Bhopal: The newly elected BJP MLAs in Madhya Pradesh have elected Dr Mohan Yadav as the new chief minister of the state. Earlier this month, the BJP scored a landslide victory in Madhya Pradesh by winning 166 seats.

Mohan Yadav is a member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Ujjain Dakshin constituency in Ujjain district.

He first became an MLA in 2013 from the same seat. He won the assembly elections from the same seat in 2018 and 2023.

Mohan Yadav was also a cabinet minister in Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s government from 2020.

Yadav has won the 2023 elections by more than 13000 votes.

According to the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha website, Mohan Yadav was born on March 25, 1965. He was born in Ujjain. His father’s name is Poonamchand Yadav.

He is married to Seema Yadav. They have two sons and a daughter.

Mohan Yadav has several educational degrees including BSC, LLB, MA, MBA and PhD.