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| government_name  = Government of Chhattisgarh
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| division_type    = [[Seat of government|Seat of Government]]
| division          = [[Raipur]]
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| leader_title      = [[Anusuiya Uikey]]
| leader_title      = [[Ramen Deka]]
| leader_type2      = [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]]
| leader_type2      = [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]]
| leader_title2    = [[Bhupesh Baghel]]
| leader_title2    = [[Vishnudeo Sai]]
| leader_type3      = [[Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh|Deputy Chief Minister]]
| leader_title3    = [[Arun Sao]]<br/>[[Vijay Sharma (politician)|Vijay Sharma]]
|leader_type4 = [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]]
|leader_title4 = Amitabh Jain, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| legislature_label = [[State legislative assemblies of India|Assembly]]
| legislature_label = [[State legislative assemblies of India|Assembly]]
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| speaker_label    = [[List of current Indian legislative speakers and chairmen|Speaker]]
| speaker_label    = [[List of current Indian legislative speakers and chairmen|Speaker]]
| speaker          = [[Charan Das Mahant]]
| speaker          = [[Dr. Raman Singh]]
| deputyspeaker          =
| members_in_assembly_label = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Members in Assembly]]
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| members_in_assembly = 91 (90 elected + 1 nominated)
| members_in_assembly = 90  
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| court              = [[Chhattisgarh High Court]]
| court              = [[Chhattisgarh High Court]]
| chief_justice_label = [[List of current Indian chief justices|Chief Justice]]
| chief_justice_label = [[List of current Indian chief justices|Chief Justice]]
| chief_justice      = [[Prashant Kumar Mishra]] (Acting)
| chief_justice      = [[Ramesh Sinha]]
|leader_type3=[[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]]|leader_title3=Amitabh Jain, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]}}
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'''The Government of Chhattisgarh''' also known as the '''State Government of Chhattisgarh''', or locally as '''State Government''', is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of [[Chhattisgarh]] and its [[Districts of Chhattisgarh|28 districts]]. It consists of an [[executive branch|executive]], led by the [[Governor of Chhattisgarh]], a [[judiciary]] and a [[legislative]] branch.
'''Government of Chhattisgarh''' also known as the ''' State Government of Chhattisgarh''', or locally as ''' State Government''', is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of [[Chhattisgarh]] and its [[Districts of Chhattisgarh|33 districts]]. It consists of an [[executive branch|executive]], led by the [[Governor of Chhattisgarh]], a [[judiciary]] and a [[legislative]] branch.


Like other states in India, the head of state of Chhattisgarh is the [[Governor]], appointed by the [[President of India]] on the advice of the Central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The [[Chief Minister]] is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. [[Raipur]] is the capital of Chhattisgarh, and houses the [[Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha]] (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The [[Chhattisgarh High Court]], located [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]], has jurisdiction over the whole state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebc-india.com/lawyer/hcourts.htm|title=Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts|access-date=2008-05-12|publisher=Eastern Book Company}}</ref>
Like other states in India, the head of state of Chhattisgarh is the [[governor]], appointed by the [[president of India]] on the advice of the central government. The post of governor is largely ceremonial. The [[chief minister]] is the elected head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. [[Raipur]] is the capital of Chhattisgarh, and houses the [[Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha]] (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The [[Chhattisgarh High Court]], located in [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]], has jurisdiction over the whole state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebc-india.com/lawyer/hcourts.htm|title=Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts|access-date=2008-05-12|publisher=Eastern Book Company}}</ref>


The present Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh is [[unicameral]], consisting of 91 [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Members of Legislative Assembly]] (M.L.A) (90 elected and one nominated). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.<ref>{{cite web
[[File:Mantralaya Naya Raipur (Atal Nagar).png|thumb|Mantralaya Naya Raipur (Executive)]]
| url =http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/chhatisgarh.htm| title = Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly| access-date = 2008-05-12| work = Legislative Bodies in India| publisher = National Informatics Centre, Government of India }}</ref>


