| Post: | Chief Minister |
| Body: | Chhattisgarh |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Chhattisgarh.svg |
| Status: | Leader of the Executive |
| Type: | Head of Government |
| Department: | Government of Chhattisgarh |
| Abbreviation: | CM |
| Seat: | Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur |
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| Termlength: | At the confidence of the assembly |
| Termlength Qualified: | Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[1] |
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| Incumbent: | Vishnu Deo Sai |
| Incumbentsince: | 13 December 2023 |
| Appointer: | Governor of Chhattisgarh by convention based on appointees ability to command confidence in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
| Nominator: | Members of the Government of Chhattisgarh in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
| Inaugural: | Ajit Jogi |
| Residence: | B-3, C.M. House, Civil Lines, Raipur[2] |
| Website: | Official website |
| Deputy: | Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh |
The chief minister of Chhattisgarh is the chief executive of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the legislative assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[1]
Four people have served as the state's chief minister since Chhattisgarh's formation on 1 November 2000 as a result of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000.[3] The first was Ajit Jogi of the Indian National Congress. He was succeeded in 2003 by Raman Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party who served three consecutive five-year terms. Third person to serve in the office was Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel,who served from 2018 to 2023, was succeeded by Vishnudeo Sai, the current incumbent, following the resounding victory[4] of Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2023 elections.
The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 merged the states of Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, and Bhopal were merged into Madhya Pradesh and the Marathi-speaking southern region Vidarbha, which included Nagpur, was ceded to Bombay. In November 2000, as part of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act the southeastern portion of the state was split off to form the new state of Chhattisgarh.
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Assembly | Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajit Jogi | Marwahi | 1 November 2000 | 7 December 2003 | 1st/Interim | Indian National Congress | ||||
| 2 | Raman Singh | Dongargaon | 7 December 2003 | 11 December 2008 | 2nd | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| Rajnandgaon | 12 December 2008 | 11 December 2013 | 3rd | |||||||
| 12 December 2013 | 17 December 2018 | 4th | ||||||||
| 3 | Bhupesh Baghel | Patan | 17 December 2018 | 13 December 2023 | 5th | Indian National Congress | ||||
| 4 | Vishnu Deo Sai | Kunkuri | 13 December 2023 | Incumbent | 6th | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||