The month-old Congress government in Madhya Pradesh faced sharp criticism after two murders in 24 hours. BJP leader and civic body chairman of Mandsaur, Prahlad Bandhwar, 50, was shot in full public view on Thursday. Barely a few metres away, Sandeep Agarwal, 45, a builder and local businessman was killed in the busy Vijay Nagar area of Indore.

Taking a-cue from Salman Khan starrer Bollywood movie Tiger Zinda Hai, former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan urged the people of MP to not worry on what will happen, "Tiger abhi zinda hai," he said. Expressing gratitude towards people of his constituency, BJP leader said, "No one needs to worry that what will happen to them. I am still here. Tiger abhi zinda hai ."

Shivraj Singh Chouhan could have watched it all unfold with a grumpy scowl. After 13 years of Shiv's raj in Madhya Pradesh, Governor Anandiben Patel swore in a new chief minister today a Congressman at that. But instead of sulking away in a corner, Chouhan, the man affectionately known as "mama", was in the mood for a bit of a party.