Question

Chief minister of Madhya Pradesh during 1977-78 and a member of the BJP was
1. Ram Vilas Paswan
2. A B Vajpayee
3. Kailash Chandra Joshi
4. Digvijaya Singh

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Kailash Chandra Joshi

The correct answer is Kailash Chandra Joshi.

• Kailash Chandra Joshi:-
  • He was born on July 14, 1929, and served as the state’s chief minister from 1977 to 1978.
  • He was called the ‘saint of politics’.
  • Joshi served as chief minister for six months in 1997-98 when he was a member of the Janata Party.
  • He represented the Bhopal constituency from 2004 to 2014 in the Lok Sabha.
  • Joshi represented the Bagli assembly constituency from 1962 till 1998.
  • He was also a Member of the Rajya Sabha from 2000 to 2004.

Personality	Important Points
Ram Vilas Paswan	He was the Cabinet Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the first and second Modi ministries. He was the President of the Lok Janshakti Party. He died on 8th October 2020.
A B Vajpayee	He has served as the Prime Minister of India thrice in 1996, 1998, and 1999. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna Award in 2015 and Padma Vibhusan in 1992. He died on 16th August 2018.
Digvijaya Singh	He was the former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh from 1993 to 1998. He was a Member of Lok Sabha from 1984 to 1989.