Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Friday (December 12, 2025) that “elimination” of Maoism from the State was the biggest achievement of his tenure, as he listed out his government’s works on the completion of two years in office.
Mr. Yadav had assumed office of the Chief Minister on December 13, 2023, after the BJP’s massive victory in the Assembly elections, replacing his predecessor Shivraj Singh Chouhan who helmed the post for more than 16 years.
“I am proud to say that Madhya Pradesh has become Naxal-free ahead of schedule [as per the deadline of March 31, 2026, set by Union Home Minister Amit Shah]. The elimination of Naxalism from the state is the biggest achievement of my two-year tenure. Whatever the reasons were for the spread of Naxalism in Balaghat, Mandla, and Dindori districts, we will strengthen our internal system so that this snake does not raise its hood again,” Mr. Yadav said while addressing a press conference along with his two deputies — Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda — in Bhopal.
The Chief Minister said that the State has received investment proposals of more than ₹32 lakh crore in the past two years and those of ₹8.57 lakh crore have been materialised so far. Mr. Yadav, who has made bringing industry to the State a priority of his government, has held multiple investor summits in various cities across the country apart from visiting countries like Japan, Germany and Britain to attract businesses.
