Babulal Gaur (born Baburam Yadav; 2 June 1929 – 21 August 2019) was an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who served as the 16th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.

[2] He was first elected to Vidhan Sabha in a by-election in Bhopal South constituency in year 1974 as an independent supported by Janata Party.

Gaur started his political career as a trade union leader,[2] and participated in several movements for labour rights of the workers.

He later joined the RSS-backed union Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) as one of its founder members.

[8] He was first elected to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in a by-election from Bhopal South in 1974 as an independent candidate supported by Janata Party.

Gaur was detained for 19 months during The Emergency under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA).

[9] From 1980 onwards, he contested from Govindpura as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and won the seat for eight consecutive elections up to 2013.

Gaur was Leader of Opposition from 4 September 2002 to 7 December 2003 in the 11th Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (1999-2003).

[4] On 7 August 2019, Gaur was admitted in Narmada hospital in Bhopal[14] due to various age related diseases.