| Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh | |
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| Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| Style | The Honourable(Formal) Mr./Mrs. Chief Minister(Informal) |
| Type | Head of Government |
| Status | Leader of the Executive |
| Abbreviation | CM |
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| Residence | B-3, C.M. House, Civil Lines,Raipur[1] |
| Seat | Mahanadi Bhawan,Naya Raipur |
| Nominator | Members of theGovernment of Chhattisgarh inChhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
| Appointer | Governor of Chhattisgarh byconvention based on appointees ability to commandconfidence in theChhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
| Term length | At the confidence of the assembly Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to noterm limits.[2] |
| Inaugural holder | Ajit Jogi |
| Formation | 1 November 2000 (25 years ago) (2000-11-01) |
| Deputy | Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh |
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| Website | Official website |
TheChief Minister of Chhattisgarh is thechief executive of theIndian state ofChhattisgarh. In accordance with theConstitution of India, thegovernor is a state'sde jure head, butde facto executive authority rests with thechief minister. Following elections to thelegislative assembly, thestate's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form thegovernment. The governor appoints the chief minister, whosecouncil of ministers arecollectively responsible to the assembly. Given the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to noterm limits.[2] Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.[3]
Four people have served as the state's chief minister since Chhattisgarh's formation on 1 November 2000 as a result of theMadhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000.[4] The first wasAjit Jogi of theIndian National Congress. He was succeeded in 2003 byRaman Singh of theBharatiya Janata Party who served three consecutive five-year terms. Third person to serve in the office was Congress leaderBhupesh Baghel, who served from 2018 to 2023, was succeeded byVishnudeo Sai, the current incumbent, following the resounding victory[5] ofBharatiya Janata Party in the2023 elections.
The chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the chief minister of state:
I, <Name of Chief Minister>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the State of () and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.
| No. | Portrait | Chief Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Election | Term of office | Governor | Political party | Ministry | |||
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| From | To | Period | Governor | |||||||
| 1 |  | (1946–2020) MLA forMarwahi | – (Interim)[a] | 1 November 2000 | 7 December 2003 | 3 years, 36 days | Dinesh Nandan Sahay | Indian National Congress | Jogi ministry | |
| 2 |  | Raman Singh (born 1952) MLA forDongargaon, until 2004 MLA forRajnandgaon, from 2004 | 2003 (2nd) | 7 December 2003 | 11 December 2018 | 15 years, 4 days | Krishna Mohan Seth | Bharatiya Janata Party | Singh I | |
| 2008 (3rd) | Shekhar Dutt | Singh II | ||||||||
| 2013 (4th) | Balram Das Tandon Anandiben Patel(additional charge) | Singh III | ||||||||
| 3 |  | Bhupesh Baghel (born 1960) MLA forPatan | 2018 (5th) | 17 December 2018 | 13 December 2023 | 4 years, 361 days | Anandiben Patel (additional charge)Anusuiya Uikey | Indian National Congress | Baghel | |
| 4 | | Vishnu Deo Sai (born 1964) MLA forKunkuri | 2023 (6th) | 13 December 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 65 days | Biswabhusan Harichandan , | Bharatiya Janata Party | Sai | |
| # | Chief Minister | Party | Term of office | ||
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| Longest continuous term | Total duration of chief ministership | ||||
| 1 | Raman Singh | BJP | 15 years, 10 days | 15 years, 10 days | |
| 2 | Bhupesh Baghel | INC | 4 years, 361 days | 4 years, 361 days | |
| 3 | Ajit Jogi | INC | 3 years, 34 days | 3 years, 34 days | |
| 4 | Vishnu Deo Sai | BJP* | 2 years, 65 days | 2 years, 65 days | |
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