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Kamal Nath announced as the 18th chief minister of Madhya Pradesh; A brief
"I am leaving for Bhopal. A meeting of MLAs will be held and you will get to know the decision after that," Kamal Nath told reporters outside Gandhi's residence.
New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) Chief Kamal Nath announced as the chief minister of the newly-elected Congress government in the state. Sources close to Congress party said that there will not be a Deputy Chief Minister in the state.
The decision comes after Congress President Rahul Gandhi had a meeting with both the probable candidates - Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia in New Delhi.
Rahul Gandhi had posted a photo of Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia along with a caption 'the two most powerful warriors are patience and time'.
Who is Kamal Nath?
Born in Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh to businessman father Mahendra Nath and mother Leela, Nath is an alumnus of the prestigious Doon School (at Dehradun in Uttarakhand). He did his graduation from St Xavier's college, Kolkata, before taking the plunge into politics.
Kamal Nath is one of the longest serving and senior most members of Lok Sabha. He represents the Chhindwara constituency of Madhya Pradesh.
Personal life
He married Alka Nath on 27 January 1973 and has two sons.
Political activities and achievements of Kamal Nath
1980, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009: Elected to the Lok Sabha
June 1991: Minister of Environment & Forests
1995: Union Minister of State, Textiles
2001: General Secretary of the INC
2004: Union Cabinet Minister of Commerce & Industry
2009: Minister for Road Transport and Highways.
2011: Minister of Urban Development.
October 2012: Minister of parliamentary affairs & urban development.
Awards Won
2006: Honorary Doctorate given by Jabalpur's Rani Durgavati University.
2007: Entitled as the FDI Personality of the Year by the FDI magazine and the Financial Times Business.
2008: Honoured with the title "Business Reformer of the Year" by The Economic Times.
2011: The richest cabinet minister in India, possessing assets worth INR 2.73 billion.