Vishnu Deo Sai

Vishnu Deo Sai
official portrait, 2023
4th Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
Assumed office
13 December 2023
GovernorB. Harichandan
DeputyArun Sao
Vijay Sharma
Preceded byBhupesh Baghel
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
3 December 2023
Preceded byU.D. Minj
ConstituencyKunkuri
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh
In office
2 June 2020 – 9 August 2022
Preceded byVikram Usendi
Succeeded byArun Sao
In office
21 January 2014 – 16 August 2014
Preceded byRam Sewak Paikra
Succeeded byDharamlal Kaushik
In office
31 October 2006 – 11 May 2010
Preceded byShiv Pratap Singh
Succeeded byRam Sewak Paikra
Minister of State
Government of India
In office
26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019
Ministry
Term
Minister of Steel26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019
Minister of Mines26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016
Minister of Labour & Employment26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1999–2019
Preceded byAjit Jogi
Succeeded byGomtee Sai
ConstituencyRaigarh
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1990–1998
Preceded byNand Kumar Sai
Succeeded byNand Kumar Sai
ConstituencyTapkara
Personal details
Born (1964-02-21) 21 February 1964 (age 59)
Bagiya, Madhya Pradesh
(now in Chhattisgarh, India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Kaushalya Sai
(m. 1991)
Children3
Residence(s)Bagiya, Kunkuri
EducationLoyola Higher Secondary School, Kunkuri

Vishnu Deo Sai (born 21 February 1964) is an Indian politician, who is the 4th and current Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh and first unopposed tribal leader to hold the post.[1][2] He also served as State President of Bharatiya Janata Party for Chhattisgarh from 2020 until 2022.[3] He was Union Minister of State for Steel, Labour & Employment in First Modi ministry. He was a member of the 16th Lok Sabha representing the Kunkuri constituency of Chhattisgarh.

Early life

On 21 February 1964, Vishnu Deo Sai was born to a farmer's family in Bagia village of Jashpur district in the state of Chhattisgarh. He did his higher secondary schooling in Loyola Higher Secondary School at Kunkuri, Jashpur.

Sai was born to Ram Prasad Sai and Jashmani Devi on 21 February 1964. He married Kaushalya Devi in 1991.

Political career

Vishnu Deo Sai's political career started in village Bagia.[4]

The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee administering the oath as Minister of State to Shri Vishnu Deo Sai, at a Swearing-in Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on May 26, 2014
  • 1990-98: Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (two terms)
  • 1999: Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
  • 1999-2000 : Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the sittings of the House and Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution
  • 2000-2004: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
  • 2004: Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term), Member, Committee on Information Technology
  • 5 August 2007: Member, Committee on Water Resources
  • 2009: Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
  • 31 August 2009 : Member, Committee on Commerce
  • 2014 : Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term)
  • 9 November 2014: Union Minister of State for Mines, Steel
  • 5 July 2016  : Union Minister of State, Ministry of Steel
  • 3 December 2023  : Member, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
  • 10 December 2023  : Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh

Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh

PM Modi with Vishnu Deo Sai and Biswabhusan Harichandan

In a BJP meeting, it was announced that Vishnu Deo Sai will become the next Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh along with Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma as deputy. He took his oath on 13 December 2023.

References

  1. ^ "Vishnu Deo Sai to be the 4th Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh: Sources". India Today. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ^ Sikdar, Shubhomoy (10 December 2023). "Tribal veteran Vishnu Deo Sai chosen as the new Chhattisgarh Chief Minister". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  3. ^ राव, पी श्रीनिवास (2 June 2020). "ब्रेकिंग: पूर्व केंद्रीय मंत्री विष्णुदेव छत्तीसगढ़ भाजपा के नए अध्यक्ष, दिल्ली में राष्ट्रीय महासचिव अरुण सिंह ने किया नाम का ऐलान". Dainik Bhaskar.
  4. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194.

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