Arun Sao

{{short description|Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Arun Sao

| image = Arun Sao BJP.jpg

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1968|11|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Jarhagaon, Chhattisgarh, India

| residence =

| alongside = Vijay Sharma

| term_start = 13 December 2023

| term_end =

| governor = B. Harichandan
Ramen Deka

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = Vishnudeo Sai

| predecessor = T. S. Singh Deo

| office2 = Minister of Public Works Department
Government of Chhattisgarh

| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata2 = Vishnu Deo Sai

| term_start2 = 22 December 2023

| term_end2 =

| predecessor2 = Tamradhwaj Sahu

| successor2 =

| office3 = Minister of Public Health Engineering
Government of Chhattisgarh

| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata3 = Vishnu Deo Sai

| term_start3 = 22 December 2023

| term_end3 =

| predecessor3 = Guru Rudra Kumar

| successor3 =

| office4 = Minister of Law & Legislative Affairs
Government of Chhattisgarh

| 1blankname4 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata4 = Vishnu Deo Sai

| term_start4 = 22 December 2023

| term_end4 =

| predecessor4 = Ravindra Choubey

| successor4 =

| office5 = Minister of Urban Administration
Government of Chhattisgarh

| 1blankname5 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata5 = Vishnu Deo Sai

| term_start5 = 22 December 2023

| term_end5 =

| predecessor5 = Shiv Kumar Dahariya

| successor5 =

| office7 = Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly

| constituency7 = Lormi

| term_start7 = 3 December 2023

| term_end7 =

| predecessor7 = Dharmjeet Singh Thakur

| successor7 =

| office8 = President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh

| term_start8 = 9 August 2022

| term_end8 = 6 December 2023 {{cite news |last1=India Today |title=10 of 12 BJP MPs who won state elections resign from Lok Sabha |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/assembly-election-results-2023-bjp-mps-who-won-polls-resign-from-lok-sabha-2472653-2023-12-06 |access-date=10 December 2023 |date=6 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210092905/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/assembly-election-results-2023-bjp-mps-who-won-polls-resign-from-lok-sabha-2472653-2023-12-06 |archive-date=10 December 2023 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Chhattisgarh BJP President Arun Sao submitted his resignation from the membership of the House to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

|url=https://twitter.com/AHindinews/status/1732362457497342400 |access-date=2023-12-06 | publisher=ANI|website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}

| predecessor8 = Vishnudeo Sai

| successor8 = Kiran Singh Deo

| office10 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| term_start10 = 23 May 2019

| term_end10 = 07 December 2023

| predecessor10 = Lakhan Lal Sahu

| successor10 = Tokhan Sahu

| constituency10 = Bilaspur

| party = {{flagicon image|BJP flag.svg}}Bharatiya Janata Party

| spouse = Meena Sao

| children = Amish sao

| nationality = Indian

| footnotes =

| date =

| year =

| alma_mater = Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya

(BCom), (LL.B)

| office = 2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh

}}

Arun Sao ({{IPA|hi|ərun sa:v|pron}}; born 25 November 1968) is an Indian politician, who is current Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh along with Vijay Sharma in the Ministry of Vishnudeo Sai in 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. He represent Lormi Vidhan Sabha seat in legislative assembly of the Chhattisgarh. Earlier, he was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh in the 2019 Indian general election. He was the President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh unit from August 2022 to December 2023.{{cite web | url=https://zeenews.india.com/lok-sabha-general-elections-2019/list-of-chhattisgarh-lok-sabha-election-2019-winners-2205477.html | title=List of Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election 2019 winners | publisher=Zee News | date=23 May 2019 | accessdate=24 May 2019}}{{cite web | url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bilaspur-lok-sabha-election-results-2019-chhattisgarh-bjp-s-arun-sao-emerged-victorious-2752292 | title=Bilaspur Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Chhattisgarh: BJP's Arun Sao emerged victorious | work=Daily News and Analysis | date=23 May 2019 | accessdate=18 March 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/bilaspur-lok-sabha-election-results/ | title=Bilaspur Lok Sabha Election Results | publisher=The Indian Express | accessdate=18 March 2020}}

Arun Sao is a graduate of S.N.G. College, Mungeli and K.R. Law College, Bilaspur. In 2001, Arun Sao practiced in the high court and served as a panel lawyer for the Chhattisgarh government in 2004 and for the government from 2005 to 2013 and deputy advocate general of Chhattisgarh High court from 2013 to 2018.{{Cite web |title=Arun Sao : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP Candidate) : Constituency-Lormi (Chhattisgarh) अरुण साव: भारतीय जनता पार्टी (भाजपा उम्मीदवार): निर्वाचन क्षेत्र-लोरमी (छत्तीसगढ़) |url=https://www.ibc24.in/elections-candidate-profile/elections-candidate-profile/chhattisgarh/mungeli/lormi/arun-sao-1073 |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=www.ibc24.in |language=hi}}