Bhopal, July 1 -- The suspense over the next Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president in Madhya Pradesh ended on Tuesday as Betul MLA Hemant Khandelwal filed his nomination for the post and that too as the sole candidate.

With no other contenders in the fray, Khandelwal is set to become the new state party chief, although an official declaration will be made on Wednesday, July 2. The nomination process took place at the BJP state headquarters in Bhopal, in the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who was appointed as the election in-charge, overseeing the proceedings.

Khandelwal filed the nomination in the presence of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and received the support from Union Ministers Shivraj Singh Chou...