Key Points:
The Indian Express investigation revealed that CM Mohan Yadav and his family have bought 168 acres of land around Ujjain since he assumed office in 2023.
The members included relatives from the extended family, with Mohan Yadav's cousins being part of the largest land acquisitions.
Yadav's family defended the purchases as their private business while CM himself refused to comment.
A MAJOR LAND HOLDINGS TRAIL linked to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has come under scrutiny after an investigation by The Indian Express claimed that members of his family and their associated companies purchased at least 168 acres of land through 137 plots in and around Ujjain over the last two years.
The Indian Express report claims that the purchases, estimated to be worth around ₹45 crore, included villages and localities that later became part of major government’s infrastructure projects, including new roads, highway alignments, and changes proposed under the Ujjain Master Plan 2035, which was released in May 2023.
At the centre of this unscrupulous land trail is not just the CM Mohan Yadav, but a large circle of relatives including his wife Seema Yadav, son Vaibhav Yadav, daughter-in-law Shalini Yadav, brothers Narayan and Nandlal Yadav, sister Kalavati Yadav, nephew Abhay Yadav and first cousins Govind and Nilesh Yadav.
Jay Mazoomdaar’s investigative report states that the Madhya Pradesh CM himself owns at least 17 acres in Ujjain, including 13 acres purchased in Sawarakhedi in 1998 and 4 acres of inherited property. Apart from this, he and his wife reportedly hold a 73% stake in family real-estate company Shri Siddhivinayak Devcons Pvt Ltd, which also owned nearly 40 acres of land, including fresh purchases made during 2024-25.
According to The Indian Express, Mohan Yadav's wife Seema holds at least 10.6 acres in her own name while son Vaibhav purchased at least 16 acres in Sawarakhedi and Dhediya from 2021 onwards. Vaibhav's wife Shalini, who married into the family in February 2024, reportedly has more than 10 acres in Gangedi in her name, which was purchased during June and July 2025.
The report further says Mohan Yadav's elder brother Narayan Yadav holds at least 19 acres—either directly, jointly or through associated firms—with nearly 15 acres acquired since 2021. Narayan's wife Rekha has also purchased 4 acres of land in Ujjain since 2021.
Mohan Yadav’s younger brother Nandlal Yadav reportedly owns at least 17 acres, including 13 acres purchased in 2025 itself. His sister Kalavati Yadav, who currently serves as President of the Ujjain Municipal Corporation, is said to hold at least 17 acres across Sawarakhedi and Kasba Ujjain.
The land records recovered by The Indian Express also highlight the role of Abhay Yadav, Narayan's son. Described on social media as a "social worker" involved in mining and construction, Abhay is linked to multiple mining and real-estate ventures. Land records cited by The Indian Express shows he purchased at least 16 acres in 2025 alone.
However, it wasn’t even Mohan Yadav’s immediate family who were the biggest gainers from the Ujjain developmental program. According to the report, major acquisitions came from Mohan Yadav's first cousins Govind and Nilesh Yadav.
Govind Yadav, often referred to locally as Bablu Yadav, reportedly purchased at least 46.5 acres since 2024 either individually, jointly with his sons Siddharth and Anant, or through business associates.
His brother Nilesh Yadav and wife Sunita have reportedly acquired at least 108 acres in and around Ujjain since 2024. The report claims that this included 12 acres purchased from Mohan Yadav's family company Shri Siddhivinayak Devcons in September 2024.
The Indian Express investigation also found several companies linked to members of Mohan Yadav’s extended family involved in land purchases in Ujjain.
Shri Siddhivinayak Devcons Pvt Ltd is a company where Mohan Yadav and his wife Seema Yadav together own 73% stake, with his brother Narayan and sister Kalavati being the other stakeholders. The company reportedly holds over 27 acres in Kasba Ujjain, Dhediya, Daudkhedi and Sawarakhedi and bought additional land during 2024-25.
Shri Annapurna Construction and Shree Annapurna Enterprises are another set of firms linked to Mohan Yadav’s cousin Nilesh and his wife Sunita. The Indian Express reported that the companies purchased 22 plots totaling 4.7 acres in 2024.
In July 2025, Shrivenktesh Devbuild LLP— a firm set up by Abhay Yadav in November 2023 with some local traders as partners— purchased 7.4 acres in Ujjain’s Karondiya.
Another firm, Mangalmurti Infra, which uses the Yadav family’s Ujjain address—180 Abdalpura—purchased 20 acres of land in Ujjain’s Sawarakhedi. This purchase was reportedly done in April 2023, days before the CM Mohan Yadav Ujjain Master Plan was announced.
The timing of several acquisitions are under question. Jay Mazoomdar reports that many of these purchases were made in areas that subsequently witnessed road expansion plans, infrastructure announcements, or land-use conversions, which potentially increased land values.
The India Express reached out to the Chief Minister Mohan Yadav but he reportedly did not respond.
Anant Yadav, son of Govind Yadav, defended the family's real-estate business and said, “Our family is in realty business since 2010 when my father developed a 100-bigha property. My uncle has many housing projects. As private individuals, we have every right to buy, develop or sell any private land. Should we shut down just because the CM is from our family?”
When asked about Ujjain’s Gangedi project, Anant Yadav further said that his father is not the sole owner there and has a deal with six to seven business partners. “Though registered in 2023, the land purchase deal dates back to 2020 when he (Mohan Yadav) was not even a minister. The highway work was cleared back in 2019. The land is 100m from the highway,” he added.
A senior Madhya Pradesh government official, who remains anonymous, told the media outlet that it was "not correct" to connect the business activities of the Chief Minister's extended family to his public office.
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