Along with the Lok Sabha elections, there were assembly elections in Odisha. For the first time in this election, BJP has achieved majority on its own. BJP has won 78 assembly seats out of 147 seats in the state. After BJP’s victory, people were waiting to know who will be the first chief ministerial candidate of BJP in Odisha.
Now this secret has been revealed. Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs in Odisha have elected Mohan Majhi as the leader of the legislative party. Mohan Majhi will now take oath as the Chief Minister on Wednesday. The most special thing about Mohan Charan Majhi is that he has traveled from Sarpanch to CM. Today in this article we will tell you the story of five such Indian leaders who have traveled from Sarpanch to CM.
Sarpanch to CM Mohan Charan Majhi
In the Odisha 2024 assembly elections, Mohan Charan Majhi won the Keonjhar assembly seat by defeating BJD’s Meena Majhi by 11,577 votes. Four-time MLA Mohan Majhi comes from the tribal community. Mohan Majhi was elected MLA from Keonjhar for the first time in the year 2000. After this, he won this seat again in the year 2004. However, in the 2009 and 2014 assembly elections, he also had to face defeat from this seat. Mohan Majhi has also been a Sarpanch from 1997 to 2000.
Bhajan Lal Sharma at number two
Bhajan Lal Sharma became the Chief Minister of Rajasthan in the year 2023. But he started his political career with RSS. He has held many important positions in BJP. But he contested and won the MLA election for the first time in the year 2023. However, before this, at the age of 27, he was also elected Sarpanch from a Gram Panchayat in Bharatpur.
Third name is Vishnu Dev Sai
Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Dev Sai also started his journey as a Sarpanch. In the year 1989, he started his political career as a Panch from his village Bagiya Gram Panchayat. After this, he came in contact with BJP veteran Dilip Singh Judev. Dilip Singh invited him to do politics from a big platform and then Vishnu Dev Sai became MLA for the first time in 1990 on a BJP ticket. Vishnu Dev Sai never looked back after this. He became MLA twice and MP four times.
Vilasrao Deshmukh is also included in the list
Maharashtra Congress’s strong leader Vilasrao Deshmukh’s journey has also been from Sarpanch to CM. Vilasrao Deshmukh started his political journey by becoming Panch first, then Sarpanch. After this, he was also a member of the Zila Parishad and then Vice President of Latur Taluka Panchayat Samiti. After this, when he stepped into politics, he was elected MLA three times in a row from 1980 to 1995. After being a minister several times, he became the CM of Maharashtra in the year 1999.
Can’t forget Prakash Singh Badal
Whenever there will be a talk of politics of Punjab, Prakash Singh Badal’s name will definitely come in it. Former Chief Minister of Punjab Prakash Singh Badal stepped into politics in 1947. He contested his first election for Sarpanch. When Prakash Singh Badal won the election for Sarpanch from his village Badal, he was the youngest Sarpanch. After this, he contested and won the first assembly election in 1957. After this, Prakash Singh Badal won many elections and took charge of many ministries. Prakash Singh Badal became the Chief Minister of Punjab for the first time in 1970.
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