Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has tested positive for COVID-19, confirmed the minister himself through his twitter handle.
In a tweet on his official account, the Chief Minister wrote, in Hindi: "My dear countrymen, I was having COVID-19 symptoms and, after a test, my report came back positive".
Mr Chouhan also appealed to all colleagues and individuals "who has come in contact with me to get their coronavirus test done".
All close contacts of the chief minister have been moved in to quarantine.