Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is celebrating his 63rd birthday. Shivraj Singh, who joined the organization at the age of 13, is the first choice of both power and organization in today’s era. Shivraj, who is holding the reins of the Chief Minister of the state for the fourth time, has the record of becoming the longest and most number of CMs in the state. Today, on the occasion of his birthday, let us tell you about his political journey from childhood till now…
Joined RSS at a young age, there was a trend in politics since school days
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was born on 5 March 1959 in Jait, a small village in Sehore district. Studied early in Bhopal, at the age of just 13, he joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Farmer’s son Shivraj Singh Chouhan would take over the reins of the state later, he might not even have thought that. But his interest in power was evident in his school days. He once lost the election of the Culture Secretary during his school days, but in the next election he became the President of the Model School Students Union.
Member of National Executive of ABVP
During his college days, Shivraj Singh Chouhan was associated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of the BJP, and became the secretary of the Bhopal unit of ABVP in 1977-78, joint secretary from 1978 to 80 and state minister of ABVP in 1980-82. Become. His journey did not stop there, Shivraj was appointed a member of the National Executive of ABVP in 1982-83. Shivraj Singh Chouhan has done MA in Philosophy from Barkatulla University, Bhopal. He is a Gold Medalist in Philosophy.
Political journey started from 1990Shivraj Singh Chauhan started his political career in 1990 with Budhni. From here he became an MLA for the first time, but after a few months he resigned from the post of MLA. The party gave him a ticket from the Vidisha Lok Sabha seat and he became a member of the 10th Lok Sabha from here. In 1992, he was made the General Secretary of BJP by the organization. In the same year, he married Sadhna Singh. He was the General Secretary of BJP from 1992 to 1994.
Became MP from Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s seat for 5 times
The Bharatiya Janata Party again reposed faith in him for the 11th Lok Sabha in 1996 and gave him a ticket from Vidisha. He won from Vidisha for the second time, Shivraj Singh Chauhan again won the election of 12th Lok Sabha for the third time in 1998, and after that he was elected as a member of Lok Sabha for the fourth time. After traveling a long way in Parliament, Shivraj returned to the organization in 2002 and was made the National Secretary of BJP. He became the General Secretary in 2003 and was elected a member of the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004. Overall Shivraj Singh Chouhan was elected MP for 5 times.
Return to state politics in 2005
Politicians first become MLAs and then join the politics of the center, but Shivraj became active in the politics of the state after becoming a Lok Sabha MP for 5 consecutive times. In 2005, he returned to the politics of the state with becoming the president of Madhya Pradesh BJP. After coming back from the center, his political journey touched a new dimension and on 29 November 2005 he became the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for the first time. After this, on December 12, 2008, for the second time and on December 14, 2013, he became the head of the state for the third time, he held this post till December 12, 2018. For some time the power of the state went in the hands of Congress, but on March 13, 2020, BJP again came to power and Shivraj Singh Chouhan took oath as Chief Minister for the fourth time.
strong generatorShivraj Singh Chouhan has made his mark as a mass leader of the state, who knows the skill of bringing people from organization to power. The party entrusted him with the responsibility of every big post and he fulfilled it with utmost sincerity. He proved himself by staying in every post like MP, MLA, Party President. Along with the challenges of the organization, he was able to establish a better rapport with the party workers. Every time in the electoral field, he became the Chief Minister for 4 times and proved that he knows how to win not only votes but also people’s hearts.
Made Congress out of power
As soon as Shivraj Singh Chouhan became the CM, the Congress kept moving away from power. The Congress has been struggling to get power in the state for more than a decade and a half. BJP strengthened under the leadership of Shivraj Singh Chouhan. He played an important role in making many areas of the state a stronghold of BJP. The party performed well not only in the assembly but also in the Lok Sabha elections.
Concept of self-reliant Madhya Pradesh
On the lines of self-reliant India, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan laid the concept of making self-reliant Madhya Pradesh. They are moving towards strengthening Madhya Pradesh by making agriculture the base in the state. At the same time, to provide employment to the youth and to improve the condition of women in the state, they are also taking steps to establish industries in the state itself.
farmer friendly
Being a farmer’s son, Shivraj Singh Chouhan understands the pain of farmers very well. Whenever the farmer of the state is in pain, Shivraj becomes a troubleshooter and reaches out to share his pain. Whether there is loss of crops due to rain, hailstorm or any other problem of the farmers, Shivraj is ready to help them in every possible way. He was at the forefront of distributing relief funds to the farmers. It is the result of his farmer-friendly schemes that today Madhya Pradesh has emerged from BIMARU state as a developing state. Under his leadership, the state has won the Krishi Karman Award 7 times by performing better in the field of agriculture.
popularly known as mamaAs soon as he became the Chief Minister, he started Ladli Laxmi Yojana to improve the number of daughters in the state. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is popularly known as Mama among the children of the state. Today there are 40 lakh Ladlis in the state who are getting the benefit of Ladli Laxmi schemes. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has made many schemes so that the daughters of the state can stand on their feet after getting educated and become empowered. Ladli Laxmi 2.0 scheme has also been launched to encourage daughters for higher education. So there cycles are provided so that the daughters can easily reach the school. His affection for daughters is not hidden from anyone, that is why whatever government program is in the state, it is started with the worship of Kanya.
Committed to women empowerment
Through women self-help groups, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is working towards women empowerment in the state. Work is also being done to recognize the talent of self-help groups by giving them platforms in markets and haats. There are many such works in the state which the state government gets done by women self-help groups.
leaders of all colors
Be it tribal festival or Holi Milan, Deepawali or cricket ground, Shivraj Singh Chouhan is one of the leaders who are colored in every color even while being on the post of Chief Minister. They get involved in the hustle and bustle of Holi. Come to play in the playground. When they go to the village, they get a native color. When Narmada Jayanti is celebrated, they get involved in the service of Narmada Maiya.
green mindedShivraj Singh Chouhan is the first leader who starts his day by planting a tree. Not only do they plant trees themselves, they also inspire others to protect the environment. He has become an example for saving the environment and planting trees. They are running Ankur Abhiyan to motivate and connect people towards environmental protection.
Celebration of Pride Day begins
Shivraj Singh Chouhan is a grassroots leader. He also wants to connect people with his culture and soil, that is why he appealed to the people of the state to celebrate the pride day, birthday of their villages and cities, so that people develop their villages and their cities. Make your own roadmap for its development and the government should work on it. His plan was also appreciated by the Center and PM Modi appealed to the countrymen to celebrate the birthday of their city.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan may have turned 63 years old, but still he is as passionate as a young leader. Holding meetings for hours, going on walking tours. They do not hold back from doing any work. In the early phase of politics, he used to travel to villages on foot, due to which people knew him as brother-in-law. Even after completing 32 years of successful political career, people know him by his same desi style and children by the name of ‘Mamaji’.