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 MoreA big search operation is going on in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. 10 soldiers have been martyred in the Naxalites' attack. Naxalites have carried out an IED blast by ambushing in Aranpur, Dantewada. In an IED blast, ten DRG (DISTRICT RESERVE GUARD) jawans were killed.
Dantewada Naxal Attack Updates: There has been a big Naxalite attack in Dantewada of Chhattisgarh. Amit Shah spoke to CM Bhupesh Baghel and inquired about the Naxalite attack.
Chhattisgarh Congress State Health Minister TS Singh Deo has targeted his own government; 99 percent of blockheads allege that they are not heard in their own government.
Chhattisgarh में ED की बड़ी करवाई, CM Bhupesh Baghel के करीबी अफसरों के ठिकानों पर पड़ी रैड छत्तीसगढ़ के कई शहरों में ईडी ने आज सुबह-सुबह एक बार फिर से छापेमारी की है। इस बार ईडी ने राज्य के कुछ वरिष्ठ अधिकारियों के साथ-साथ कारोबारियों के घर पर भी छापेमारी की है। जिसमें कुछ ऐसे भी लोग शामिल हैं जिन पर पहले आईटी की भी रेड पड़ चुकी है। छत्तीसगढ़ में इस बार ईडी ने दुर्ग, रायपुर, रायगढ़ और महासमुंद सहित कई जगहों पर छापा मारा है। #chattisgarh #cmbaghel #indiatv
Amid speculation over the possibility of a leadership change in the Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday asserted that his state can never become Punjab, and said the two states bear only one similarity - that of having numbers in their names.
Amid rift between Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel and State Health Minister TS Singh Deo, State Congress chief Mohan Markam stated that he's not supporter of any of them. "I am the chief of the organization in the state. Neither am I a supporter of (CM) Bhupesh Baghel, nor (State Minister) TS Singh Deo. I am with the organisation, which is supreme," Mohan Markam to mediapersons.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's father Nand Kumar Baghel was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly making derogatory comments against a community. The action comes after a controversy erupted over the alleged remarks of Baghel's father against the Brahmin community.
Action will be taken against him if his remarks are against the society, said Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on September 05 after a First Information Report (FIR) filed against his father by the state police over his comments on boycotting Brahmins.
While addressing BJP party workers in Bastar in Chhattisgarh on September 02, party's national general secretary and state in-charge D Purandeswari made a controversial remark on Congress-led government in Chhattisgarh by saying CM Bhupesh Baghel and his cabinet will get "swept away" if BJP workers spit.
Amid a power tussle in the ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh, the party's central leadership has called Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel to Delhi on Friday, just days after he had met Rahul Gandhi and other senior leaders in the national capital.
Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday with Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and his rival TS Singh Deo meeting the former Congress chief for nearly three and a half hour.
Chhattisgarh: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and CM Bhupesh Baghel hold a meeting with top officials in Jagdalpur, over the naxal attack in which 14 security personnel lost their lives.
असम में 100 सीटों पर जीत पाएगी कांग्रेस- छत्तीसगढ़ के सीएम भूपेश बघेल
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel disbursed the fourth installment of Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana and 15th and 16th installments of Godhan Nyay Yojana on March 21.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on February 28 alleged that the corruption in Assam is flourishing under the protection of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
While addressing a press conference in Raipur on February 07, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel spoke on Union Budget 2021-2022. CM Baghel said, "Cess on petrol and diesel introduced in the Union Budget should be withdrawn. It will burden the common people and cause inflation."
While addressing a press conference in Raipur, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel spoke on farmers protest. CM Baghel said, "There is conspiracy to end farmer's protest. They (farmers) are being defamed. Their demands are valid. They have been protesting for last 2 months, government can agree to their demands." "Centre should adopt 'Chhattisgarh model', no farmer will stage protest," he added.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel accused BJP of maligning any sort of protests. Baghel said that BJP called them Pakistani, Khalistani and even alleged them of being middleman's broker, but they won't be successful in their attempts in suppressing farmers.
Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at latter's residence in Delhi on November 17.
Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel performed Govardhan Puja at his residence in Raipur on November 15. Govardhan Puja is celebrated every year after Diwali.
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