Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee Explained

Party Name:Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee
President:Jitu Patwari
Chairman:
Headquarters:Indira Bhawan, Link Road No.1, Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal-462016, Madhya Pradesh
Alliance:Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Youth:Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress
Women:Madhya Pradesh Mahila Congress
Labour:Unorganised Workers' and Employees Congress [1]
State Seats Name:Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Website:http://mpcongress.org/
Political Position:Centre-left

Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) is the Pradesh Congress Committee (state wing) of the Indian National Congress (INC) serving in the state of Madhya Pradesh.[2] It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. The incumbent president of the MPCC is Jitu Patwari.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Structure and composition

Sl no.InchargeNameDesignation
1 Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee Jitu PatwariPresident
2 Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee Bhanu Pratap Singh TomarVice President
3 Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee Working President
4 Madhya Pradesh Congress CommitteeWorking President
5 Madhya Pradesh Congress CommitteeSurender Choudhary Working President
6 Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee Ashok Singh[8] Treasurer
7 Media Department Mukesh Nayak Chairman
8 NSUI Madhya Pradesh Aashutosh ChoukseyPresident
9Sevadal Rajneesh Singh President
10 Madhya Pradesh Mahila Congress Vibha Patel President
11 Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress Mitendra Darshan Singh President

Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

YearParty leaderSeats wonChange
in seats
Outcome
1952Ravishankar ShuklaNew
1957Kailash Nath Katju 38
1962Dwarka Prasad Mishra 90
1967 25
1972Prakash Chandra Sethi 53
1977Shyama Charan Shukla 136
1980Arjun Singh 162
1985 4
1990Shyama Charan Shukla194
1993Digvijay Singh 118
1998 2
2003 86
2008Suresh Pachouri 33
2013Vivek Tankha 13
2018Kamal Nath 56
2023 48

List of state presidents

S. No.PhotoNameTook officeLeft office
1Radhakishan Malviya19982003
2Subhash Yadav20032008
3Suresh Pachouri20082011
4Kantilal Bhuria20112014
5Arun Yadav2014 2018
6Kamal Nath2018 2023
7Jitu Patwari2023 Incumbent

List of chief ministers

See main article: List of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh.

S. No.NameTerm of officePartyDays in office
1Ravishankar Shukla
1 November 195631 December 1956Indian National Congress61 days
2Bhagwantrao Mandloi
1 January 195730 January 195730 days
3Kailash Nath Katju
31 January 195714 March 195743 days
14 March 195711 March 19621824 days
4Bhagwantrao Mandloi
12 March 196229 September 1963567 days
5Dwarka Prasad Mishra
30 September 19638 March 19671256 days
9 March 196729 July 1967113 days
6Nareshchandra Singh
13 March 196925 March 1969Indian National Congress13 days
7Shyama Charan Shukla
26 March 196928 January 19721039 days
8Prakash Chandra Sethi
29 January 197222 March 197254 days
23 March 197222 December 19751370 days
9Shyama Charan Shukla [2]
23 December 197529 April 1977494 days
10Arjun Singh
8 June 198010 March 1985Indian National Congress1737 days
11 March 198512 March 19852 days
11Motilal Vora
13 March 198513 February 19881068 days
12Arjun Singh [2]
14 February 198824 January 1989346 days
13Motilal Vora [2]
25 January 19898 December 1989318 days
14Shyama Charan Shukla [3]9 December 19894 March 199086 days
15Digvijaya Singh
7 December 19931 December 1998Indian National Congress1821 days
1 December 19988 December 20031834 days
16Kamal Nath
17 December 201823 March 2020Indian National Congress463 days

Electoral performance

See main article: Statewise Election history of Congress Party.

Year General election Votes polled Seats won
1951 1st Assembly 3,434,058 194
1951 1st Lok Sabha 3,713,537 27
1957 2nd Assembly 3,691,999 232
1957 2nd Lok Sabha 3,967,199 35
1962 3rd Assembly 2,527,257 142
1962 3rd Lok Sabha 2,651,882 24
1967 4th Assembly 3,700,686 167
1967 4th Lok Sabha 3,774,364 24
1971 5th Lok Sabha 4,027,658 21
1972 5th Assembly 5,219,823 220
1977 6th Assembly 4,200,717 84
1977 6th Lok Sabha 3,835,807 1
1980 7th Assembly 5,741,077 246
1980 7th Lok Sabha 5,949,859 35
1984 8th Lok Sabha 8,898,835 40
1985 8th Assembly 6,937,747 250
1989 9th Lok Sabha 7,420,935 8
1990 9th Assembly 6,634,518 56
1991 10th Lok Sabha 7,425,644 27
1993 10th Assembly 9,628,464 174
1996 11th Lok Sabha 7,111,753 8
1998 11th Assembly 10,778,985 172
1998 12th Lok Sabha 10,611,317 10
1999 13th Lok Sabha 11,135,161 11
2003 12th Assembly 8,059,414 38
2004 14th Lok Sabha 6,289,013 4
2008 13th Assembly 817031871
2009 15th Lok Sabha 12
2013 14th Assembly 58
2014 16th Lok Sabha 2
2018 15th Assembly 15595153 114
2023 16th Assembly 66

Factions

Madhya Pradesh Vikas Congress was a faction in the Congress Party from 1996 to 1998. MPVC was founded by former aviation minister Madhavrao Scindia, after he was refused an INC ticket for the 1996 Lok Sabha elections.

Scindia won a seat [9] as an MPVC candidate as a result of hard work & strong campaign led by his workers & followers who had also resigned from INC.[10] In 1998 MPVC merged into Indian National Congress.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Under the leadership of Ashutosh Bisen, the Congress party is becoming the voice of the workers of the unorganized sector of Madhya Pradesh . BhaskarLive. 22 February 2022 .
  2. http://www.aicc.org.in/new/congress-in-states.php Congress in States
  3. News: Jitu Patwari Replaces Kamal Nath As MP Congress Chief, Baij To Continue Leading C'garh Unit. abplive. 16 December 2023. 16 December 2023.
  4. News: Sharma. Hemender. Congress leader Kamal Nath starts Madhya Pradesh campaign with three Masjids visits. 4 May 2018. INDIA TODAY.
  5. News: Not in race for any post, says Kamal Nath as he takes charge. Press Trust of India. Business Standard. May 1, 2018. 4 May 2018.
  6. News: Kamal Nath, Now the Unanimous Face of Congress, Rejuvenates Party Workers in MP. News18. news18. May 1, 2018. 4 May 2018.
  7. News: Rai. DS. What Kamal Nath as president means for Congress in Madhya Pradesh. 4 May 2018. dailyo.
  8. Web site: Indian National Congress .
  9. News: Scindia. 4 May 2018. Rediff. March 6, 1998.
  10. News: Desai. Bharat. Elections 1996: Madhavrao Scindia quits Congress(I), takes on party high command. 4 May 2018. INDIA TODAY. May 15, 1996.