List of deputy chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh

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The Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh is a member of the Cabinet of Madhya Pradesh Government in the Government of Madhya Pradesh. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.[1] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the Chief Minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.

List of Deputy Chief Ministers[edit]

Sr. No. Name
(constituency)
(birth-death)
Portrait Term of office Political Party Chief Minister Ref
1 Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha
(Jawad)
(1930–1980)
30 July 1967 12 March 1969 1 year, 225 days Bharatiya Jana Sangh Govind Narayan Singh [2]
2 Shiv Bhanu Singh Solanki
(Dhar)
Indian National Congress Arjun Singh [3]
3 Subhash Yadav
(Kasrawad)
(1946–2013)
Indian National Congress Digvijaya Singh [4]
4 Jamuna Devi
(Kukshi)
(1929–2010)
Indian National Congress Digvijaya Singh [5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Rajendran, S. (July 13, 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution" – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. "Mr. Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha". Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (in Runa Simi). Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  3. Chawla, Prabhu (November 15, 2013). "Arjun Singh of Madhya Pradesh and V.P. Singh of Uttar Pradesh revamp their Cabinets". India Today.
  4. "Senior Congress leader Subhash Yadav passes away". Hindustan Times. June 26, 2013.
  5. "MP Legislative Assembly". mpvidhansabha.nic.in.
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