Saikat, Crown Prince of Madhya Prant

Prince Saikat
Crown Prince of Madhya Prant
Crown Prince of Madhya Prant
Proclaimed	8 June 2020
Rajpramukh	Arnab Sil
Governor-General of Madhya Prant
In office 2 February 2020 – 13 May 2020
President	Varuna Sriraya Tanishkaa Patranabish
Prime Minister	Tanishkaa Patranabish Anoushkaa Patranabish Tanishkaa Patranabish
Preceded by	Reshmi Hazarika (as Governor)
Succeeded by	Nishwan Baidantic (as Governor)
Chief Minister of Greater Guwahati
In office 2 January 2017 – 12 April 2017
Governor	Arnab Sil
Succeeded by	Himprakash Deka
Gubernatorial offices Governor of North Guwahati In office 18 September 2017 – 1 January 2017 President Tanishkaa Patranabish Anoushkaa Patranabish Sarala Baishya Prime Minister Varuna Sriraya Chief Minister Mridul Amin Preceded by Position created Succeeded by Arnab Sil (Acting) Lieutenant Governor of Kamrupa In office 1 January 2020 – 10 February 2020 President Varuna Sriraya Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Chief Minister Ishika Das Preceded by Sanghita Roy (as Governor) Succeeded by Manoj Chetry (as Governor) Governor of Uttaranchal In office 13 May 2020 – 8 June 2020 President Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Reshmi Hazarika (as Governor-General) Succeeded by Position abolished
Ministerial offices Minister of State for Home Affairs In office 6 December 2015 – 29 May 2016 Prime Minister Sarala Baishya Varuna Sriraya Succeeded by Manoj Chetry Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Vice-President's Office In office 29 May 2016 – 18 September 2016 Prime Minister Varuna Sriraya Preceded by Manoj Chetry Succeeded by Position abolished Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Sports and Youth Affairs; and General Administration In office 12 April 2017 – 5 July 2017 Prime Minister Sarala Baishya Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Planning In office 5 July 2017 – 8 September 2017 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Manoj Chetry Succeeded by Manoj Chetry Minister of Environment, Nature and Conservation In office 8 September 2017 – 25 December 2017 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Succeeded by Manoj Chetry Minister of Planning, Statistics and Programme Implementation In office 25 December 2017 – 21 March 2018 Prime Minister Varuna Sriraya Succeeded by Manoj Chetry Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs In office 21 March 2018 – 28 February 2019 Preceded by Sampriti Paul Succeeded by Bhargab Jyoti Medhi In office 17 August 2019 – 6 October 2019 Preceded by Manoj Chetry Succeeded by Nishwan Baidantic In office 16 November 2019 – 26 November 2019 Preceded by Jemina Hazarika, MoS (I/C) Succeeded by Kushal Saha, MoS (I/C) Minister of Culture In office 14 May 2018 – 12 October 2018 Preceded by Abhiraj Kar Succeeded by Varuna Sriraya Minister of Information and Broadcasting In office 14 May 2018 – 12 October 2018 Preceded by Anirban Phatowali Succeeded by Anirban Phatowali In office 16 July 2019 – 2 September 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Manoj Chetry Succeeded by Nishwan Baidantic, MoS (I/C) In office 20 September 2019 – 29 September 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Nishwan Baidantic, MoS (I/C) Succeeded by Nishwan Baidantic In office 17 June 2020 – 28 January 2021 Prime Minister Princess Anoushkaa Preceded by Bhargab Jyoti Medhi Succeeded by Manoj Chetry Minister of Community Development In office 15 October 2019 – 9 December 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Mridul Amin Succeeded by Arpan Deka, MoS (I/C) Minister of National Security and Strategic Planning In office 9 December 2019 – 12 December 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Succeeded by Rajdeep Deka Minister of Culture and Media In office 12 December 2019 – 24 December 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Nishwan Baidantic
House	Sil
Father	Prince Father Rabindranath (d.2015)
Mother	Princess Mother Niroda
Religion	Hindu

Prince Saikat (born 2006) as Saikat Seal is a Vishwamitran royal and retired politician who is the current heir presumptive of Madhya Prant for his brother Arnab Sil, Rajpramukh of Madhya Prant. He had earlier served as a minister under several prime ministers holding many important portfolios in the government.

Personal life

He was born in 2006 and is the younger brother and only sibling of the current Rajpramukh of Madhya Prant, Arnab Sil.

