Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday (August 26, 2025) parried questions on prospects of him becoming the next BJP president and asserted he was single-mindedly focused on increasing farm production and boosting income of cultivators.

Asked by media persons about his reported meeting with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in New Delhi over the last weekend, fuelling speculations of him being a contender for the BJP president's post, Mr. Chouhan sidestepped the queries and affirmed he was busy handling his ministerial responsibilities.