The chief minister of Madhya Pradesh is the chief executive of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.
Following Madhya Pradesh's reorganisation on 1 November 1956, 19 people have served as its chief minister. Twelve of these belonged to the Indian National Congress, including the inaugural officeholder Ravishankar Shukla. The first non-Congress chief minister was Govind Narayan Singh who defected from the party and lead a Samyukta Vidhayak Dal government from 1967 to 1969. Digvijaya Singh of the Congress became the first officeholder to serve two full five-year terms. He was succeeded by Uma Bharti of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Madhya Pradesh's only woman chief minister. Shivraj Singh Chouhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party was the longest-serving chief minister of the state, serving for over 16 and half years. Chouhan was succeeded by Dr. Mohan Yadav of his own party after the 2023 elections, which was seen as a landslide victory for the BJP.
Predecessors
Vindhya Padesh (1948–1956)
Prime Ministers of Union of Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand States (UBBS) NameTenureAppointed by (Rajpramukh)Party1Awadhesh Pratap Singh28 May 194814 April 1949Martand SinghIndian National Congress2 Neil Bruniat Bonerji15 April 194930 April 1949Independent3Shreenath Mehta1 May 194931 December 1949
Chief Ministers of Vindhya Pradesh In 1948, the eastern regions of Central India Agency, became the Union of Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand States, and was admitted into the Dominion of India as a Part B state, headed by a Rajpramukh under the advice of a Prime Minister. It was renamed Vindhya Pradesh and converted to a Part C state, headed by a Chief Commissioner, on 1 January 1950. From 1950 till 1952 it did not have chief minister as a Part C state. In 1952, a legislative assembly was created and the post of Chief Commissioner was replaced by the Lieutenant Governor. NameTenureAssemblyAppointed byParty1Sambhu Nath Shukla31 March 195231 October 19561st (1952) K. Santhanam Indian National Congress Madhya Bharat (1948–1956) In 1948, the western regions of Central India Agency and the Gwalior and Indore residencies, became the new state of Madhya Bharat. It was admitted into the union as a "Part B" state.
Prime Ministers of Madhya Bharat PortraitNameTenureAppointed byParty1Liladhar Joshi28 May 1948May 1949Jivaji Rao ScindiaIndian National Congress2Gopikrishna VijayavargiyaMay 194925 January 1950
Chief Ministers of Madhya Bharat NameTenureAssemblyAppointed byParty1Gopikrishna Vijayavargiya26 January 195018 October 1950Not yet createdJivaji Rao ScindiaIndian National Congress2Takhatmal Jain18 October 195031 March 19523Mishrilal Gangwal31 March 195216 April 19551st (1952)(2)Takhatmal Jain16 April 195531 October 1956
Bhopal State (1949–1956)
Chief Minister of Bhopal State (1949–1956) On 30 April 1949, Sir Hamidullah Khan, the Nawab of Bhopal signed an Instrument of Accession to the Dominion of India. The state of Bhopal was taken over by the Union Government on 1 June 1949, and was declared a "Part C" state. PortraitNameTenure"Honorable Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh" . Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 14 September 2018."Instances of 'President's Rule' in Madhya Pradesh" . Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 14 September 2018.AssemblyParty1Shankar Dayal Sharma31 March 195231 October 19561st (1952)Indian National Congress
List of chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh (since 1950) After the independence of India, the state of Madhya Pradesh was created in 1950 from the Central Provinces and Berar and the princely state of Makrai with Nagpur as the capital of the state.
