List of deputy chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh
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StatusDeputy Head of Government
AbbreviationDCM
Member of
| Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh | |
|---|---|
 Seal of Madhya Pradesh | |
| Deputy Chief Minister's Office (Madhya Pradesh) | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Status | Deputy Head of Government |
| Abbreviation | DCM |
| Member of | |
| Nominator | Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh |
| Appointer | Governor of Madhya Pradesh |
| Term length | At the confidence of the assembly 5 years and is subject to no term limits.[1] |
| Inaugural holder | Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha |
| Formation | 30 July 1967 |
The deputy chief minister of Madhya Pradesh is a member of the Cabinet of Madhya Pradesh Government in the Government of Madhya Pradesh. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.[2] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the chief minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.
| # | Name | Portrait | Constituency | Term of office[3] | Chief Minister | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha[4] | Jawad | 30 July 1967 | 12 March 1969 | 1 year, 225 days | Govind Narayan Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | ||
| 2 | Shiv Bhanu Singh Solanki[5] | Dhar | Arjun Singh | Indian National Congress | |||||
| 3 | Subhash Yadav[6] | Kasrawad | 14 Dec 1993 | 30 Nov 1998 | 4 years, days | Digvijaya Singh | |||
| 4 | Jamuna Devi | Kukshi | 1 Dec 1998 | 8 Dec 2003 | 5 years, 7 days | ||||
| 5 | Rajendra Shukla |  |
Rewa | 13 December 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 33 days | Mohan Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Jagdish Devda |  |
Malhargarh | |||||||
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