Ram Prakash Gupta
Ram Prakash Gupta (26 October 1923 – 1 May 2004) was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and Governor of Madhya Pradesh. He was a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party, as well as its predecessor party, the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
Ram Prakash Gupta | |
|---|---|
| 13th Governor of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 7 May 2003 – 1 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Bhai Mahavir |
| Succeeded by | K.M. Seth (Acting) |
| 19th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 12 November 1999 – 28 October 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Kalyan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Rajnath Singh |
| 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 3 April 1967 – 25 February 1968 | |
| Chief Minister | Charan Singh |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Kamalapati Tripathi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 October 1923 Jhansi, United Provinces, British India (Now in Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 1 May 2004 (aged 80) New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University |
| Website | ramprakashgupta |
A post-graduate in science from Allahabad University, he was a member of the erstwhile Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
He represented the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in the Vidhan Parishad and was chosen to be Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh when Charan Singh formed the first non-Congress government in 1967 which was also known as Samyukta Vidhayak Dal government.
He was later the state's Minister of Industries in the Janata Party government led by Ram Naresh Yadav in 1977.
Following the fall of the Janata Party, he was instrumental in re-building the Bhartiya Janata Pary in Uttar Pradesh and was the architect of the party's win in the state elections in 1991.
The Chief Minister, Kalyan Singh, became embroiled in several controversies and was blamed for the poor performance of the party in the Lok Sabha Elections in 1999. As a result, the party's leadership chose senior-most leader Gupta over other contenders to lead the party in the state during those difficult times.
On 7 May 2003, he was named as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh.