Jitendra Soni-Jashpur. The site for a helipad is being measured in Bagiya residence, the home village of Chhattisgarh’s newly appointed Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai. Top officials including Collector Dr. Ravi Mittal reached the spot and took stock. Security is being increased in the home village of Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai.
Newly appointed Chief Minister Shri Vishnudev Sai was born on 21 February 1964 in village Bagiya of Kansabel tehsil of Jashpur district. Vishnudev Sai’s father is Late Ram Prasad Sai and mother is Jasmani Devi. Shri Sai was married to Kaushalya Sai on 27 May 1991. He has a son and two daughters. Talking about his primary education, he received his education till class five in his village itself. After this, his education up to higher secondary was completed at Loyola Higher Secondary School, Kunkuri.
This is how he completed his journey from Panch to the post of state head.
Vishnudev Sai’s political journey started in 1989 after he was elected Panch of Bagiya Gram Panchayat. In 1990, he became the Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Bagiya unopposed. In 1998, he was elected Assembly MLA from Tapkara in Madhya Pradesh Assembly. In 1999, he was elected as MP of Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency as a member of the 13th Lok Sabha. In 2004, he was again elected MP from Raigarh parliamentary seat in the 14th Lok Sabha. In 2006, he was elected state president of Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2009, he was elected as Lok Sabha MP from Raigarh parliamentary seat for the 15th Lok Sabha. In 2011, he was again elected state president of Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2014, he was elected as Lok Sabha MP from Raigarh parliamentary seat as a member of the 16th Lok Sabha. From 27 May 2014 to 2019, he was the Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Steel, Mines, Labor and Employment. State President was re-elected as State President of Bharatiya Janata Party from 2020 to 2022. On 2 December 2022, he was elected as a special invitee to the National Executive of BJP. Nominated member of the National Working Committee on 8 July 2023 and elected MLA from Kunkuri reserved seat in the assembly elections declared on 3 December. On 10 December 2023, the Legislative Party of Chhattisgarh elected him as its leader and was elected as the next and first tribal Chief Minister of the state.
Late Vishnudev Sai’s father. Narhari Prasad was also associated with the Sangh
Giving information about family background, Shri Vishnudev Sai said, I myself belong to a farmer family. During the time of Jan Sangh, my elder father late Narhari Prasad Sai was the MLA of Lailunga assembly constituency from 1962 to 1967. From 1972 to 1977, he was a Lok Sabha MP and Union Minister of State for Communications, Government of India in the Janata Dal government. Vishnu Dev Sai says that, elder father late Kedarnath Sai was an MLA from 1967 to 1972 during the time of Jan Sangh. During this time he represented Tapkara assembly constituency and Dadaji Sardar Late Budhnath Sai was nominated as MLA from the area from 1947 to 1952.
