List of deputy chief ministers of Chhattisgarh

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Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
Coat of arms of Chhattisgarh.svg
Arun Sao BJP.jpg
Vijay Sharma BJP.jpg
since 12 Dec 2023
Government of Chhattisgarh
Style The Honourable (Formal)
Mr. Deputy Chief Minister (Informal)
Type Deputy Head of Government
StatusDeputy Leader of the Executive
AbbreviationDy CM
Member of
Reports to
Seat Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur
NominatorMembers of the Government of Chhattisgarh in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Appointer Governor of Chhattisgarh on the advice of the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
Term length At the confidence of the assembly
Deputy Chief minister's term is for 5 years and is subject to no term limits.
Precursor Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Inaugural holder T. S. Singh Deo [1]
Formation28 June 2023(2 years ago) (2023-06-28)

The deputy chief minister of Chhattisgarh is a member of the Cabinet in the Government of Chhattisgarh. Not technically a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers. A deputy chief minister usually also holds a key cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister.

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Predecessor

#NamePortrait Constituency Term of office [2] Chief Minister Party
1 Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha [3] Jawad 30 July 196712 March 19691 year, 225 days Govind Narayan Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
2 Shiv Bhanu Singh Solanki [4] Dhar Arjun Singh Indian National Congress
3 Subhash Yadav [5] Kasrawad 19931998 Digvijaya Singh
4 Jamuna Devi Kukshi 19982003

==List of deputy chief ministers==

Colour key for parties
   Bharatiya Janata Party
   Indian National Congress
#PortraitNameConstituencyTerm of office Assembly
(election)		 Chief Minister Party
1 TS Singh Deo.png T. S. Singh Deo [6] Ambikapur 28 June 202313 December 2023168 days 5th
(2018 election)		 Bhupesh Baghel Indian National Congress
2 Arun Sao BJP.jpg Arun Sao Lormi 13 December 2023Incumbent1 year, 341 days 6th
(2023 election)		 Vishnu Deo Sai Bharatiya Janata Party
Vijay Sharma BJP.jpg Vijay Sharma Kawardha

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Everything you need to know about Deputy CM of Chhattisgarh T S Singh Deo". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "MP Legislative Assembly". mpvidhansabha.nic.in.
  3. ↑ "Mr. Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha". Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (in Quechua). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Chawla, Prabhu (15 November 2013). "Arjun Singh of Madhya Pradesh and V.P. Singh of Uttar Pradesh revamp their Cabinets". India Today.
  5. ↑ "Senior Congress leader Subhash Yadav passes away". Hindustan Times. 26 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Just because they announced...: TS Singh Deo on Congress list for Chhattisgarh polls". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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