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Raipur, Dec. 13: Vishnu Deo Sai was sworn in as the new chief minister of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday at an impressive function held here at the Science College ground.
Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Sai, the first tribal chief minister of Chhattisgarh.
The two Deputy Chief Ministers, Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma, were also sworn in at the function that was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President JP Nadda.
Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Ramdas Atalwale, former Chief Ministers Raman Singh and Bhupesh Baghel, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Assam Chief Minister Hemanta Biswa Sharma, former Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh T S Singh Deo, representatives from the Sant community and a large number of people participated in the event.
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Who is Vishnu Deo Sai?
Born to Ram Prasad Sai and Jashmani Devi on February 21, 1964, Vishnu Deo Sai did his higher secondary schooling at Loyola Higher Secondary School at Kunkuri, Jashpur.
Sai served as State President of the BJP from 2020 until 2022. He was the Union Minister of State for Steel, Labour & Employment in the First Modi Ministry. Sai’s political career started in the village of Bagia.
He started his political career as a Panch (village representative) from village Bagiya in 1989. He was elected unopposed as Sarpanch in 1990. After being elected MLA from Tapkara, he remained a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 1998. In 1999, he was elected MP from Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency for the 13th Lok Sabha.
The BJP appointed him the State President of the party in 2006. In the elections held for the Lok Sabha in 2009, he again became MP from Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency. In 2014, he retained the seat and was inducted into the Narendra Modi cabinet. He held the post from 27 May 2014 to 2019.
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