Jagdish Devda is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party & 6th deputy chief minister of Madhya Pradesh alongside Rajendra Shukla from 2023. He is representing Malhargarh Assembly constituency as an MLA for the 6th time in Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[1]
Early life
Devda completed the Master of Arts and Law degree from Vikram University, Ujjain.[citation needed]
Political career
In 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Devda won the Malhargarh Assembly constituency as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate which he has been representing since the last 6 elections.
On December 13, 2023, Devda was appointed Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh along with Rajendra Shukla in the Ministry of Mohan Yadav. He also had the responsibility of Finance & Commercial Tax in the Government of Madhya Pradesh.[2]
References
- ↑ Anand Mohan J (13 December 2023). "Meet the two new deputy CMs in MP: Jagdish Devda and Rajendra Shukla, who rose up the BJP ranks". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023.
- ↑ India Today (25 December 2023). "Madhya Pradesh Cabinet expansion: Kailash Vijayvargiya, 27 others take oath". Archived from the original on 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.