Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), July 13 -- : Pradhyuman Singh Lodhi, the Congress MLA who joined BJP, has been appointed as the chairman of Madhya Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited.

Lodhi has been also accorded the status of a Cabinet minister.

Lodhi, Congress MLA from Bada Malhera had joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in presence of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Bhopal on Sunday.

BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma who was appointed as Protem Speaker till the election of Assembly Speaker, had accepted the resignation of MLA Pradyuman Singh Lodhi.

Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh government has also appointed independent MLA Pradeep Jaiswal as the chairman of Madhya Pradesh State Mining Corporation Limited. He has been accorded the s...