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Bhupesh Baghel

Bhupesh Baghle

DOB: 23 August 1961

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.

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Need to protect Himachal Pradesh Cong MLAs from 'poaching' bid: Bhupesh Baghel

Dec 08, 2022, 11:35 PM IST

Baghel, who was appointed as senior observer by the Congress for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls, denied speculation that the newly elected party MLAs from Himachal Pradesh will be shifted to Chhattisgarh.

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Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel gets whipped as part of tribal ritual | Video

India | Oct 25, 2022, 01:58 PM IST

It is believed that during the 'Gaura Gauri Puja', hitting the hand with a stick, averts bad luck.

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Chhattisgarh CM orders probe into salary hikes of staffers of co-op banks

India | Aug 27, 2022, 06:40 PM IST

Chhattisgarh: CM Baghel said that once the new service rules come into effect in the apex bank and DCCBs, 2,900 posts will fall vacant and these vacancies will be filled at the earliest through the Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board.

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Congress president election 2022: Party yet to decide on dates to elect next chief

India | Aug 24, 2022, 08:03 AM IST

Congress president election 2022: Sources said that the top choice is Ashok Gehlot, the Rajasthan Chief Minister had said on Monday that Rahul Gandhi should re-think his decision as it will demoralise the party workers.

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Chhattisgarh hikes DA by 6%, to benefit 3.8 lakh state govt employees

India | Aug 16, 2022, 09:04 PM IST

The order posted by the Chief Minister Office (CMO) on its official Twitter handle stated that the state government employees were getting 22 per cent DA under the 7th Pay Commission and 174 per cent under the 6th Pay Commission since May this year.

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CM Baghel urges Centre to increase Chhattisgarh's share in central taxes

India | Aug 07, 2022, 03:06 PM IST

Baghel sought a five-year extension for the compensation paid to the state beyond June 2022, claiming that the state was facing a revenue shortfall due to the new tax mechanism.

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Chhattisgarh: Three places of historical significance to be renamed after spiritual figures

India | Aug 02, 2022, 07:00 AM IST

Chhattisgarh: Many public representatives and localities have been demanding a change of these names for a long time, official sources have said.

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Chhattisgarh: CM Baghel, Singh Deo likely to meet Cong high command separately amid rift in party

India | Jul 23, 2022, 02:59 PM IST

Chhattisgarh news: Singh Deo, who is currently in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), will also reach Delhi this evening seeking to meet the party's top brass, an official from the minister's office here said.

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Chhattisgarh: Boy trapped in borewell saved after over 100-hours of rescue operation

India | Jun 15, 2022, 08:39 AM IST

The rescue operation in Janjgir Champa was jointly carried out by the Army, National Disaster Response Force, and District Administration.

Chhattisgarh Rescue operation continues to save ten year old boy trapped in borewell, Rescue operati

Chhattisgarh: Rescue operation continues to save 10-year-old boy trapped in borewell

India | Jun 12, 2022, 02:49 PM IST

The National Disaster Response Force and state disaster response force teams have been called to carry out the rescue operations to save the child.

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Raman Singh takes dig at Congress' Chintan Shivir, calls 'Rahul Gandhi non-playing captain'

India | May 21, 2022, 07:19 AM IST

Raman Singh further said as per Congress' policy and thinking, it is not a "Chintan Shivir" but a "Chinta Shivir".

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Chhattisgarh trains resume after services halted for maintenance work

India | Apr 27, 2022, 06:39 AM IST

Earlier on April 23, the South East Central Railway, Bilaspur had issued an order, stating that the operation of a total of 23 express and local trains passing through Chhattisgarh has been stopped for the next one month from April 24, 2022.

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Uttarakhand Election 2022: Congress deploys senior leaders ahead of poll results

Elections | Mar 09, 2022, 08:13 AM IST

The Congress party has sent senior leaders including party MPs, AICC office-bearers, and Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel.

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UP Polls: Chhattisgarh CM Baghel booked for Cong's door-to-door campaign in Noida

Elections | Jan 16, 2022, 06:57 PM IST

Earlier, the EC had prohibited the conduct of any form of mass political gatherings and clamped restrictions for a week in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab, and Manipur.

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UP polls: CM Yogi's departure process has begun: Bhupesh Baghel's jibe over resignations of BJP MLAs

Elections | Jan 13, 2022, 11:01 AM IST

The saffron party suffered a jolt on Tuesday when three of its MLAs resigned citing "ignorance of the state government" of the poor and weaker section of society. 

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'Hitler, Mussolini are ideals of BJP,' alleges Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel

India | Dec 12, 2021, 11:58 PM IST

In an apparent attack targetting RSS, the ideological mentor of BJP, the Congress leader said, “You can see their culture. They wear shorts and black hats and play the drums. These are not Indian costumes. They are inspired by the same (Hitler and Mussolini) and work accordingly.”  

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Victory of farmers and democracy over injustice: Bhupesh Baghel on repeal of farm laws

India | Nov 19, 2021, 11:46 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi has announced that the government has decided to repeal the three farm laws, which were at the centre of protests by farmers for the past year, and appealed to the protesting farmers to return home.

Chhattisgarh CM to take decision on VAT reduction on fuel

Chhattisgarh CM to take decision on VAT reduction on fuel prices in upcoming Cabinet meet

India | Nov 18, 2021, 03:00 PM IST

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel would take a decision on reduction of value-added tax (VAT) on fuel prices in a cabinet meeting scheduled to be held on November 22.

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Bhupesh Baghel attacks govt over fuel price reduction, says it is 'just a lollipop'

India | Nov 05, 2021, 05:07 PM IST

The Union government had on Wednesday cut excise duty on petrol by Rs 5 per litre and that on diesel by Rs 10 a litre to give reprieve to consumers battered by record-high retail fuel prices.  

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Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel gets 'whipped' as part of ritual for Govardhan Puja | WATCH

India | Nov 05, 2021, 04:14 PM IST

As per the tradition, on Govardhan puja that is celebrated on the next day of Diwali, a person is beaten up with the whip with full force on his hands as people believe that the practice helps in getting rid of the problems and bringing good luck.

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