Bhopal, April 22 -- Bharatiya Janata Party Vice President and erstwhile Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan averred on Monday that his Congress successor Kamal Nath "deserves praise for accepting the truth" vis-a-vis government formation at the Centre.

"He acknowledged that neither will a Congress government be constituted nor shall that party's President Rahul Gandhi become the Premier. However, abashment made Mr Nath speak of a hung Parliament but that is not desired by the Indian populace which wishes for a robust dispensation. The Congress accepted defeat even prior to the general election results," Mr Chouhan conveyed via social media.

Press reports quoted the Chief Minister claiming in an interview that the Congres...