Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha
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| birth_date = 4 March 1930
| birth_place = [[Mandsaur]], [[Central Provinces]], [[British India]]
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|5|31|1930|3|4|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Sakhlecha, ex-CM of Madhya Pradesh, dies at 69 |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/may/31sakh.htm |access-date=27 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=31 May 1999}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Bhopal]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]
| order1 = 10th
| office1 = Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
| term_start1 = 18 January 1978
| term_end1 = 19 January 1980
| predecessor1 = [[Kailash Chandra Joshi]]
| successor1 = [[Sunderlal Patwa]]
| office2 = 1st [[List of deputy chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh|Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]]
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = [[Govind Narayan Singh]]
| term_start2 = 30 July 1967
| term_end2 = 12 March 1969
| predecessor2 = ''Office Established''
| successor2 = [[Shiv Bhanu Singh Solanki]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br/>{{small|(1980–1998)}}
| otherparty = [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]<br/>{{small|(till 1977)}}<br>[[Janata Party]] {{small|(1977–1980)}}<br>
| spouse = Chetan Devi Sakhlecha
| children = 4
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'''Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha''' (4 March 1930 – 31 May 1999) was an Indian politician who served as the 10th [[Chief Minister Of Madhya Pradesh]] from 18 January 1978 to 19 January 1980. He was a leader of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He hailed from [[Mandsaur district]].

== Career ==

Sakhlecha was born on 4 March 1930. He came close to the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] at a tender age and joined Sangh in 1945.

He was made Leader of the Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1962 by [[Kushabhau Thakre]] when Jana Sangh won 41 MLAs to the 288-seat assembly.

In 1967, [[Govind Narayan Singh]] an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate along with [[Vijayaraje Scindia]] rebelled against [[Dwarka Prasad Mishra]] and formed a new political party known as the Lok Sewak Dal and became the [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]] as the leader of a coalition, known as the [[Samyukta Vidhayak Dal]] which included [[Jana Sangh]] also. Sakhlecha was named the Deputy Chief Minister of the state from 30 July 1967 to 12 March 1969.<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/the-gwalior-dynasty-a-short-history-of-the-scindias-in-indian-politics-6311574/ The Gwalior dynasty: A short history of the Scindias in Indian politics]</ref><ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/in-madhya-pradesh-politics-family-comes-first/article5331258.ece In Madhya Pradesh politics, family comes first]</ref>

In [[1971 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], he lost an election to [[Kanhiyalal Nagauri]] a Congress candidate. Sakhlecha was sent to Rajya Sabha. During the [[Indian Emergency]], he went to jail under [[Maintenance of Internal Security Act]].

Post Emergency, [[Kailash Joshi]] was made the [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]] and Sakhalecha became number two in the government but in January 1978, Sakhalecha became [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/january-17-1978-forty-years-ago-notes-demonetised-5027509/ MP CM race]</ref>

In January 1980, Jana Sangh removed Sakhalecha and replaced [[Sundar Lal Patwa]] as Chief Minister which lasted for 28 days as [[Indira Gandhi]] returned to the center and sacked the Patwa government in Madhya Pradesh.

Due to in-fightings with Patwa, Sakhlecha left the newly formed version of Jana Sangh called [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], Sakhalecha formed his own party called Madhya Pradesh Janata Party. He lost [[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] to [[Chunnilal Dhakad]] of [[Indian National Congress]].

Sakhlecha returned to [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in 1990 with condition that no post will be given to him.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19790531-madhya-pradesh-cm-virendra-kumar-saklecha-under-attack-for-alleged-irregularities-822088-2014-03-12 Madhya Pradesh CM Virendra Kumar Saklecha under attack for alleged irregularities]</ref><ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19830228-bjp-leader-and-ex-madhya-pradesh-cm-virendra-kumar-sakhlecha-faces-corruption-charges-771313-2013-08-22 BJP leader and ex-Madhya Pradesh CM Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha faces corruption charges]</ref>

During [[1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], he rebelled against [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] as he was refused a ticket and contested the poll as an independent. He lost the election from [[Jawad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jawad]] to [[Ghanshyam Patidar]] of Indian National Congress by 8,893 votes. He died on 31 May 1999. After his death, his son Om Prakash Sakhlecha won many an election on BJP ticket.

==Personal life==
Sakhlecha was a criminal barrister. As a strong advocator of 'clean politics,' he helped expand the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. His son [[Om Prakash Sakhlecha]] is also a leader of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and is in his third term as an MLA from the Madhya Pradesh Assembly.

==See also==
* [[Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha ministry (1978–1980)]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060719194104/http://www.mpinfo.org/english/whois/cmlist.htm]

{{Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh}}

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