Video: Vishnu Deo Sai Adores Himself as Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Amidst PM Modi, Shah, and BJP Leadership
Raipur: On Wednesday, in front of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and other prominent members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including party leader JP Nadda, Vishnu Deo Sai took the oath of office as the new leader Minister of Chhattisgarh.
At the Science College premises in Raipur, Sai was sworn in by Chhattisgarh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan. PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, President of the Bharatiya Janata Party JP Nadda, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma, and other prominent party figures attended the swearing ceremony. Bhupesh Baghel, the former chief minister, was also in attendance.
Sai’s two deputies, Vijay Sharma and Arun Sao were also sworn in.
Following a meeting in Raipur on Sunday, the party’s freshly elected 54 MLAs in the state named Vishnu Deo Sai as their candidate for chief minister. With 87,604 votes, renowned tribal leader Sai won the seat in the Kunkuri Assembly.
Vishnu Deo Sai: Who is He?
Vishnu Deo Sai, a well-known member of the BJP, served as both a federal minister in the PM Modi-led central government and the party’s previous state president.
Sai is a member of the powerful Sahu (Teli) community, which is well-represented in the divisions of Durg, Raipur, and Bilaspur. From 2020 to 2022, he presided over the party as State President for Chhattisgarh. During the first PM Modi administration, Sai served as the Union Minister of State for Steel and Mines.
Vishnu Deo Sai, a well-known figure among tribal voters, began his political career at the local level. In 1989, Sai was chosen as a “panch” in the Bagia village panchayat. A year later, he was elected without opposition and assumed the role of Sarpanch, or leader of the community.
Sai’s first attempt to enter state politics did not succeed as he was defeated in the assembly elections for the Pathalgaon constituency in 1998. But a year later, from 1999 until 2014, the tribal leader won the Raigarh seat in four straight Lok Sabha elections.
Sai was not fielded by the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Sai, who is 59 years old, was appointed as the state of Chhattisgarh’s fourth chief minister in 2020.
Elections to the Chhattisgarh Assembly 2023
In the recently concluded state Assembly elections, the BJP emerged victorious, securing 54 seats in the 90-member Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, while the incumbent Congress managed to get just 35 seats.
