Madhya Pradesh Politics

Current CM of Madhya Pradesh: Mohan Yadav (BJP)

Leader of Opposition: Umang Singhar(INC)

Bharat Adivasi Party: Kamleshwar Dodiyar:

Aam Aadmi Party: Alok Agarwal

Apna Dal (Soneylal): Anupriya Patel

Politics:

Madhya Pradesh has a 230-seat state legislative assembly. The state also sends 40 members to the Parliament of India, with 29 elected to the Lok Sabha (Lower House) and 11 to the Rajya Sabha (Upper House). The Governor, appointed by the President of India, serves as the constitutional head of the state. The Chief Minister, the elected leader of the state legislature, holds executive powers. Currently, Mangubhai C. Patel is the Governor, and Mohan Yadav of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the Chief Minister.

The political landscape of Madhya Pradesh can be described as follows:

Post-Independence (1950s–1970s): The Indian National Congress (INC) dominated the state’s politics, with prominent leaders like Ravishankar Shukla and Kailash Nath Katju serving as Chief Ministers. However, the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), the precursor to the BJP, began gaining influence in the 1960s.
Shifting Tides (1980s–1990s): This period witnessed the rise of regional parties and national alternatives. The Janata Party (JP), Janata Dal (JD), and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) emerged as challengers to the INC’s dominance.
Bi-polar Politics (2000s–present): Since the early 2000s, a two-party system has taken hold, with the BJP and INC emerging as the main contenders, though smaller parties occasionally make an impact.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (INC) are the dominant political parties in Madhya Pradesh.

Lok Sabha:

Year	Lok Sabha	Party
1989	9^th	JD, SJP
1991	10^th	INC
1996	11^th	BJP, JD
1998	12^th	BJP
1999	13^th	BJP
2004	14^th	INC
2009	15^th	INC
2014	16^th	BJP
2019	17^th	BJP
20204	18th	BJP

Vidhan Sabha:

Year	Vidhan Sabha	1^st Party	2^nd Party
2003	12^th	BJP	INC
2008	13^th	BJP	INC
2013	14^th	BJP	INC
2018	15^th	INC	BJP
2020	By polls	BJP	INC
2023	16^th	BJP	INC

The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, the state’s unicameral legislative house, comprises 230 Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs), elected directly from single-seat constituencies, and includes one nominated member. The assembly’s term lasts five years unless dissolved earlier.

Significant events in the recent history of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly include:

1 February 2016: The assembly banned the use of English for government purposes, mandating that Hindi be used exclusively for all official matters. Instructions were also issued to prevent harassment of employees who do not know English.
4 December 2017: The assembly passed a landmark bill unanimously, instituting the death penalty for those found guilty of raping girls aged 12 and below.

These decisions reflect the assembly’s focus on both promoting Hindi in government operations and implementing stringent measures to protect children.

Political Parties:

· Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

· Indian National Congress (INC)

· Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)

· Samajwadi Party (SP)

· Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

· Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP)

· Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)]

· Communist Party of India (CPI)

· Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]

· Apna Dal (Sonelal)

The Government of Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP), also known as the State Government of Madhya Pradesh or locally as the Madhya Pradesh Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, which comprises 55 districts. It consists of an executive branch led by the Governor of Madhya Pradesh, a judiciary, and a legislative branch. In 2000, the southern portion of the state was separated to form the new state of Chhattisgarh, which established its own government.