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Who is Vishnu Deo Sai?
Vishnu Deo Sai is an Indian politician, born on 21 February 1964, who was sworn in as the fourth chief minister of Chattisgarh on 13 December 2023. He is the first unopposed tribal leader to hold the position and has served as the state leader of Bharatiya Janata Party for Chhattisgarh from 2020 until 2022.
He was a 16th Lok Sabha member representing the Kunkuri constituency of Chhattisgarh. He was Union Minister of State for Steel, Labour & Employment in PM Modi’s first council of ministers in 2014.
Vishnu Deo Sai, a political veteran and tribal face who previously held the position of Union minister, emerged as the underdog in the week-long race for Chhattisgarh's chief minister position. Vishnu Deo was among the top CM post competitors, however, was not considered the leader in that frame of mind among Raman Singh and Renuka Singh.
Personal Life and Education
On 21 February 1964, Vishnu Deo Sai was born to a farmer's family in Bagia village of Jashpur region in the province of Chhattisgarh. He did his higher secondary schooling in Loyola Secondary School at Kunkuri, Jashpur.
Sai was born to father Ram Prasad Sai and mother Jashmani Devi on 21 February 1964. He wedded Kaushalya Devi in 1991.
Political Life and Career
Vishnu Dev Sai has been associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party since the 1990s. From 1999 to 2014, he served as the Raigarh MP. During the first term of the Modi government, he was promoted to minister at the centre. He took the role of the Minister of State for Labor and Employment and Steel.
He then resigned from his position in the organisation. In 2020, he was also the BJP's state president. He was named the next Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh following the BJP's victory in the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections in 2023.
Vishnu Deo Sai's career started from his village Bagia and given below is the chronology of his political journey:
- 1990-98: Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (two terms)
- 1999: Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
- 1999-2000 : Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the sittings of the House and Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution
- 2000-2004: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
- 2004: Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term), Member, Committee on Information Technology
- 5 August 2007: Member, Committee on Water Resources
- 2009: Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
- 31 August 2009: Member, Committee on Commerce
- 2014: Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term)
- 9 November 2014: Union Minister of State for Mines, Steel
- 5 July 2016: Union Minister of State, Ministry of Steel
- 3 December 2023: Member, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
- 10 December 2023: Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh.
Chhattisgarh election 2023
The BJP on December 3 wrested power from the Congress in Chhattisgarh, winning 54 of the 90 seats in the state assembly, while the huge old party got 35 seats. In 2018, the saffron party suffered a significant defeat in Chhattisgarh's tribal-dominated assembly seats, but this time it performed well, winning 17 of the 29 seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST).
29 seats are reserved for the ST category in the 90 member Chhattisgarh assembly, which is around 32 per cent of the state's population. BJP won 17 tribal-dominated seats of the 29 reserved seats.
The polling experts say that the party won the tribal belt thanks to public rallies held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP chief JP Nadda in the tribal belt, the launch of the party's two parivartan yatras from tribal pockets, and pre-poll promises.
BJP's senior tribal leaders who have won this time from reserved seats for the ST community are Union minister Renuka Singh (Bharatpur-Sonhat), MP Gomti Sai (Pathalgaon), former state ministers Ramvichar Netam (Ramanujganj), former Union minister Vishnu Deo Sai (Kunkuri), Kedar Kashyap (Narayanpur) and Lata Usendi (Kondagaon).
Net Worth
MyNeta shows that Vishnu Deo Sai has Rs 3,80,81,550 in assets and Rs 65,81,921 in liabilities. The data likewise specifies that Deo has no criminal records against him. He holds cash worth Rs 3,50,000 and deposits in different bank and monetary foundations.
But, he has Rs 26,356 in LIC and other insurance policies. He has not taken any private loans and assets like claims or interests. Insights regarding his motor vehicles shows that he possesses two tractors worth Rs 6,40,516 and other for Rs 5,90,795. Deo possesses jewellery worth Rs 30,00,000, including a diamond 5 ratti ring, 450 gm gold, 2 kg silver, 1 gun, 2 nali, 1 revolver.
He has Rs 2,21,10,000 worth of enduring assets, including agricultural grounds, non-agricultural lands and commercial structures.