While speculations are on that there would be a change of guard in Madhya Pradesh, all BJP heavyweights are out to show their strength in Madhya Pradesh and outside the State.
During such rumours, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited several Union Ministers in New Delhi and national BJP president JP Nadda a few days ago. He stuck to his single-point development agenda and detailed the media persons in this regard.
On the other hand State BJP president VD Sharma has been extensively touring Madhya Pradesh. He has been participating in all the government programmes and issuing warnings to the Government officials, while addressing huge gathering in Chhatarpur on Sunday, Sharma said that the officials should come to their respective offices in time, so that poor people could approach them with their problems. If not done so, he knos how to deal with them, he warned.
Another heavyweight minister in Shivraj Cabinet Narottam Mishra, who is Home Minister in the State has always been in the power ever since Shivraj Singh Chouhan became the chief minister. There have always been rumours that he might take reins in his hands. His recent meeting with senior Congress leader and former leader of the opposition in the State Ajay Singh was also viewed associating with present political scenario.Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia, who has been extensively touring MadhYa Pradesh under Janashirvad yatra, is also strong contender for the coveted post, if change of guard takes place in MP.