# Kamal Nath ministry

The Kamal Nath ministry was the Council of Ministers in 15th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly headed by Chief Minister Kamal Nath.
All the ministers were of Cabinet rank. Due to the political crisis in the month of March 2020, the ministry lasted for only 15 months i.e. from 17 December 2018 to 20 March 2020.

## Council of Ministers

| SI No. | Name | Constituency | Departments | Party | Party |
| 1. | Kamal Nath Chief Minister | Chhindwara | Industrial Policy. Investment Promotion. Non Resident Indian. Other Departments not allocated to a Minister. | | INC |
| 2. | Pradeep Jaiswal | Waraseoni | Mineral Resources. | | IND |

### Former Members

| SI No. | Name | Constituency | Department | Tenure | Party | Reason |
| Ministers who resigned due to Political turmoil. ||||||||
| 1. | Bala Bachchan | Rajpur (ST) | Home. Jail. Technical education. Skill development and Employment. Public Service management. Affiliated with the Chief Minister. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 2. | Tarun Bhanot | Jabalpur West | Finance. Planning. Economics. Statistics. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 3. | Vijayalaxmi Sadho | Maheshwar | Culture. Medical Education. AYUSH. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 4. | Govind Singh | Lahar | Cooperatives. Parliamentary affairs. General administration. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 5. | Sajjan Singh Verma | Sonkatch | Public Works Department. Environment. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 6. | Arif Aqueel | Bhopal Uttar | Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation. Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare. Micro Small and Medium Enterprises. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 7. | Sachin Subhash Yadav | Kasrawad | Farmers Welfare and Agricultural Development. Horticulture. Food Processing. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 8. | Karada Hukum Singh | Shajapur | Water Resources. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 9. | Lakhan Singh Yadav | Bhitarwar | Animal Husbandry. Fishermen Welfare and Fisheries Development. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 10. | Omkar Singh Markam | Dindori | Tribal Affairs. Denotifed Nomadic and Semi-nomadic Tribes Welfare. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 11. | Harsh Yadav | Deori | Cottage and Village Industries. New and Renewable Energy. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 12. | Jaivardhan Singh | Raghogarh | Urban Development. Housing. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 13. | Jitu Patwari | Rau | Sports & Youth Welfare. Higher Education. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 14. | P.C. Sharma | Bhopal Dakshin - Pashchim | Law and Legal Affairs. Public Relations. Science and Technology. Civil Aviation. Associated with the Chief Minister. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 15. | Surendra Singh Baghel | Kukshi | Narmada Valley Development. Tourism. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 16. | Umang Singhar | Gandhwani | Forest. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 17. | Kamleshwar Patel | Sihawal | Panchayat and Rural Development. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 18. | Priyavrat Singh | Khilchipur | Energy. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 19. | Sukhdeo Panse | Multai | Public Health Engineering. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 20. | Brijendra Singh Rathore | Prithvipur | Commercial Tax. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| 21. | Lakhan Ghanghoriya | Jabalpur East | Social Justice and Disabled Welfare. Scheduled Castes Welfare. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Resigned due to Political turmoil. |
| Ministers who resigned in support of Jyotiraditya Scindia, but were later removed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Chief Minister. ||||||||
| 22. | Tulsiram Silawat | Sanwer | Public Health and Family Welfare. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Removed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Chief Minister. |
| 23. | Govind Singh Rajput | Surkhi | Revenue. Transport. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Removed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Chief Minister. |
| 24. | Imarti Devi | Dabra | Women and Child Development. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Removed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Chief Minister. |
| 25. | Prabhuram Choudhary | Sanchi (SC) | School Education. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Removed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Chief Minister. |
| 26. | Pradhumn Singh Tomar | Gwalior | Food & Civil Supplies. Consumer Protection. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Removed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Chief Minister. |
| 27. | Mahendra Singh Sisodia | Bamori | Labour. | December 2018 - March 2020 | INC | Removed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Chief Minister. |
On 9 March 2020, due to the Political turmoil situation created by senior congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, an emergency cabinet meeting was held at the residence of Chief Minister Kamal Nath, where 16 ministers tendered their resignations in order to reconstitute the cabinet.
All the ministers expressed their faith in Chief Minister Kamal Nath and gave him free hand to reconstitute the cabinet.
All the ministers who resigned are considered to be close to Chief Minister Kamal Nath and Former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh.
On 14 March 2020, the Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Lalji Tandon removed 6 ministers supporting Jyotiraditya Scindia. Chief Minister Kamal Nath had made the recommendation to the Governor to remove these 6 ministers.
On 20 March 2020, Chief Minister Kamal Nath resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, after he failed to convince the Rebel Congress MLAs, who were campaigning in a resort in Bengaluru.