The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 merged the states of Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, and Bhopal were merged into Madhya Pradesh and the Marathi-speaking southern region Vidarbha, which included Nagpur, was ceded to Bombay. In November 2000, as part of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act the eastern and southeastern portion of the state was split off to form the new state of Chhattisgarh. Portrait Name ConstituencyTenureAssemblyParty1Ravishankar ShuklaN/A26 January 195030 March 1952Not yet createdIndian National CongressSaraipali31 March 195231 October 19561st1 November 195631 December 1956 2Bhagwantrao MandloiKhandwa9 January 195731 January 19573Kailash Nath KatjuJaora31 January 195714 March 195714 March 195712 March 19622nd (2)Bhagwantrao MandloiKhandwa12 March 196230 September 19633rd4Dwarka Prasad MishraKatangi30 September 19638 March 19678 March 196730 July 19674th 5 Govind Narayan SinghRampur-Baghelan30 July 196713 March 1969Samyukta Vidhayak Dal 6Nareshchandra SinghPussour13 March 196926 March 1969 7Shyama Charan ShuklaRajim26 March 196929 January 1972Indian National Congress8 Prakash Chandra SethiUjjain North29 January 197222 March 197223 March 197223 December 19755th (7)Shyama Charan ShuklaRajim23 December 197530 April 1977 –Vacant (President's rule)N/A30 April 197724 June 1977DissolvedN/A 9Kailash Chandra JoshiBagli24 June 197718 January 19786thJanata Party 10Virendra SakhlechaJawad18 January 197820 January 1980 11 Sunder Lal PatwaMandsaur20 January 198017 February 1980 –Vacant (President's rule)N/A17 February 19809 June 1980DissolvedN/A12 Arjun SinghChurhat9 June 198010 March 19857thIndian National Congress11 March 198513 March 19858th 13Motilal VoraDurg13 March 198514 February 1988 (12) Arjun SinghKharsia14 February 198825 January 1989 (13)Motilal VoraDurg25 January 19899 December 1989 (7)Shyama Charan ShuklaNot contested9 December 19895 March 1990 (11) Sunder Lal PatwaBhojpur5 March 199015 December 19929thBharatiya Janata Party –Vacant (President's rule)N/A15 December 19927 December 1993DissolvedN/A14Digvijaya SinghChachoura7 December 19931 December 199810thIndian National CongressRaghogarh1 December 19988 December 200311th 15Uma BhartiMalhara8 December 200323 August 200412thBharatiya Janata Party 16Babulal GaurGovindpura23 August 200429 November 200517Shivraj Singh ChouhanBudhni29 November 200512 December 200812 December 200813 December 201313th14 December 201317 December 201814th 18Kamal NathChhindwara17 December 201823 March 202015thIndian National Congress (17)Shivraj Singh ChouhanBudhni23 March 202013 December 2023Bharatiya Janata Party 19Mohan YadavUjjain South13 December 2023Incumbent16th
Statistics
#Chief MinisterPartyLength of term Longest tenure Total tenure 1 Shivraj Singh Chouhan 16 years, 283 days2Digvijay Singh 3 Ravishankar Shukla 4 Arjun Singh 5 years, 258 days 5 Kailash Nath Katju 6 Shyama Charan Shukla 4 years, 158 days 7 Prakash Chandra Sethi 8 Dwarka Prasad Mishra 9 Motilal Vora 3 years, 291 days 10 Sunderlal Patwa /JP 2 years, 313 days 11 Mohan Yadav* 12 Virendra Sakhlecha 13 Govind Narayan Singh 14 Bhagwantrao Mandloi 1 year, 224 days 15 Babulal Gaur 16 Kamal Nath 17 Uma Bharti 18 Kailash Chandra Joshi 19 Nareshchandra Singh
Timeline
Footnotes Oath of Secrecy "I, [Name], do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as a Minister for the State of [Name of State] except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister."Pad ki Shapath (Oath of Office) "Main, [CM ka Naam], Ishwar ki shapath leta hoon / satyanishtha se pratigyan karta hoon ki main vidhi dwara sthapit Bharat ke Samvidhan ke prati sachi shraddha aur nishtha rakhunga. Main Bharat ki prabhuta aur akhandta akshunn rakhunga. Main [State ka Naam] ke Rajya ke Mukhya Mantri ke roop mein apne kartavyon ka shraddhapoorvak aur shuddh antahkaran se nirvahan karunga, tatha main bhay ya pakshpat, anurag ya dwesh ke bina, sabhi prakar ke logon ke prati Samvidhan aur vidhi ke anusar nyay karunga." B. Gopniyata ki Shapath (Oath of Secrecy) "Main, [CM ka Naam], Ishwar ki shapath leta hoon / satyanishtha se pratigyan karta hoon ki jo vishay [State ka Naam] ke Rajya ke Mukhya Mantri ke roop mein mere vichar ke liye laya jayega athva mujhe gyaat hoga, use kisi vyakti ya vyaktityon ko, tab ke sivay jab ki aise Mukhya Mantri ke roop mein apne kartavyon ke uchit nirvahan ke liye aisa karna apekshit ho, main pratyaksh (directly) ya apratyaksh (indirectly) roop mein sansuchit ya prakat nahi karunga."
References
External links
Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh