Bhupesh Baghel was the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from 2018 to 2023. The Congress leader has represented the Patan Assembly constituency in the Chhattisgarh Assembly since 2013. He won the constituency in a row in the 2013, 2018 and 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections by defeating Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates. In the 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections, Baghel defeated BJP's Vijay Baghel with a margin of 19,723 votes. He defeated BJP's Motilal Sahu in 2018 by 27,477 votes and became the Chief Minister after the Congress party won a decisive mandate. In the 2013 Chhattisgarh Assembly Election, Baghel defeated BJP's Vijay Baghel by 9,343 votes. The rivalry between the two Baghels is not new as Vijay defeated Bhupesh Baghel once in 2008 from Patan by 7,842 votes. In 2003, Bhupesh defeated Vijay, then the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) member, by 6,909 votes. Bhupesh Baghel was the minister in Digvijaya Singh's undivided Madhya Pradesh Cabinet and also in the Ajit Jogi-led first Chhattisgarh government. Baghel also represented the Patan Assembly constituency in the undivided Madhya Pradesh from 1993 to 2003. He was also the president of the Chhattisgarh Congress unit from 2014 to 2019. In the 2009 Lok Sabha Election, Bhupesh Baghel contested against BJP's Ramesh Bais from Raipur but lost by 57,901 votes. Baghel is contesting from the Rajnandgaon constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024 against BJP's Santosh Pandey.
Read MoreCongress leader Bhupesh Baghel had termed the ED's action in the Mahadev betting app case as a "political conspiracy" and accused the federal agency of acting at the behest of its "political masters".
Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The party has named six candidates from Chhattisgarh, including former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel from Rajnandgaon, and Tamrdhwaj Sahu from Mahasamund. The candidates were named a day after the meeting of the party's Central Election Committee.
The move will restore the old system of coal transportation by seeking transport permits online. The CM made the announcement in the state Assembly and said his government was committed to transparency in administration and providing corruption-free governance.
Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra started from Manipur on January 14, and will enter Bihar on January 29, where Rahul Gandhi will address public meetings.
Former chief minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel's father Nand Kumar Baghel passed away on Monday (January 8) morning at 89.
The ED has the complete recording of the day of the incident when money was allegedly recovered from Asim Das which means the entire incident was pre-planned and engineered by the federal agency, according to Baghel.
Raman Singh, the 71-year-old legislator from the Rajnandgaon seat, filed the nomination papers for the speaker's post in the assembly building premises. Bhupesh Baghel extended support to his nomination and said that he will be elected unopposed as the speaker.
Vishnu Deo Sai was picked by the BJP as the legislative party leader. Sai attacked the Congress and alleged that the party treated tribals as vote bank.
The Bharatiya Janata Party won 54 seats in the 90-member Assembly in Chattisgarh while the Congress managed to win 35 seats and the remaining one seat was won by other parties.
Mahadev app case: The deceased's son, Asim Das, currently in custody for his alleged role as a cash courier in the scam, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) along with another accused, constable Bhim Singh Yadav, on November 3.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023: BJP has won 54 seats, while the Congress lagged at 42.23 percent of votes. Chhattisgarh has a total of 90 assembly seats.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023: The early trend showed that Raman Singh-led Bharatiya Janata Party is set to wrest power from the Congress. The trend is totally opposite to the predictions by exit polls. The exit polls predicted Congress' victory in Chhattisgarh.
Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 BJP, Congress Winner List: CM Bhupesh Baghel, former CM Dr Raman Singh, BJP state chief Arun Sao, Charan Das Mahant (Congress), Renuka Singh Saruta (BJP), Gomati Sai (BJP), Vishnu Deo Sai (BJP) and Kawasi Lakhma (Congress) are some of the key winners.
Chhattisgarh Elections Result 2023: The ruling Congress eyes retaining power in the state, while BJP hopes to wrest the power. As it is an early trend, the saffron party is hoping for changes in the tally.
Patan Assembly Election Result 2023 Live: In the VIP constituency of Patan, there is growing discontent due to concerns over insufficient job opportunities and a lack of proper water supply.
Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Result 2023 will be declared along with Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana today. The Chhattisgarh Assembly has 90 seats and the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the two major players in the state.
Dantewada Assembly Seat Result 2023: The prominent candidates in this electoral battle include Chhavindra Mahendra Karma from the Congress party and Chaitram Atami from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Patan Assembly Assembly Seat Result 2023: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel won the Patan Vidhan Sabha Seat. This is the constituency number 62. Meanwhile, Congress candidate Vijay Baghel could muster 75,715 votes.
Bharatpur-Sonhat Assembly Elections Result 2023: The prominent candidates in Bharatpur-Sonhat include Union Minister Renuka Singh Saruta from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Gulab Singh Kamro from the Congress party.
Ambikapur Assembly Elections Result 2023: Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo loses by 94 votes to Rajesh Agarwal from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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