== List of Chief Ministers ==
The present Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh is [[unicameral]], consisting of 90 [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Members of Legislative Assembly]] (M.L.A) (90 elected
{{main|List of Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh}}
). Its term is five years, unless dissolved sooner.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/chhatisgarh.htm| trans-title = Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |title=Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha | access-date = 2008-05-12| work = Legislative Bodies in India| publisher = National Informatics Centre, Government of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228100226/http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/chhatisgarh.htm |archive-date= Dec 28, 2008 }}</ref>
# [[Ajit Jogi|Ajeet Pramod Kumar Jogi]], [[Indian National Congress Party]]
# [[Dr. Raman Singh]], [[Bhartiya Janta Party]]
 
===Council of Ministers===
{{main|Bhupesh Baghel ministry}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
! SI No.
! Cabinet Ministers
! Constituency
! Department
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Party
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
| 1.
|'''[[Bhupesh Baghel]]''', [[List of Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh|Chief Minister]]
| [[Patan (Chhattisgarh) (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Patan]]
| Minister of Finance, Mining, General Administration, Energy, Public Relations, Electronics and Information technology. ''Other departments not allocated to a Minister.''
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|-
| 2.
|'''[[T. S. Singh Deo]]'''
| [[Ambikapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ambikapur]]
| Minister of Panchayat and Rural Development, Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, Planning, Economics and Statistics, 20-point programme and Commercial taxes (GST).  
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|-
| 3.
|'''[[Tamradhwaj Sahu]]'''
| [[Durg Gramin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Durg Gramin]]
| Minister of Home, Public Works Department, Jail, Tourism, Dharmsva (religious) and Culture.
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|-
| 4.
|'''[[Mohammad Akbar (politician)|Mohammad Akbar]]'''
| [[Kawardha]]
| Minister of Transport, Forest, Housing, Environment, Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection.  
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|-
| 5.
|'''[[Ravindra Choubey]]'''
| [[Saja, Chhattisgarh|Saja]]
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Law and Legal Affairs, Agriculture and Bio-Technology, Animal husbandry, Fisheries and Water Resources.
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"| 
|-
| 6.
|'''[[Jai Singh Agrawal]]'''
| [[Korba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Korba]]
| Minister of Revenue and Disaster management, Rehabilitation, Registrar and Stamp.
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"| 
|-
| 7.
|'''[[Umesh Nandkumar Patel|Umesh Patel]]'''
| [[Kharsia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kharsia]]
| Minister of Higher Education, Technical Education, Skill Development & Janshakti niyojan, Science & technology and Sports and Youth welfare.
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"| 
|-
|-
| 8.
|'''[[Anila Bhediya]]'''
| [[Daundi Lohara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Daundi Lohara]]
| Minister of Women & Child development and Social Welfare.
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"| 
|-
| 9.
|'''[[Kawasi Lakhma]]'''
| [[Konta]]
| Minister of Commercial Tax (excise) and Industries.  
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"| 
|-
| 10.
|'''[[Premsai Singh Tekam]]'''
| [[Pratappur, Chhattisgarh|Pratappur]]
| Minister of School Education, Scheduled caste, Scheduled tribe, Other backward classes, Minorities Welfare and Cooperative.
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"| 
|-
| 11.
|'''[[Shiv Kumar Daharia]]'''
| [[Arang]]
| Minister of Labour, Urban Administration and Development.  
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"| 
|-
| 12.
|'''[[Amarjeet Singh Bhagat]]'''
| [[Sitapur, Chhattisgarh|Sitapur]]
| Minister of Tourism culture, Food, and Consumer Protection.
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"| 
|-
| 13.
|'''[[Guru Rudra Kumar]]'''
| [[Ahiwara]]
| Minister of Public Health & Engineering and Village Industries.
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"| 
|-
|}


==Council of Ministers==
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== Head Leaders==
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:32, 4 February 2026


Government of Chhattisgarh
Seat of GovernmentRaipur
Legislative branch
Legislature
Executive branch
GovernorRamen Deka
Chief MinisterVishnudeo Sai
Judiciary
CourtChhattisgarh High Court

Government of Chhattisgarh also known as the State Government of Chhattisgarh, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Chhattisgarh, a judiciary and a legislative branch.

