-25) 25 March 1965 (age 58) Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Seema Yadav
Children	3
Education	BSc, LLB, M.A., MBA, PhD
Alma mater	Vikram University
Profession	Politician, Businessman, Advocate
Source: [1]

Dr. Mohan Yadav (born 25 March 1965) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party and is serving as the 19th and Current Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh since 2023. He represents Ujjain South constituency as Member of Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh since 2013.^[1]

Early Life and Education

On March 25, 1965, Mohan Yadav was born in Ujjain. He is married to Seema Yadav, and together they have three children- one daughter and two sons.

Yadav graduated from Ujjain University with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree. He further pursued his academic interests and completed LLB, Master of Arts (MA), Master of Business Administration (MBA), and Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) degrees from the same university.

Political career

Mohan Yadav was interested in politics from the get-go. He was a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. In 2013, he entered electoral politics and ran for the Ujjain South constituency. He won by beating Congress candidate Jaysingh Darbar in the Ujjain South constituency of the 2013 Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election by 9,652 votes. Yadav got 73,108 votes, whereas, Darbar received 63,456.

He was re-elected in the 2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, taking the seat of MLA for Ujjain South. He won by 18,960 votes over Congress candidate Rajendra Vashishtha Raju Bhaiya.

In 2020, he was sworn in as a cabinet member of the Madhya Pradesh government under the former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. He was MP's Minister of Education till 2023.

In the 2023 Madhya Pradesh State Assembly Elections, he ran from the Ujjain South constituency and won.

Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh

On Dec 11, 2023, BJP announced that Mohan Yadav will serve as the 19th Chief Minister of Madya Pradesh along with Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda as deputy. The announcement came after the BJP Legislative member's meeting. Following the BJP's victory in the elections on December 3, the BJP held the legislative party meet with the Central observers to select chief minister for the state. In a surprising turn of events, the party named Mohan Yadav as the face of the new Chief Minister.^[2]

On 13th December, Yadav took oath as the 19th Chief Minister of the state in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, outgoing chief minister Shivraj Sing Chouhan and several other dignitaries.^[3][4]

After taking charge Chief Minister Mohan Yadav banned the use of loudspeakers beyond permissible limits and time at all religious and public places as per the guidelines of supreme court. Yadav said the efforts to remove loudspeakers shall be carried out in co-ordination with religious leaders.

The cabinet has also taken the decision of ban of meat in public place as per the Food Safety Act and the guidelines of the Central government.^[5]

After the inauguration of Yadav's government, homes of three men who allegedly attacked a BJP worker were razed by bulldozers on 15 December 2023.^[6]

Awards & recognition

• He was awarded by the President of India in 2011–2012 and 2012–2013 for promoting tourism in the state. Yadav's rise began with the ABVP. In 1982, he became the co-secretary of the student union of Madhav Science College, and became the president in 1984.

Controversies

Ujjain Simhastha Land Acquisition

Under the Ujjain Master Plan 2035, 872 acres of land were reserved for Ujjain Simhastha - 2028 (Kumbh Mela). According to Ravi Rai (councillor from the INC party), 450 complaints were received against the master plan by the V&CP, 250 of which were by people who claimed to be living on that land for many years. Those complaints were rejected. However 185 acres of that land was removed from the land acquisition plan, 29 acres of which was registered in the name of Mohan Yadav (erstwhile Minister of Higher Education of Madhya Pradesh), his wife Seema Yadav, his sisters Leela Yadav and Kalawati Yadav who is chairperson of Ujjain Municipal Corporation and his servants. The land use categorisation of this released land was also changed from agricultural use to residential use, so that private colonies can be constructed on the land. Mohan Yadav owned 8 parts of this land. Allegedly the Ujjain master plan was stuck for 2.5 years to take care of Mohan Yadav's interests. ^[7]

After the construction of a bypass during the last Simhastha fair, builders and BJP politicians started taking interest in the land and started acquiring it from farmers. Land use categorisation was changed from agricultural use to residential use for the lands belonging to BJP affiliated builders and BJP politicians, for example in the case of Vibhash Upadhyay (Vice President of Madhya Pradesh Jan Abhiyan Parishad and cabinet minister) and his wife Kavita Upadhyay. It is estimated that Simhastha-2028 would see 10 to 13 crore attendees for which more land was needed but despite that, interests of some builders, Mohan Yadav and other BJP politicians were prioritised. ^[7]

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