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<div>{{Short description|Indian governing authority}}<br />
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|speaker= Girish Gautam,[[BJP]] <br />
|chief_justice= [[Justice]] [[Mohammad Rafiq (judge)|Mohammad Rafiq]]<br />
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'''The Government of Madhya Pradesh''' also known as the '''State Government of Madhya Pradesh''', or locally as '''State Government''', is the supreme governing authority of the [[India]]n state of [[Madhya Pradesh]] and its [[Districts of Madhya Pradesh|52 districts]]. It consists of an [[executive branch|executive]], led by the [[Governor of Madhya Pradesh]], a [[judiciary]] and a [[legislative]] branch. In 2000, the state broke up into two, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The latter has its own government.<br />
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==Executive==<br />
Like other states in India, the head of state of Madhya Pradesh is the [[Governor]], appointed by the [[President of India]] on the advice of the Central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The [[Chief Minister]] is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers and financial powers. [[Bhopal]] is the capital of Madhya Pradesh, and houses the [[Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha]] (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat.<br />
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==Legislative==<br />
The present legislature of Madhya Pradesh is [[unicameral]]. The legislative house, Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha consists 230 [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Members of Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) elected directly from single-seat constituencies and one nominated member. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.<ref>{{cite web<br />
| url =http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/Madhya%20pradesh.htm| title = Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly| access-date = 2008-05-12| work = Legislative Bodies in India| publisher = National Informatics Centre, Government of India }}</ref><br />
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On 1 February 2016 the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly banned the use of [[English Language|English]] for government purposes, effectively [[Hindi]] will be used for all official purposes, and issued instructions to officials not to harass employees who do not know English.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/madhya-pradesh/hindi-a-must-english-banned-for-sarkari-work-chouhan-government-warn-violators-870421.html|title=Hindi a must: English banned for 'sarkari' work, Chouhan government warn violators|publisher=[[Network 18]]|date=1 February 2016}}</ref><br />
On 4 December 2017, Madhya Pradesh Assembly unanimously passed a Bill awarding death to those found guilty of raping girls aged 12 and below.<br />
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==Judicial==<br />
The [[Madhya Pradesh High Court]], located in [[Jabalpur]], has jurisdiction over the whole state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebc-india.com/lawyer/hcourts.htm|title=Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts|access-date=2008-05-12|publisher=Eastern Book Company}}</ref> The Chief Justice is Hon'ble Justice Shri '''Mohammad Rafiq.'''<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{State of Madhya Pradesh}}<br />
{{Government of India by state or territory}}<br />
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