Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Seal of Uttar Pradesh
Incumbent
Brajesh Pathak
(since 25 March 2022)
and
Keshav Prasad Maurya
(since 19 March 2017)
Deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh
StyleThe Honourable
StatusDeputy Head of Government
AbbreviationDCM
Member of
SeatLok Bhavan, Lucknow
NominatorChief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
AppointerGovernor of Uttar Pradesh
Term lengthAt the confidence of the assembly
5 years and is subject to no term limits.[1]
Inaugural holderNarain Singh
Formation26 January 1950 (1950-01-26)

The Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh is a member of the Cabinet of Uttar Pradesh Government in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.[2] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the Chief Minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government. The post of Deputy Chief Minister is a kind of informal post, which is not mentioned in the Constitution. It works like an ordinary cabinet minister. The appointment of Deputy Chief Minister is done by the ruling party only to maintain balance in the political situation. There is no fixed number for the post of Deputy Chief Minister, in any state it can be made two, three or even more. For example, in 1998, Madhya Pradesh had two deputy chief ministers, Subhash Yadav and Jamuna Devi, under Chief Minister Digvijay Singh. Similarly, after the 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, two Deputy Chief Ministers Dinesh Sharma and Keshav Prasad Maurya were appointed under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to correct the electoral equations. Babu Narain Singh Gurjar was first Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.[3]

List of Deputy Chief Ministers

No Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Assembly

(Election)

 Chief Minister Party
1 Narain Singh Morma 3 April 1967 25 February 1968 328 days 4th
(1967 election)		 Charan Singh Independent
2 Ram Chandra Vikal
3 Ram Prakash Gupta MLC Bharatiya Jana Sangh
4 Kamalapati Tripathi 26 February 1969 17 February 1970 356 days 5th
(1969 election)		 Chandra Bhanu Gupta Indian National Congress
5 Dinesh Sharma MLC 19 March 2017 25 March 2022 5 years, 6 days 17th
(2017 election)		 Yogi Adityanath Bharatiya Janata Party
6 Keshav Prasad Maurya MLC 19 March 2017 Incumbent 6 years, 300 days
18th
(2022 election)
7 Brajesh Pathak Lucknow Cantonment 25 March 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 294 days

See also

References

  1. ↑ Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Uttar Pradesh as well.
  2. ↑ Rajendran, S. (13 July 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "SP wooing Gurjars ahead of Lok Sabha polls | Lucknow News - Times of India". The Times of India.
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