Kamal Nath ministry

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Kamal Nath ministry
Ministry of Madhya Pradesh
Kamal Nath - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2008.jpg
Date formed17 December 2018
Date dissolved20 March 2020
People and organisations
Head of stateGovernor Lalji Tandon
Head of government Kamal Nath
No. of ministers2
Total no. of members23
Member parties INC
IND
Status in legislature Majority
Opposition party BJP
Opposition leader Gopal Bhargava
History
Election(s) 2018
Outgoing election 2018
Legislature term(s)5 years
Incoming formation2018
Outgoing formation2020
Predecessor Shivraj Singh Chouhan Third ministry
Successor Shivraj Singh Chouhan Fourth ministry

The Kamal Nath ministry was the Council of Ministers in 15th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly headed by Chief Minister Kamal Nath. [1] [2]

Contents

All the ministers were of Cabinet rank. Due to the political crisis in the month of March 2020, the ministry lasted for only 15 months i.e. from 17 December 2018 to 20 March 2020.

Council of Ministers

Colour key for Party
   INC
   IND
SI No.NameConstituencyDepartmentsParty
1. Kamal Nath - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2008.jpg Kamal Nath
Chief Minister
Chhindwara
  • Industrial Policy.
  • Investment Promotion.
  • Non Resident Indian.
  • Other Departments not allocated to a Minister.
INC
2.Pradeep Jaiswal Waraseoni
  • Mineral Resources.
IND

Former Members

SI No.NameConstituencyDepartmentTenurePartyReason
Ministers who resigned due to Political turmoil.
1. Bala Bachchan Rajpur (ST)
  • Home.
  • Jail.
  • Technical education.
  • Skill development and Employment.
  • Public Service management.
  • Affiliated with the Chief Minister.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
2. Tarun Bhanot Jabalpur West
  • Finance.
  • Planning.
  • Economics.
  • Statistics.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
3. Dr Vijaylaxmi Sadho - 2.jpg Vijayalaxmi Sadho Maheshwar
  • Culture.
  • Medical Education.
  • AYUSH.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
4. Dr.GovindSingh.JPG

Govind Singh

Lahar
  • Cooperatives.
  • Parliamentary affairs.
  • General administration.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
5. Sajjan Singh Verma Sonkatch
  • Public Works Department.
  • Environment.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
6.

Arif Aqueel

Bhopal Uttar
  • Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation.
  • Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare.
  • Micro Small and Medium Enterprises.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
7. Sachin Yadav.png Sachin Subhash Yadav Kasrawad
  • Farmers Welfare and Agricultural Development.
  • Horticulture.
  • Food Processing.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
8. Karada Hukum Singh Shajapur
  • Water Resources.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
9. Lakhan Singh Yadav Bhitarwar
  • Animal Husbandry.
  • Fishermen Welfare and Fisheries Development.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
10. Omkar Singh Markam Dindori
  • Tribal Affairs.
  • Denotifed Nomadic and Semi-nomadic Tribes Welfare.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
11.

Harsh Yadav

Deori
  • Cottage and Village Industries.
  • New and Renewable Energy.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
12. Jaivardhan Singh Raghogarh
  • Urban Development.
  • Housing.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
13. Jitu Patwari Rau
  • Sports & Youth Welfare.
  • Higher Education.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
14.P.C. Sharma Bhopal Dakshin - Pashchim
  • Law and Legal Affairs.
  • Public Relations.
  • Science and Technology.
  • Civil Aviation.
  • Associated with the Chief Minister.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
15.

Surendra Singh Baghel

Kukshi
  • Narmada Valley Development.
  • Tourism.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
16. Umang Singhar Gandhwani
  • Forest.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
17. Kamleshwar Patel Sihawal
  • Panchayat and Rural Development.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
18. Priyavrat Singh Khilchipur
  • Energy.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
19. Sukhdeo Panse Multai
  • Public Health Engineering.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
20. Brijendra Singh Rathore Prithvipur
  • Commercial Tax.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
21. Lakhan Ghanghoriya Jabalpur East
  • Social Justice and Disabled Welfare.
  • Scheduled Castes Welfare.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Resigned due to Political turmoil.
Ministers who resigned in support of Jyotiraditya Scindia, but were later removed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Chief Minister.
22. Tulsiram Silawat Sanwer
  • Public Health and Family Welfare.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Removed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Chief Minister.
23. Govind Singh Rajput Surkhi
  • Revenue.
  • Transport.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Removed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Chief Minister.
24. Imarti Devi Dabra
  • Women and Child Development.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Removed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Chief Minister.
25. Prabhuram Choudhary Sanchi (SC)
  • School Education.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Removed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Chief Minister.
26. Pradhumn Singh Tomar Gwalior
  • Food & Civil Supplies.
  • Consumer Protection.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Removed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Chief Minister.
27. Mahendra Singh Sisodia Bamori
  • Labour.
December 2018 - March 2020 INC Removed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Chief Minister.

On 9 March 2020, due to the Political turmoil situation created by senior congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, an emergency cabinet meeting was held at the residence of Chief Minister Kamal Nath, where 16 ministers tendered their resignations in order to reconstitute the cabinet.

All the ministers expressed their faith in Chief Minister Kamal Nath and gave him free hand to reconstitute the cabinet.

All the ministers who resigned are considered to be close to Chief Minister Kamal Nath and Former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh.

On 14 March 2020, the Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Lalji Tandon removed 6 ministers supporting Jyotiraditya Scindia. Chief Minister Kamal Nath had made the recommendation to the Governor to remove these 6 ministers.

On 20 March 2020, Chief Minister Kamal Nath resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, after he failed to convince the Rebel Congress MLAs, who were campaigning in a resort in Bengaluru.

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