Political career

He joined the nation as a citizen in December 2015, and was soon inducted into the new council of ministers as a Minister of State under Prime Minister Sarala Baishya in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Following the introduction of the multi-party system of government in the nation in April 2016, he along with his older sibling Arnab Sil formed the Children's Group Freedom Party, which became an ally of the Friends Society Secular Party and both leaders joined the union council of ministers under Prime Minister Varuna Sriraya on 11 April 2016. He was reappointed to the same position and was in office until 29 May 2016. On 29 May, he was entrusted the additional duties of the independent charge of the Vice President's Office. In a cabinet reshuffle held on 10 July 2016, he was relieved of his duties in the Ministry of Home Affairs and was entrusted the independent charge of the Ministry of External Affairs, thereby becoming the first foreign minister of the nation. He resigned from the union council of ministers following his appointment to a gubernatorial office on 18 September.

On 18 September 2016, he was appointed as the first Governor of North Guwahati and remained in position until his resignation to run for the Parliament in the 2016 December elections.

Positions held

Positions	From	To
Minister of State for Home Affairs	6 December 2015	29 May 2016
Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Vice-President's Office	29 May 2016	18 September 2016
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for External Affairs	10 July 2016	18 September 2016
Governor of North Guwahati	18 September 2016	1 January 2017
Chief Minister of North Guwahati Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha	2 January 2017	12 April 2017
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Sports and Youth Affairs Minister of State (Independent Charge) for General Administration Minister of State for Home Affairs Minister of State for States Minister of State for Corporate Affairs	12 April 2017	5 July 2017
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Planning Minister of State for Regional Affairs Minister of State for States	5 July 2017	8 September 2017
Minister of Environment, Nature and Conservation	8 September 2017	25 December 2017
Minister of Sanitation and Hygiene	3 November 2017	25 December 2017
Minister of Planning Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation	25 December 2017	21 March 2018
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs	21 March 2018	28 February 2019
Minister of Culture Minister of Information and Broadcasting Minister of Art and Literature	14 May 2018	12 October 2018
Minister of Environment and Nature	28 February 2019	17 March 2019
Minister of Sanitation and Hygiene	28 February 2019	9 March 2019
Minister of Nature and Environment Conservation	17 March 2019	16 July 2019
Minister of Planning	17 March 2019	3 June 2019
Minister of Culture Minister of Information and Broadcasting	18 May 2019	23 May 2019
Minister of Regional and State Affairs	3 June 2019	16 July 2019
Minister of Culture	16 July 2019	17 August 2019
Minister of Information and Broadcasting	16 July 2019	2 September 2019
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs	17 August 2019	6 October 2019
Minister of Environmental Resources	2 September 2019	20 September 2019
Minister of Information and Broadcasting	20 September 2019	29 September 2019
Minister of Community Development	15 October 2019	9 December 2019
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs	16 November 2019	24 November 2019
Minister of Linguistic Affairs	26 November 2019	9 December 2019
Minister of National Security Minister of Strategic Planning	9 December 2019	12 December 2019
Minister of Culture and Media Minister of Communications and Technology	12 December 2019	24 December 2019
Lieutenant Governor of Kamrupa	1 January 2020	10 February 2020
Governor-General of Madhya Prant	10 February 2020	13 May 2020
Governor of Uttaranchal	13 May 2020	7 June 2020
Crown Prince of Madhya Prant	8 June 2020	Incumbent
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources	8 June 2020	28 January 2021
Minister of Personnel and Administrative Reforms	8 June 2020	17 June 2020
Minister of Information and Broadcasting	17 June 2020	28 January 2021

Titles, styles and honours

Styles of Prince Saikat
Reference style	His Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness

Honours

National honours

• Grand Commander of the Order of Sri Maha Vishwamitra (GSV, 4 May 2024)
• Recipient 2nd Class of the Distinguished and Long Service Medal (SPDS) (15 April 2022)
• Recipient of the National Service Medal (15 April 2021)
• Recipient of the Royal Service Medal (15 April 2022)
• Recipient of the Civil Service Medal (15 April 2022)
• Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 20th Birthday of the First Prime Minister (11 November 2020)
• Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the First Anniversary of the Vishwamitran Monarchy (8 June 2021)
• Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the Crystal Jubilee of the Foundation of Vishwamitra (15 April 2022)
• Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 21st Birthday of Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya (11 January 2023)

Dynastic honours

• House of Sil: Member of the Most Esteemed Royal Family Order of Madhya Prant (24 February 2022)
• House of Sriraya: Grand Commander of the Most Noble Royal Family Order of Purvanchal (12 February 2022)

Armorials

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