What has been the political history of Shivraj Singh Chauhan?
Perhaps former chief minister of madhya pradesh Shivraj Singh Chauhan is an invincible warrior of politics. He was mp five times, mla six times and cm of the state for 16 and a half years. Presently he is mla from Budhni Assembly. The special thing is that after entering politics, shivraj singh chouhan was awarded a new post every two years. Former cm Shivraj Singh Chauhan has contested 12 elections so far, out of which he lost only one election. In the year 2003, the party had fielded him from Radyogarh seat against the then cm Digvijay Singh. Shivraj Singh Chauhan had lost this election, but Digvijay Singh government had left the state.
Meanwhile Shivraj Singh Chauhan became a volunteer of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh since 1972. In 1975, he was the President of Model Higher Secondary school Student Union. Took part in the underground movement against the Emergency and was detained in bhopal jail in 1976-77 and on other occasions during political movements. In 1977-78, he became the Organization Secretary of akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Bhopal. After this, he became the Joint Secretary of ABVP madhya pradesh in 1978-80 and its General Secretary in 1980-82. Became a member of the National Executive of ABVP in the year 1982-83.
Moreover he became Joint Secretary of Bharatiya Janata yuva Morcha madhya pradesh in the year 1984-85, General Secretary in 1985-88 and its President in 1988-91. He was elected mla from the Legislative assembly for the first time in the year 1990, however, he resigned from the membership on 23 november 1991 and in the year 1991, when former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee left the Vidisha parliamentary seat, Shivraj Singh Chauhan contested the lok sabha elections from Vidisha and won. In the year 1991-92, he became the convener of All india Kesariya Vahini. General Secretary of All india Janata yuva Morcha since 1992, became General Secretary in 1992-94. Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Human Resource Development in 1992-96, Committee on Labor and Welfare in 1993-96, hindi Advisory Committee in 1994-96 and Member of the Committee on Absence of Members from the Meetings of the house in 1995-96, Member of the Eleventh lok sabha in 1996 Members of the assembly were elected.