MADHYA PRADESH KE MUKHYAMANTRI KI SUCHI
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (1956-2022)
Madhya Pradesh General Knowledge
Madhya Pradesh is the second largest state of India in terms of area. Geographically, it occupies a central position in the country. Its capital is Bhopal. Madhya means in the middle, due to the geographical location of Madhya Pradesh in the middle of Bharatvarsha, the name of this state was given to Madhya Pradesh, which was once known as 'Madhya Bharat'.
Quick Info About Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh
| Current Chief Minister | Kamal Nath |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Oath taking date | 17th December 2018 |
| First Chief Minister | Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla |
History of Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Singh Chouhan is the current Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Earlier, Kamal Nath was the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, he ruled Madhya Pradesh only for 15 months and his government fell after losing majority in March 2020. Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla became the first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
List of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh from 1956 to 2022:
| Name of chief minister | Take office | Post free | Political party |
| Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla | 1 November 1956 | 31 December 1956 | Indian National Congress |
| Bhagwantrao Mandloi | 1 January 1957 | 30 January 1957 | Indian National Congress |
| Kailash Nath Katju | 31 January 1957 | 14 March 1957 | Indian National Congress |
| Kailash Nath Katju | 14 March 1957 | 11 March 1962 | Indian National Congress |
| Bhagwantrao Mandloi | 12 March 1962 | 29 September 1963 | Indian National Congress |
| Dwarka Prasad Mishra | 30 September 1963 | 8 March 1967 | Indian National Congress |
| Dwarka Prasad Mishra | 9 March 1967 | 29 July 1967 | Indian National Congress |
| Govind Narayan Singh | 30 July 1967 | 12 March 1969 | Indian National Congress |
| Nareshchandra Singh | 13 March 1969 | 25 March 1969 | Indian National Congress |
| Shyamacharan Shukla | 26 March 1969 | 28 January 1972 | Indian National Congress |
| Prakash Chandra Sethi | 29 January 1972 | 22 March 1972 | Indian National Congress |
| Prakash Chandra Sethi | 23 March 1972 | 22 December 1975 | Indian National Congress |
| Shyamacharan Shukla | 23 December 1975 | 29 April 1977 | Indian National Congress |
President's Rule (29 April 1977 to 25 June 1977)
| Kailash Chandra Joshi | 26 June 1977 | 17 January 1978 | Janata Party |
| Virendra Kumar Saklecha | 18 January 1978 | 19 January 1980 | Janata Party |
| Sunderlal Patwa | 20 January 1980 | 17 February 1980 | Janata Party |
President's rule (from 18 February 1980 to 8 June 1980)
| Arjun Singh | 8 June 1980 | 10 March 1985 | Indian National Congress |
| Arjun Singh | 11 March 1985 | 12 March 1985 | Indian National Congress |
| Motilal Vora | 13 March 1985 | 13 February 1988 | Indian National Congress |
| Arjun Singh | 14 February 1988 | 24 January 1989 | Indian National Congress |
| Motilal Vora | 25 January 1989 | 8 December 1989 | Indian National Congress |
| Shyamacharan Shukla | 9 December 1989 | 4 March 1990 | Indian National Congress |
| Sunderlal Patwa | 5 March 1990 | 15 December 1992 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
President's Rule (from 16 December 1992 to 6 December 1993)
| Digvijay Singh | 7 December 1993 | 1 December 1998 | Indian National Congress |
| Digvijay Singh | 1 December 1998 | 8 December 2003 | Indian National Congress |
| Uma Bharti | 8 December 2003 | 23 August 2004 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Babulal Gaur | 23 August 2004 | 29 November 2005 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Shivraj Singh Chouhan | 29 November 2005 | 16 December 2018 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Kamal Nath | 17 December 2018 | March 2020 | Indian National Congress |
| Shivraj Singh Chouhan | 23 March 2020 | So far | Bharatiya Janata Party |