Rakesh Singh confirmed as new BJP state president: Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, Apr 18 Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Lok Sabha part from Jabalpur, Rakesh Singh on Wednesday was confirmed as the gathering's new Madhya Pradesh state president.

Singh will be replacing Nand Kumar Singh Chauhan, who stepped down from the post yesterday.

Chauhan's wish to work for his supporters, Khandwa, drove him to settle on the decision.

"I have served as a Madhya Pradesh BJP party chief for as long as four years and now I need to work for my constituency. I couldn't visit my voting public for for the past four years. I spoke to the Chief Minister and urged him to relieve me from the party post," Chauhan told reporters, after the party's core committee meeting.

In the 2014 general elections, Chauhan was re-elected to the sixteenth Lok Sabha for a fifth term.

In another development, BJP Rajasthan president Ashok Parnami surrendered from his position earlier today, refering to personal reasons.