BJP's Vishnu Deo Sai sworn in as Chhattisgarh CM

Bhartiya Janata Party leader Vishnu Deo Sai on Wednesday took oath as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President JP Nadda and other senior party leaders.

Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan administered the oath of office to him at the Science College grounds in Raipur.

Meanwhile, Vijay Sharma and Arun Sao also took oaths as the Deputy Chief Ministers of the state.


Moreover, former Chattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel was also present during the swearing-in ceremony.

Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, Vishnu Deo Sai offered prayers at Jagannath Temple in Raipur. In the Jagannath temple, he conducted ritualistic worship of Lord Jagannath, Mata Subhadra, and Balaram Ji. Concurrently, Purandar Mishra, a Member of the Legislative Assembly from North Raipur, was in attendance.

"Today, I will be taking the oath as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. I offered prayers here at Jagannath temple and took blessings," Vishnu Deo Sai told ANI.

Vishnu Deo Sai's name was announced as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh on Sunday afternoon after a key meeting of the BJP's newly-elected 54 MLAs in the state was held in Raipur.

He won the Kunkuri Assembly seat with a total of 87,604 votes.

He served as the state president of the party for Chhattisgarh from 2020 until 2022. He was the Union Minister of State for Mines and Steel in the first PM Modi cabinet. He is highly regarded among tribal voters.

The new chief minister started his political career as a village sarpanch. In 1989, he was elected as a 'panch' of Bagia village panchayat and the next year he became the sarpanch unopposed.