Kailash Chandra Joshi (14 July 1929 – 24 November 2019)[1] was an Indian politician who was the 9th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in 1970s.

He started his political career with the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which later morphed into BJP.

Rambha Bai Joshi a Bawisa Brahmin (Adi Gaur) Family in Hatpipaliya, Dewas.

He served six months as the 9th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, from June 1977 to January 1978 as a member of Janata Party.

He was MLA for eight consecutive terms from 1962 to 1998 from Bagli constituency of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly as a member of Jana Sangh, briefly Janata Party, and finally BJP.