Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha (4 March 1930 – 31 May 1999) was an Indian politician who served as the 10th
Chief Minister Of Madhya Pradesh from 18 January 1978 to 19 January 1980. He was a leader of the
Bharatiya Janata Party. He hailed from
Mandsaur district.
Career
Sakhlecha was born on 4 March 1930. He came close to the
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh at a tender age and joined Sangh in 1945.
He was made Leader of the Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1962 by
Kushabhau Thakre when Jana Sangh won 41 MLAs to the 288-seat assembly.
In 1967,
Govind Narayan Singh
Govind Narayan Singh (25 July 1920 – 10 May 2005), was an Indian politician. He was Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh from July 30, 1967 to March 12, 1969. He was also Governor of Bihar state from February 26, 1988 to January 24, 1989.
Po ...
an
Indian National Congress candidate along with
Vijayaraje Scindia rebelled against
Dwarka Prasad Mishra and formed a new political party known as the Lok Sewak Dal and became the
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh as the leader of a coalition, known as the
Samyukta Vidhayak Dal which included
Jana Sangh
The Bharatiya Jana Sangh ( BJS or JS, short name: Jan Sangh, full name: Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh; ) (ISO 15919: '' Akhila Bhāratīya Jana Saṅgha '' ) was an Indian right wing political party that existed from 1951 to 1977 and was the po ...
also. Sakhlecha was named the Deputy Chief Minister of the state from 30 July 1967 to 12 March 1969.
In
1971 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Jan ...
, he lost an election to
Kanhiyalal Nagauri a Congress candidate. Sakhlecha was sent to Rajya Sabha. During the
Indian Emergency, he went to jail under
Maintenance of Internal Security Act.
Post Emergency,
Kailash Joshi was made the
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and Sakhalecha became number two in the government but in January 1978, Sakhalecha became
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
In January 1980, Jana Sangh removed Sakhalecha and replaced
Sundar Lal Patwa
Sunder Lal Patwa (11 November 1924 – 28 December 2016) was an Indian politician, who served as the 11th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and a cabinet minister in the Government of India. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was ...
as Chief Minister which lasted for 28 days as
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 ...
returned to the center and sacked the Patwa government in Madhya Pradesh.
Due to in-fightings with Patwa, Sakhlecha left the newly formed version of Jana Sangh called
Bharatiya Janata Party, Sakhalecha formed his own party called Madhya Pradesh Janata Party. He lost
1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in 1985. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930), Arjun Singh was sworn in as the new Chief Minister but was forced to resign as Ch ...
to
Chunnilal Dhakad of
Indian National Congress.
Sakhlecha returned to
Bharatiya Janata Party in 1990 with condition that no post will be given to him.
BJP leader and ex-Madhya Pradesh CM Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha faces corruption charges
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During 1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in November 1998. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Digvijaya Singh was sworn in as the new Chief Minister for the second time.
These were the last elections to ...
, he rebelled against Bharatiya Janata Party as he was refused a ticket and contested the poll as an independent. He lost the election from Jawad
Jawad is a Tehsil and a Nagar Panchayat in Neemuch district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
There are six towns and 105 villages in Jawad.
Demographics
As of the 2011 Census of India, Jawad had a population of 17,129. Males cons ...
to Ghanshyam Patidar
Ghanshyam Patidar (died 2 February 2019) was a former minister in the government of Madhya Pradesh in India from 1998 to 2003, and an MLA from the Jawad
Jawad is a Tehsil and a Nagar Panchayat in Neemuch district in the Indian state of ...
of Indian National Congress by 8,893 votes. He died on 31 May 1999. After his death, his son Om Prakash Sakhlecha won many an election on BJP ticket.
Personal life
Sakhlecha was a criminal barrister. As a strong advocate of 'clean politics,' he helped expand the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. His son Om Prakash Sakhlecha is also a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and is in his third term as an MLA from the Madhya Pradesh Assembly.
See also
* Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha ministry (1978–1980)
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sakhlecha, Virendra Kumar
1930 births
1999 deaths
Janata Party politicians
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh
Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh
Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh
People from Mandsaur district
Bharatiya Jana Sangh politicians
Leaders of the Opposition in Madhya Pradesh
Deputy Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh
Chief ministers from Janata Party