The Deputy Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is the deputy to the Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, who is head of the

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. The deputy chief minister is the second highest-ranking member of the National Capital Territory of Delhi Council of Ministers. A deputy chief minister also holds a cabinet portfolio in the capital territory ministry. In the legislative assembly system of government, the

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is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to govern the capital territory with the support of a single party member or to bring political stability and strength within a

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, or in times of capital territory emergency, when a proper chain of command is necessary. On multiple occasions, proposals have arisen to make the post permanent, but without result. The same goes for the post of deputy prime minister at the national level. Since 1952, National Capital Territory of Delhi has had only one deputy chief minister, who belongs to

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, its one of the founding members

Manish Sisodia Manish Sisodia (born 5 January 1972) is an Indian politician and Deputy Chief Minister of Government of Delhi. He has been the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi since February 2015. He is also an elected (third consecutive term) MLA from Patpargan ...

is an inaugural and current holder of the office who sworn in two times by winning the

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of the

since 14 February 2015.

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Living former deputy chief minister

As of , there is no living former deputy chief minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

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