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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
| image = Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma.jpg
| caption =
| order = 7th
| office = Governor of Madhya Pradesh
| term_start = 8 October 1983
| term_end = 14 May 1984
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]]
| predecessor = [[G. P. Singh]] {{small|(Acting)}}
| successor = [[K.M. Chandy (politician)|K.M. Chandy]]
| term_start1 = 10 July 1981
| term_end1 = 20 September 1983
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = Arjun Singh
| predecessor1 = G. P. Singh {{small|(Acting)}}
| successor1 = G. P. Singh {{small|(Acting)}}
| term_start2 = 30 April 1980
| term_end2 = 25 May 1981
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = Arjun Singh
| predecessor2 = [[C. M. Poonacha]]
| successor2 = G. P. Singh {{small|(Acting)}}
| order3 = 12th
| office3 = Governor of Odisha
| term_start3 = 23 September 1977
| term_end3 = 30 April 1980
| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata3 = [[Nilamani Routray]]
| predecessor3 = [[Harcharan Singh Brar]]
| successor3 = C. M. Poonacha
| order4 = 1st
| office4 = Chief Minister of Haryana
| term_start4 = 1 November 1966
| term_end4 = 23 March 1967
| predecessor4 = ''Office Established''
| successor4 = [[Rao Birender Singh]]
| birth_date = 26 January 1918
| birth_place = [[Beri, Haryana|Beri]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]
| residence =
| death_date = 22 February 1993 (aged 75)
| death_place =
| constituency =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Savitri Devi
| children = 6
| footnotes =
}}

'''Bhagwat Dayal Sharma''' (26 January 1918 – 22 February 1993), popularly known as '''Panditji''', was the first Chief Minister of the Indian state of [[Haryana]] and later [[Governor of Odisha]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]] from 30{{nbsp}}April 1980 to 14{{nbsp}}May 1984. He is one of the greatest leaders of Haryana and his legacy is celebrated even today<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/guv-BDSharma.htm |title=Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly), Madhya Pradesh, India |access-date=22 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619071019/http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/guv-BDSharma.htm |archive-date=19 June 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
He was born in [[Beri, Jhajjar|Beri]], a town in the [[Jhajjar district]] of Haryana on 26{{nbsp}}January 1918. [[Bansi Lal]], [[Bhajan Lal]] and many other noted politicians learned politics under his guidance.

he married Savitri Devi and they had six children; three sons and three daughters. He was educated at Banaras Hindu University, Banaras. His eldest son Sh. Rajesh Sharma became Sports Minister of Haryana and Deputy Chairman of the State's Planning Board. After his wife Savitri's death, Panditji built "Savitri Nikunj", in her memory, an exotic garden with indigenous and rare plants and trees at Raj Bhawan in [[Bhopal]].

==Independence movement and political career==
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* Participated in the freedom struggle from 1941–47
* Awarded jail for 1 year in 1941
* Awarded jail for 3.5 years in 1942
* Member of [[Indian labourers delegation]] to ILO (Geneva) in 1957 and 1958
* [[All-India Trade Union Congress]] (Punjab HP, J & K) Secretary and President in 1959-61
* Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and Minister of State for Labour and Cooperatives from 1962–66

Sharma became Chief Minister of Haryana on 1{{nbsp}}November 1966 then resigned to be replaced by [[Rao Birender Singh]] on 24{{nbsp}}March 1967.<ref>{{cite book|first1=S.K.|last1=Khanna|title=Contemporary Indian Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U30CQ7Ezq58C|year=1999|publisher=Discovery Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7141-445-1|pages=112–3}}</ref>

* [[Rajya Sabha]] member from 1968–74
* [[ALL India congress Working Committee]] member from 1970-1972

Appointed Governor of [[Odisha]] in 1977, during his time in the state, he became patron of many social and cultural institutions. To develop tourism in Odisha, he suggested that the summer [[Raj Bhavan (Puri)|Raj Bhavan]] at [[Puri]] should be converted to a high class hotel for international tourists with facilities for golf, swimming and tennis as well as a large hall for holding conferences. The Indian Tourist Development Corporation (ITDC) was subsequently asked to take up the venture. Sharma was also actively involved in the administrative committee of the Hindu [[Jagannath temple]] in Puri.

He subsequently transferred to [[Madhya Pradesh]] since the Odisha climate did not suit his health.

During his career, Panditji travelled to Switzerland, the UK, the USSR, Germany, USA, and a number of other European countries

==Death==
He died on 22 February 1993 because of gradual declining health and old age.{{citation needed|date=February 2011}} Huge numbers of people from all over world attended his funeral. His [[cremation]] took place at [[Beri, Haryana|Beri]] (the village, he was born at), [[Jhajjar]], Haryana. A tomb place has been built at the site of his cremation in Beri.

==Honors==
[[Rohtak Medical College|Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health and Sciences, Rohtak]] was named after him. [[Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Chief Ministers of Haryana}}
{{Governors of Madhya Pradesh}}

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{{succession box |
| title = [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|Governor of Madhya Pradesh]]|
| years = 30 April 1980 – 25 May 1981 (first term); 10 July 1981 – 20 September 1983 (second term); 8 October 1983 – 14 May 1984 (third term)|
| before = [[C. M. Poonacha]] (first term); [[G. P. Singh]] (second term) [[G. P. Singh]] (third term)|
| after = [[G. P. Singh]]; [[G. P. Singh]] (second term) [[Kizhekethil Chandy]](third term)|
}}
{{succession box |
| title = [[List of Governors of Odisha|Governor of Odisha]]|
| years = 23 September 1977 – 30 April 1980|
| before = [[Cheppudira Muthanna Poonacha]]|
| after = [[Harcharan Singh Brar]]
}}
{{s-end}}
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