Chouhan cabinet to be in place by Dec 5

Newly-appointed Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan is likely to constitute his Council of Ministers by December 5.

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Official sources said in Bhopal Wednesday that Governor Balram Jakhar will Thursday leave for a two-day tour of Indore. After participating in various programmes, he will return late on December 2.

As December 3 is the 21st anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy, the cabinet will be constituted later.

The chief minister has also hinted that the council would be formed by December 5.