- Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath has been sworn-in as the 18th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on December 17, 2018. He was administered the oath by Governor Anandiben Patel.
- Nath, a nine-term MP from Chhindwara, is one of the longest serving and senior most members of Lok Sabha.
- He is also the chief of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC).
- The Congress emerged as the single largest party by bagging 114 seats in the 230-member Assembly in the recently concluded state polls. It also secured the support of one SP legislator, two BSP and four independent MLAs to cross the majority mark of 116.
