An old and unrelated video of Shivraj Singh Chouhan is shared as him breaking down for not being appointed as Chief Minister - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
December 12, 2023
A post is being shared on social media, claiming that former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan broke down when he was not chosen as the Chief Minister after the BJP’s victory in the 2023 assembly elections.
Claim: Former Madhya Pradesh former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan broke down after he was not appointed as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
Fact: These visuals are from 2019 when former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan broke down as his adopted daughter, Bharti Verma died while she was being treated for body weakness. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
On performing reverse image search of the key frames of the viral video, we found the same video posted by several news channels on YouTube (here and here). These visuals are from 2019 when former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan broke down when his adopted daughter, Bharti Verma died. Several news reports carried the details of this incident stating that Bharti Verma died while she was being treated for body weakness (here and here).
Recently, Shivraj Singh Chouhan was observed becoming emotional after Laadli Behna yojana beneficiaries of the state cried over his resignation following Mohan Yadav’s appointment as the new Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
To sum up, an old and unrelated video of Shivraj Singh Chouhan is shared as him breaking down for not being appointed as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh