Upgrading MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's image from sober to steely

According to political analyst Rakesh Dixit, Chouhan may be past his prime, but there are still things that continue to work for him

After a major organisational reshuffle in August which saw the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dropping Madhya Pradesh (MP) Chief Minister (CM) Shivraj Singh Chouhan (along with Cabinet minister Nitin Gadkari) from its parliamentary board after having spent 18 years being on it,  he’s not the all-powerful CM he once used to be. Or is he?

There are rumours the BJP may pull the rug from under his feet before the Assembly elections in 2023.

“The decision could be a relief to the anti-Chouhan lobby in MP’s BJP. But it is extremely unlikely Chouhan will accept this stoically and open himself