PROFILES | Who are India’s five new Chief Ministers and what does their elevation signify?
The HinduPublished : Dec 18, 2023 18:55 IST - 17 MINS READ The election results in five States indicate a resurgence of the BJP in the Hindi heartland, increased Congress influence in the South, and a vote for change in the north-eastern State of Mizoram. Chhattisgarh | Vishnu Deo Sai: The State’s first Adivasi Chief Minister During the recent Assembly election campaign, Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a public rally in north Chhattisgarh’s Kunkuri Assembly constituency, seeking votes for BJP tribal leader Vishnu Deo Sai. Shah assured the audience: “You make him an MLA, we will make him a big man.” Following the BJP’s impressive victory over the incumbent Congress, 59-year-old Vishnu Deo Sai was appointed as the first tribal Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, where diverse Adivasi communities make up one-third of the total population. Madhya Pradesh | Mohan Yadav: Local leader, Hindutva ideologue Madhya Pradesh’s newly elected Chief Minister, Mohan Yadav, was a surprising choice by the BJP’s top leadership, given the presence of multiple senior contenders. Telangana | Anumula Revanth Reddy: Youngest Chief Minister of India’s youngest State Anumula Revanth Reddy, at 54, has become the youngest Chief Minister of Telangana and the first from the Congress party.