Like other states in India, the head of state of Chhattisgarh is the governor, appointed by the president of India on the advice of the central government. The post of governor is largely ceremonial. The chief minister is the elected head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Raipur is the capital of Chhattisgarh, and houses the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The Chhattisgarh High Court, located in Bilaspur, has jurisdiction over the whole state.[1]

Mantralaya Naya Raipur (Executive)

The present Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh is unicameral, consisting of 90 Members of Legislative Assembly (M.L.A) (90 elected ). Its term is five years, unless dissolved sooner.[2]

Council of Ministers[edit | edit source]

Source:[3][4]


Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party [5][6]
Chief Minister
  • General Administration
  • Mineral Resources
  • Energy
  • Public Relation
  • Transport
  • Excise
Any other departments not allocated to any Minister.
 Vishnu Deo Sai13 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Deputy Chief Minister
  • Public Works
  • Public Health Engineering
  • Law & Legislative Affairs
  • Urban Administration & Development
 Arun Sao13 December 2023IncumbentBJP
Deputy Chief Minister
  • Home Affairs
  • Rural Development and Panchayat
  • Technical Education
  • Science and Technology
 Vijay Sharma13 December 2023IncumbentBJP
  • Minister of School Education
  • Minister of Law & Legislative Affairs
  • Village Industries
 Gajendra Yadav20 August 2025IncumbentBJP
  • Agriculture
  • Scheduled Tribes Development
 Ramvichar Netam22 December 2023IncumbentBJP
  • Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection
 Dayaldas Baghel22 December 2023IncumbentBJP
  • Parliamentary Affairs
  • Water Resources
  • Forest and Climate Change
  • Cooperatives
 Kedar Nath Kashyap22 December 2023IncumbentBJP
  • Commerce and Industry
  • Labour
 Lakhan Lal Dewangan22 December 2023IncumbentBJP
  • Health and Family Welfare
  • Medical Education
  • Other Backward Classes and Minorities Development
  • 20-Point Implementation
 Shyam Bihari Jaiswal22 December 2023IncumbentBJP
  • Finance
  • Commercial Tax
  • Housing
  • Environment
  • Planning, Economics and Statistics
 O. P. Choudhary22 December 2023IncumbentBJP
  • Women and Child Development
  • Social Welfare
 Laxmi Rajwade22 December 2023IncumbentBJP
  • Revenue
  • Disaster Management
  • Sports and Youth Welfare
 Tank Ram Verma22 December 2023IncumbentBJP
  • Minister of Tourism and Culture
  • Minister of Dharmik Nyas (Religious Trust) and Dharmsva
 Rajesh Agrawal20 August 2025IncumbentBJP
  • Skill development
  • Technical Education and Employment
  • Scheduled Caste Development
 Guru Khushwant Saheb20 August 2025IncumbentBJP
  • School Education
  • Public Health Engineering
  • Law & Legislative Affairs
  • Urban Administration & Development
  • Minister of Higher Education
  • Minister of Tourism and Culture
  • Minister of Dharmik Nyas (Religious Trust) and Dharmsva
 Brijmohan Agrawal22 December 202319 June 2024BJP

Head Leaders[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts". Eastern Book Company. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  2. "Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha" [Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]. Legislative Bodies in India. National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Archived from the original on Dec 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  3. "Chhattisgarh swearing-in: List of MLAs who took oath as Cabinet Ministers". Hindustan Times. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  4. India Today (4 January 2024). "Chhattisgarh Chief Minister allocates portfolios, ex-IAS O P Choudhary gets finance". Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  5. "Chhattisgarh cabinet expanded, 3 first-term MLAs take oath as ministers". The Hindu. 2025-08-20. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  6. "Chhattisgarh cabinet expanded, 3 BJP MLAs sworn in as ministers". Hindustan Times. 2025-08-19. Retrieved 2025-08-20.

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