First Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh

• Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge appointed TS Singh Deo as the Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh.

• TS Singh Deo is the first Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. He is also the present titular Maharaja of Surguja.

• This appointment has been announced in the review meeting held to discuss the upcoming Chhattisgarh assembly elections.

• At present there are deputy CMs in 11 states. Andhra Pradesh government has the highest number of deputy CMs (five).

• Uttar Pradesh also has two deputy CMs – Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak.

• Sushil Kumar Modi is the longest serving Deputy Chief Minister of India.