List of Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh
The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh is the chief executive of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh which is appointed by a state’s governor. The chief minister is the leader of the state Legislative assembly.They would be the chief adviser to the nominal head of their respected state. All new principal announcements of policy are made by him on the floor of the house. The Chief Minister supervises and coÂordinates the policies of the several Ministers involved in the formulation and implementation of a policy and department. For the removal of ministers, the governor is dependent on the chief minister because the governor can’t remove/dismiss ministers at his will. The Chief Minister has a free hand in preparing the list of his colleagues and also he may ask anyone of his colleagues to resign.
| Sr no. | Name | Constituency | Tenure | party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ajit Jogi | Marwahi | 1 November 2000 to 7 December 2003 (3 years 34 days) | Indian national Congress |
| 2. | Raman Singh | Rajnandgaon | 7 December 2003 to 17 December 2018 (3 times elected) (15 years 10 days) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3. | Bhupesh Baghel | Patan | 17 December 2018 to present | Indian National Congress |
⦿Did you know?
1.The death of the first former Chief Minister was that of Ajit Jogi on 29 May 2020 aged 74.
2.Ajit Jogi and his son Amit was expelled from India national Congress for forming an anti-party which was ‘The Janta Congress Chhattisgarh political party'.
3.The “Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act 2000†was eventually passed by houses of Parliament and was approved by the President of India on 25 August 2000. This paved the way for the creation of the 26th state of India on November 01, 2000.
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